CATDOLL : How to prevent cats from scratching furniture

Ways to prevent cats from scratching furniture:

1. It is useful to trim your cat's nails regularly. If the cat's nails are trimmed in time, their destructiveness will be greatly reduced.

2. Buy your cat at least one scratching post. Scratching posts are one way to solve the problem of cats scratching furniture, but owners may need to spend time encouraging cats to use them. Make sure to secure the scratching post somewhere so that it does not dangle while the cat is scratching. Make sure the scratching post is not too heavy and not too high, otherwise it may fall and hit the cat.

3. Putting cat scratching tape on furniture will make cats dislike scratching. Cat scratching tape is useful for making furniture unwelcome to cats. Felines are sensitive to textures, especially when it comes to their claws.

4. You can use a towel dipped in diluted disinfectant to wipe the furniture, and then spray it with cat repellent. Cat repellent is harmless to cats, but it can emit smells like citrus that cats hate, so cats will naturally stay away from the furniture.

Reasons why cats scratch furniture:

1. Cats have a need for self-exercise. Sometimes they scratch to stretch their muscles. It may be because they have slept for too long or often keep the same action. Scratching is a way for cats to relax.

2. Marking territory. Cats have abundant glands on their paws that secrete sticky, smelly liquids. The liquids adhere to the surface of the scratched object, leaving a smell to represent their territory. The smell of these mucus will attract cats to scratch at the same place again, and leaving a mark in a new place makes them feel at ease.