I have two cats,not declawed, & getting a leather couch. Any Ideas how I can keep cats off, & from scratching?

For example, cat detterrent sprays for furniture, etc. Also, it is a recliner, so I am afraid cats will go underneath and get hurt in the reclining mechaninsms. Anybody have experience in this, suggestions…HELP!

Put a few mothballs in the recliner mechanism, they’ll avoid it because they hate the scent.

As for the scratching….

The first thing is to remember that this is a NATURAL function of the cat, it’s not that the cat means to destroy it all, if it were outdoors most incidents would mostly not happen at all.

First you deter them fom what they are not meant to be scratching.

WHile training, make what they were training unappealing, by using:

Reversible tape
Tinfoil soread over the surface
Cayenne Pepper
Mothballs (in a old marge tub, sealed, with holes punched in the sides to let the smell out)
Balloons
Bitter apple spray (pet store)
Lemon scented polish
They also do not like the smell of clove oil.
Spraying with citrus oils on the surfaces.
A tin with a few coins to rattle when they do scratch startles them away from it.
A water-spray also works well.
A loud clap when they do scratch.

Then you need to encourage the right behaviour, patiently.

Getting scratching posts and every time kitty scratches, putting them on the scratching post. When they scratch it, encourage them by petting them. This encourages the to “dig in”, thereby discovering what a nice surface that is to scratch.
Remember that you don’t only need one, but cats like different things, sisal or cardboard, horisontal or vertical sisal weaves, they all have their preference.
Remember that a cat will want to also scratch after a good snooze, so put one near where they like to nap, as well as near where they want to scratch.
Even a log mounted on a piece of wood will suffice as scratching post, it need not be something expensive.

DO NOT try ands teach them how to scratch – they know full well how to do it, but you have to make them WANT TO. Provide constant, positive re-enforcement. You can drag a toy accross the surface you want them to scratch, another brilliant way to get them “into” the durface.

Rub the post with catnip, they love it. If catnip does nothing (33% chance), use Valerian or Honeysuckle.

Consider getting a Feliway Diffuser, it does help calm things down as well.

Other alternatives to declawing:

Clipping the nails short yourself weekly or every second week.
Willa’s Ark Sofa Shields sofa protectors.
Softpaws is like nailcaps. Comes in funky colors too.
See, all alternatives cost is time, something a lot of people are not prepared to spend.

There really is no need to declaw with so many ways around it.

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