Hi we just received some furniture. What do you suggest to stop cats scratching. Have a scratching posts
Please don't do this. The only thing it accomplishes is to make the cat distrust you. As mentioned, it is not a deterrent. The links that were provided are very helpful. If you only have one scratching post, I'd suggest getting another one or more and putting them near the item that you do not want them to scratch. I give the scratching posts in my house a spritz with some catnip spray from time to time to make them even more enticing. I have 3 cats and between the cat trees and the new hammocks I got them for Christmas, they have 19 scratching posts in total. 10 on the big cat tree, 5 on the smaller one and 2 holding up each hammock. They do not scratch the furniture.Im using a squirt gun right now. Have to figure something out