I spoke to my breeder yesterday, and we're going to pick up our new kittens on the Sunday before Memorial Day
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Of course I'm kitten-proofing (if such a thing can actually be done, heh) and something someone said in another thread made me think about this. Our sofa is black Italian leather, Melichus never bothered it, although it does have a couple of scratches on the sides where he slipped getting up that I need to touch up at some point. I wouldn't THINK that kittens/cats would be interested in scratching on leather as the texture seems all wrong for it, i.e. not easy to grab with claws. But ... there's no accounting for taste. Has anyone had any experience with cats and leather furniture? If this may be a problem then I will put some sticky back shelving paper or suchlike on the corners until they've decided that it's not a nice thing to scratch, but otherwise I'm not going to bother. Thanks!
Of course I'm kitten-proofing (if such a thing can actually be done, heh) and something someone said in another thread made me think about this. Our sofa is black Italian leather, Melichus never bothered it, although it does have a couple of scratches on the sides where he slipped getting up that I need to touch up at some point. I wouldn't THINK that kittens/cats would be interested in scratching on leather as the texture seems all wrong for it, i.e. not easy to grab with claws. But ... there's no accounting for taste. Has anyone had any experience with cats and leather furniture? If this may be a problem then I will put some sticky back shelving paper or suchlike on the corners until they've decided that it's not a nice thing to scratch, but otherwise I'm not going to bother. Thanks!