Cats love to scratch and find it to be natural, never mind that they’re ruining your expensive new couch. You cat isn’t scratching to defy you – but he is sending you a message. That message is, “give me something to scratch!”

When his urge to scratch hits, he isn’t too picky about what to scratch. This includes practically everything under the sun. Don’t accuse your cat of trying to damage your stuff. A cat simply sharpens its claws by scratching on things.

In the wild, a cat might use a tree trunk or fence post for scratching. But once inside your house, a cat doesn’t have a post or tree to scratch, so what it would do is look for wooden substitutes, like the exquisite coffee table you just bought for your family.

Removing your cat’s claws is a quick-fix solution, but not the only way around this. Instead of going to this extreme, set up a few standing scratch posts around your house for your cat to scratch. Your cat would find this a more worthwhile option rather than destroying your stuff – also, these scratching posts would be a better fit in the first place.

Claw sharpening is just part of what scratching means to a cat. Cats love to scratch for several reasons, and that includes wanting to play with something or someone. A scratching post is a great stress reliever for your cat.

Some cats use the post as a pretend playmate. They also have a need to conquer perceived foes. Cats will not only paw at the scratching post, but can also wrestle it and put a submission hold on it.

Your cat’s scratching posts need a nice, firm anchor. You don’t want to make them easy to tip over, because cat’s won’t find that any fun and would proceed to “take over” your dining table. If your cat plays with the scratching post when you’re home, but returns to the chair when you’re not around, you may have to resort to a trick.

Knowing that your cat has very keen sense of smell, hang bold fragrance room deodorizer or commercial cat repellent near the chair. Make sure you use a bold deodorizer so you can effectively drive your cat away from your precious furniture.

Here’s what you should do with the scratching posts – place them in a safe distance away from the furniture and away from the smell so your cat can safely use it as a scratching target again. Don’t be discouraged by funky-looking scratching posts that have seen better days.

What you can do instead is place a new post near any old posts until your cat starts using the new one. Old posts are only to be discarded when the new ones are showing some wear.

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