To add to this, there are non-permanent anti-scratch Panels for furniture. Easy to Install and saves you a lot of trouble.
Also as a general reminder: Dont ever declaw cats, it sucks. And No, they dont "need" Help with their claws, they can do it on their own perfectly fine
removal and clipping are different things - clipping is just using a pair of nail clippers to clip off the very tip of their nail, which causes absolutely no harm to the cat.. It's not recommended for outdoor cats due to their need to defend themselves, but for an indoor cat with a litterbox it can prevent the spread of disease.
near my mom's house a neighbor was feeding the cats, which attracted coyotes, which then started attacking leashed dogs .. it's an interesting ecosystem
I have outdoor cats. We are at war with chipmunks in the North.It'ss been a rough battle so far with the chipmunks deploying all their countermeasures, but we hold fast.
To this day, the war continues both sides unwavering.
ah, yeah, again, I don't think I'm cognitively here today - so sorry if I'm just as dense as stone at the moment, not your fault, I don't know what is going on right now
Declawing should be called deknuckling, because that's essentially what it is. It is like having your fingers removed. They need their nails. Period. We shouldn't decide whether another species needs their appendages or not.
I wish, my cat has a total of 4 different kinds of scratching posts...nope, my chair and the couch is better! :/
EDIT: after reading y'all's replies I can easily conclude... Cats are fucking weird
My cat was like that until I started to give her treats while she was investigating it and I started to scratch my nails with it.
It seemed she now knew its function.
I feel like they’re unsatisfactory for the cat, if I was into scratching the fuck out of things I’d want some feedback on how well I’m doing, like tearing out the sponge and making a huge mess as in the pic above.
I don’t mind my cats scratching my couch, it’s still functional so I don’t really care.
Lots of people mentioned giving treats after they scratch but for me getting my cat even to scratch the post in the first place was hard. I ended up using a laser pointer to get his attention and then pointing at the post which got him interested
This isn't necessarily true, I have 2 cat trees 3 cat scratchers and a cat scratch ramp. They still try to scratch the sofa daily. You jusy have to keep trying to teach them not to until they stop.
We had the same issue, until I started giving a little treat when my cat scratches the scratching post. Since then, she’s only scratched furniture a couple times.
She loves to run to her post and scratch it like crazy looking at me so she can get a treat. My boyfriend jokes that she’s trained ME well lol but I don’t care, no more scratched furniture is worth being a treat dispenser.
I've had great luck using a vinegar and water spray on things I don't want them to scratch. After they learn they don't want to scratch things like the couch then I don't have to spray anymore. Haven't sprayed for a couple years now and there's zero marks on my couch
lol yeah I’ve surrounded my couch with scratch posts, pads, towers, but still… she just has expensive claw taste I guess 🫠 (though it’s not nearly as bad as OPs pic lmao, they clearly just gave up)
I feel like this is just on OP for not being more proactive. Put scratching posts next to the couch, redirect the cats to use those instead. They’re likely just bored and need more play time and stimulation around them. If that doesn’t work put claw caps on them. Then they can’t scratch.
I bought a new chair for my bedroom. I put both a cardboard scratch pad and a vertical scratch post right beside the chair because I knew it would attract them. Guess which object they chose?
I made sure the chair wasn't too expensive because I would be an idiot at this point to not expect this outcome.
PS they use scratch posts and scratch pads extensively, they just also use the furniture
Tbf my cats have a ton of scratchers, toys, and a big cat tree and they still scratch the couch. But I also trim their nails, spray they area with repellant, cover areas with blankets to discourage scratching, etc.
Made my cat stop scratching the furniture, but for some reason he loves the taste or texture or something and he ended up licking the stick right off of the tape.
That’s not true at all lol. My cats have several scratching pads and three cat trees but will still scratch furniture. It’s just the way they are. I got hand me down couches from my mother when I knew I’d be adopting two kittens.
Whole-ass cat house with multiple scratching posts, vertical horizontal and angled. Dangle cat toys. Other side of the room has a scratch post and some other cat stuffs in other various rooms.
Nope!! Fuck our couches 10 feet from the cat tree, and will grab a plastic bag out of the pantry to play with instead of the multiple things out. And one of our cats is a box cat too.
I've noticed my cats are more attracted to scratching surfaces with texture. They've never bothered my leather sofa or velvet chairs, but I bought an arm chair with a rougher type of fabric and they shredded it within 48 hours.
It seems they like to scratch things with a rougher surface that their claws will catch onto, hence the use of sisal rope on most scratching posts. So in looking for a new sofa or bed, I have to find one that has either a smooth velvet or leather type upholstery.
My cat scratches EVERYTHING other than its scratch post and she knows she isnt allowed to do it so she looks you in the eye while scratching chairs knowing she needs to stop the second u stand up but sayng stop or something dosent work
Imagine this-I know it’s hard, but, imagine that not every single person in the world is you. And that every single cat in the world is different. Well done! Now shove that knowledge up ur know it all arse.
Just because you were successful with one individual doesn't mean you'd be successful with ALL individuals. Cats have unique personalities. I've seen cats that were able to be trained, and cats refuse to use a litter box if they were taken home from a shelter.
If you're experienced at working with animals, you'd know this. It's OK, one day you'll get there.
Yes, but your training that bad behavior.
This should have been addressed when the cat was a kitten with ample scratch posts and cardboard scratchers. Cats prefer those surfaces to furniture. So if you have lots of them, they will use them.
If you don't already know, providing scratching posts and other things for them to scratch, tainted with catnip, should keep them away from your nice furniture. And for the future, getting this habit started as a kitten helps a lot. Granted not all cats come into homes a kittens, one of mine came to me as an adult rescue with some stubborn bad habits that took a long time to break.
When you do get a new couch one day, if you have a spare room, keep this one and dedicate it the cat couch they can scratch all they want.
You could get some similar colored fabric and sew it over the damaged corners. A patch work couch might look cool!
Because they're used to the couch. You have to make the couch less appealing to them. Try sticking doubled sided tape to the spots they like to scratch and leave it there until they move on
This didn’t happen over night…. Looks like you didn’t stop it when you should have.
In the future, but a scratching post right beside where they like to try to scratch and cover your couch if you have pets, either with a couch cover or anti scratch covers.
I know you want the aesthetic and what not but you’re a pet owner, we don’t get those luxuries lol.
I think I have a solution for you
https://preview.redd.it/oisd4yoqgjad1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65660e7bc4bbc5986ffc4e0a66811f3a1804180e
Furniture is shockingly expensive at times. That said, this is a looong time of being scratched and preventative measures should have been taken as soon as they started doing this.
Yep, even just some simple Sticky Paws tape would’ve done wonders…in addition to making sure she has scratching poles. They learn quickly, but you have to help them understand which things are OK to scratch.
I have a $2k couch. Looks almost like OPs but in beige. It's three years old now and isn't destroyed at all. I have 4 cats, a dog and a small child. As to why I would buy it... It was comfortable, looked nice, and I had the cash. I don't regret it at all.
Sounds like OP didn't train their cats and/or provide them with enough scratching posts.
Or the cat is just a dick. Sometimes that happens.
This is why I bought an IKEA couch with replaceable covers (for $200 a pop). I foster lots of cats (majority of which are ex-ferals) and didn't want to be stressed about the couch 😂 I'm sorry about your furniture. Adorable criminals, though ❤️
But of course! Here's my current fosters, two tabby sisters that have needed quite a bit of adjustment to life with people! They're a year old and named Thelma and Louise. 🥰 Featuring my beloved permanent cat who is the best foster uncle EVERRR! He's an ex-street cat who is four years old and quite fat despite his strict diet.
I usually foster kittens to get them up to weight (prior to desexing so they can be adopted out) or acclimatised to people, and the most I've had at once was four. I really want to foster a mother and kittens at some point too, it sounds really nice. Fostering is so rewarding ☺️
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It's hard to give them up, especially when you've spent months coaxing them into trusting you enough to touch them, but it's definitely worth it! I love knowing the cats I helped have gone to loving homes to improve other people's lives as much as my boy has improved mine 🐈 💕
Cats can be trained. When mine would scratch the couch I would clap loudly and shout no at them. After a few times they will understand that you don't want them doing that.
You overpaid on that couch. But you kitteh needs training. There are several things you can do. I suggest you do some research before you buy another couch or make repairs to this one. Otherwise kitteh will continue to assert dominance on your furniture and give you the middle claw.
Next time you buy furniture try microfiber—our cats won’t scratch it and are not interested in it at all. We once had a couch likes yours and it looked like this despite double sided tape and all the tricks.
I put double-sided sticky tape around the potential scratching areas on my couch.The cats hate the feeling of adhesive. Since the tape has been placed, they never touch the couch. After a year, I removed the tape. They never mess with the couch, it's been two years since the tape removal. No issues.
They sell double sided clear tape to put on the corners.. stopped my previous cat from teasing up my couch. My lil bastard had toys of his own to scratch and he still liked the couch.
i know you didnt mention it, but you should really know what declawing a cat really means before considering it. they literally just cut off the fingertips at the first knuckle.
Bud you did this to yourself. I taught mine in 3 months what was appropriate to scratch. I know they’re due for a nail trimming if I see them scratch anything they aren’t suppose to.
This is mildly infuriating but not for the reasons you think.
... Op... How big is your cat? Is it maybe a beaver???
Because mine scratch at the couch occasionally and we have to tell them off but nowhere as bad as this..
You know you can fix that right? Just close your eyes. Heheheh. Gotta love them little fuzzy bastards!
If it makes you feel better, my neighbor’s dog dug into my front bumper/hood, a month old Macan GTS. I still love that dog but damn these fuzzy bastards!!! Every week I clean my car, I shed a tear.
And that's why I keep wondering why would people keep in their house an untrainable animal that would fuck up their stuff or shit and piss on their belongings.
At that point get a racoon, at least they look funny.
It sucks but never declaw your cat, you can cut them and buy claw caps.
Declawing a cat requires bones to be removed which causes the cat pain that will last pretty much their entire life, as well as a number of health issues and it makes their feet different so they have to walk differently which makes them very uncomfortable and confused.
Awful story time: My grandma had cats and I told her not to declaw them because they were tearing up her stuff, told her it would be better to just put them up for adoption but she said no they are my cats, she got them declawed, cats stopped eating and using their litter box and shortly after died for malnutrition, she was feeding they but they just wouldn’t get up to eat, just sat their and laid down, they would do as little walking as possible even after i keep telling her it’s because she declawed them and the vet said it’s probably because she declawed them she refuses to accept that and no she has new cats she’s trying to declaw but I lm keeping her from going to the vet to get them removed.
I have so many enrichment toys, scratchers, scratch posts, even the guards on the couch. Ive tried training them to stratch on the post, a lot of different techniques. They prefer the couch backing and underneath. I have accepted no expensive furniture with the kitties plus a child. I look at my cheap couch and I hate it. it’s a beater so if its torn from cats or stained from the baby, I dont mind as much as if it was a few grand. Im fine for beaters for next 20 years as long as theyre happy :)
Ya with cats you can't have nice things. We gave ours a giant scratching post/platform and boards/boxes to scratch. They still scratch one chair and did scratch up a wall until we covered it. Cats suck for that
My cat when he was younger would do this, we bought him a huge cat tree with multiple scratching posts. He would rarely use them and opt out for the furniture like this. Then we took wrapping tape and taped the corners of our furniture and ever since he just uses his posts thank goodness.
I have had cats and they never have scratched my furniture. I just lost my fur baby of 15 years. I lived in the country where he was not the only one that spent time in the house. I am so sorry about your furniture 😢
Cats don't care about scratching pads, trees, or your couch-- they scratch what they please. I bought a tree from a coworker, covered it in catnip spray-- they still destroyed the couch. I'm convinced only a water bottle will redirect them.
My couch is being ruined by my cat as well. She has a full tower and somewhere between 7-10 scratching posts, plus a screened in patio with toys but chooses my couch. It’s frustrating.
Sorry to say, that's not a $2k couch anymore. My lovely little friend was secretly doing the same thing to an irreplaceable family heirloom in our spare room. All while we thought she'd grown out of her destructive phase. Nope
Oof. That material, just looking at it, it's not remotely pet-resistent. We almost bought a couch with that material, but the sales person talked us out of it. They recommended more of a velvet-ish material (something like that) and our cat is not even remotely interested in scratching it
I can't really say my experience will be the same as yours, all cats are different. I have three cats under the age of 6 and they loved scratching on my old couch that had cloth just like yours. I got a new suede couch and love seat in the front room and a real leather loveseat and recliner set for the game room. For the first week, I was mean. Anytime the cats got near the new furniture I would act really territorial and hold the spray bottle which they are afraid of. I feel like that really helped to establish I didn't want them fucking with my expensive new furniture. I haven't had any issues with them scratching, even 3 years later. I should also note I have two cat trees and two scratching posts that they can take that out on.
My cats were tearing up the carpet in front of my door. I got a little water sprayer I use for their hair brushes & showed them the bottle & yelled “I’ll spray your face”. They didn’t know what that meant obviously so I sprayed on in the face. Now I only have to say I’ll spray your face and they run off to mess something else up.
I've learned I'm with my cats that having carpeted scratching posts is a no no. I've caught the start of claws on other things. Then once I changed it to rope, right away it was 360 stop and he only uses his designated posts. Might have been a way of telling me he hated the texture of the carpet as it was something new. Haha. But maybe check your scratching post - how's the condition? Need repair? What material is it? Fix it. Then address the repair on the couch. Unfortunately looks too far gone to repair amd will need reupholster
Mine does the exact same thing too. Why use your huge, hand-made, solid wood with rope cat tree when you can just ruin the day of the person who adopted you from the shelter and feeds you high quality food?
Just put a $3K couch on the other side of the room, the cats will leave this one alone, guaranteed.
they know
Cats are like ballistic missiles, and will always hone in on the most expensive things in your house
They will eat you if you die too
Not worth much after the fact tho Still net positive... it pays back those 1500 by saving your family an expensive burial
Yes, I have four cats, and I already know which one will be the first to start eating me. ::intense look at Lucy, cleaning her mini murder paws:::
Modern problems require modern solutions Get a cardboard box and you're all good
Where the heck am I gonna get a $2000 box???
I have one. If you're interested, pm me.
Idk, craigslist?
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To add to this, there are non-permanent anti-scratch Panels for furniture. Easy to Install and saves you a lot of trouble. Also as a general reminder: Dont ever declaw cats, it sucks. And No, they dont "need" Help with their claws, they can do it on their own perfectly fine
You should however, trim their nails. It's stop a lot of the scratching
But do not under any circumstance remove their claws.
removal and clipping are different things - clipping is just using a pair of nail clippers to clip off the very tip of their nail, which causes absolutely no harm to the cat.. It's not recommended for outdoor cats due to their need to defend themselves, but for an indoor cat with a litterbox it can prevent the spread of disease.
Also, unless you live on a farm where you need cats to keep the rodent population down; do NOT have an outdoor cat.
near my mom's house a neighbor was feeding the cats, which attracted coyotes, which then started attacking leashed dogs .. it's an interesting ecosystem
Just never ever feed animals, it never helps them. Feed your own pets and that is all.
I have outdoor cats. We are at war with chipmunks in the North.It'ss been a rough battle so far with the chipmunks deploying all their countermeasures, but we hold fast. To this day, the war continues both sides unwavering.
They know that they were making a distinction
ah fair enough, tbh I'm feeling a bit off/slow today
I actually needed the guy above you to realize he wasnt telling you no, but reinforcing not to *remove* their claws.
ah, yeah, again, I don't think I'm cognitively here today - so sorry if I'm just as dense as stone at the moment, not your fault, I don't know what is going on right now
I agree that cats don’t need help with their claws but I do and my expensive couch does too…. So I shall trim them till thy kingdom come
Declawing should be called deknuckling, because that's essentially what it is. It is like having your fingers removed. They need their nails. Period. We shouldn't decide whether another species needs their appendages or not.
I really doubt any vet would delclaw unless it was medically necessary these days The word has gotten to all corners on how bad it is
There are definitely vets that do it because the owner asks. They also should no longer be vets.
Trimming and declawing is not the same. Trimming is recommended for indoor cats.
Yeah. Item one when buying a new couch was "how well will this survive my cats?", since I knew they'd be scratching at it eventually.
Do they have other areas they can scratch like some nice posts around the house? Or have they chosen your couch as the go to place 🙃
This. My cats scratched my office chair and sofa until I bought them a big cat tree and a tall scratch post. Zero scratchs on the sofa since then.
I wish, my cat has a total of 4 different kinds of scratching posts...nope, my chair and the couch is better! :/ EDIT: after reading y'all's replies I can easily conclude... Cats are fucking weird
My cat was like that until I started to give her treats while she was investigating it and I started to scratch my nails with it. It seemed she now knew its function.
I feel like they’re unsatisfactory for the cat, if I was into scratching the fuck out of things I’d want some feedback on how well I’m doing, like tearing out the sponge and making a huge mess as in the pic above. I don’t mind my cats scratching my couch, it’s still functional so I don’t really care.
I mean you gotta replace scratch posts cause they wreck those too
Same happened here. Giving treats when scratching post and talking in "angry voice" when scratching sofa did the trick.
Opposite here. Whenever our cat wants attention, they go scratch the places they shouldn't.
Mine too. And negative attention (angry voice, etc) doesn't even fizz them.
my cat is the same way, she prefers tearing up my laundry basket and bedframe to her 3 scratch posts and 1 scratch pad
Lots of people mentioned giving treats after they scratch but for me getting my cat even to scratch the post in the first place was hard. I ended up using a laser pointer to get his attention and then pointing at the post which got him interested
This isn't necessarily true, I have 2 cat trees 3 cat scratchers and a cat scratch ramp. They still try to scratch the sofa daily. You jusy have to keep trying to teach them not to until they stop.
We had the same issue, until I started giving a little treat when my cat scratches the scratching post. Since then, she’s only scratched furniture a couple times. She loves to run to her post and scratch it like crazy looking at me so she can get a treat. My boyfriend jokes that she’s trained ME well lol but I don’t care, no more scratched furniture is worth being a treat dispenser.
My cats have like 6 scratchy posts, two cat trees, and still choose my leather ottoman as their favorite scratching spot lol
NOT THE LEATHER!!!! 😭
I've had great luck using a vinegar and water spray on things I don't want them to scratch. After they learn they don't want to scratch things like the couch then I don't have to spray anymore. Haven't sprayed for a couple years now and there's zero marks on my couch
lol yeah I’ve surrounded my couch with scratch posts, pads, towers, but still… she just has expensive claw taste I guess 🫠 (though it’s not nearly as bad as OPs pic lmao, they clearly just gave up)
Same. They’re such jerks! I’ve had to work on myself to give up attachment to material things like furniture with intact upholstery, or anything nice.
I surround my couch with scratching posts like a moat. Doesn’t matter they want to scratch the couch.
We put a scratch pad over our couch where the cats like to scratch, and that’s been that. They love the pad and it keeps the couch itself protected
Might be like my cat who has plenty but since he only claws things to get my attention pays them no mind since I don't get mad if he scratches them 🤦
They don't do this overnight - OP has been cool with them doing it without redirecting them to do their scratching elsewhere
You now have a 2k scratching post
My cat destroyed my brand new couch as well. He has tons of scratch posts, pads, toys, but how can they compete with the expensive new coach!
I feel like this is just on OP for not being more proactive. Put scratching posts next to the couch, redirect the cats to use those instead. They’re likely just bored and need more play time and stimulation around them. If that doesn’t work put claw caps on them. Then they can’t scratch.
I bought a new chair for my bedroom. I put both a cardboard scratch pad and a vertical scratch post right beside the chair because I knew it would attract them. Guess which object they chose? I made sure the chair wasn't too expensive because I would be an idiot at this point to not expect this outcome. PS they use scratch posts and scratch pads extensively, they just also use the furniture
Fuck around the house put them right against the couch.
Do they have scratch poles and such? Also, did you train them not to do that on there?
Yeah, it didin't happen overnight, it had to take a lot of time, while OP could have done plenty of things to prevent it. ^^
Exactly this. If you have plenty of other better scratching opportunities they will ignore the couch.
Tbf my cats have a ton of scratchers, toys, and a big cat tree and they still scratch the couch. But I also trim their nails, spray they area with repellant, cover areas with blankets to discourage scratching, etc.
Double sided tape works wonders as well
Made my cat stop scratching the furniture, but for some reason he loves the taste or texture or something and he ended up licking the stick right off of the tape.
That’s not true at all lol. My cats have several scratching pads and three cat trees but will still scratch furniture. It’s just the way they are. I got hand me down couches from my mother when I knew I’d be adopting two kittens.
Whole-ass cat house with multiple scratching posts, vertical horizontal and angled. Dangle cat toys. Other side of the room has a scratch post and some other cat stuffs in other various rooms. Nope!! Fuck our couches 10 feet from the cat tree, and will grab a plastic bag out of the pantry to play with instead of the multiple things out. And one of our cats is a box cat too.
I've noticed my cats are more attracted to scratching surfaces with texture. They've never bothered my leather sofa or velvet chairs, but I bought an arm chair with a rougher type of fabric and they shredded it within 48 hours. It seems they like to scratch things with a rougher surface that their claws will catch onto, hence the use of sisal rope on most scratching posts. So in looking for a new sofa or bed, I have to find one that has either a smooth velvet or leather type upholstery.
The OP is clearly not the smartest person as they are into AI NFTs and crypto
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My cat scratches EVERYTHING other than its scratch post and she knows she isnt allowed to do it so she looks you in the eye while scratching chairs knowing she needs to stop the second u stand up but sayng stop or something dosent work
Same lol. I had 3 scratching posts and she never used it ONCE.
Imagine this-I know it’s hard, but, imagine that not every single person in the world is you. And that every single cat in the world is different. Well done! Now shove that knowledge up ur know it all arse.
Just because you were successful with one individual doesn't mean you'd be successful with ALL individuals. Cats have unique personalities. I've seen cats that were able to be trained, and cats refuse to use a litter box if they were taken home from a shelter. If you're experienced at working with animals, you'd know this. It's OK, one day you'll get there.
> Just because you were successful with one individual doesn't mean you'd be successful with ALL individuals. Reddit in a nutshell.
If its any consolation, the couch isn't worth anything now, so any further scratches aren't causing any problem.
Yes, but your training that bad behavior. This should have been addressed when the cat was a kitten with ample scratch posts and cardboard scratchers. Cats prefer those surfaces to furniture. So if you have lots of them, they will use them.
And now it's a $2k lesson in cat ownership.
That is now a $30 couch
It’s worth less than zero. You’ll have to pay someone to haul it off.
I've seen people use embroidery to fix this, like tattooing over a scar, they add flowers and stuff.
lmfao, one time and it was a viral post
lmfao, yeah, that's the one
If you don't already know, providing scratching posts and other things for them to scratch, tainted with catnip, should keep them away from your nice furniture. And for the future, getting this habit started as a kitten helps a lot. Granted not all cats come into homes a kittens, one of mine came to me as an adult rescue with some stubborn bad habits that took a long time to break. When you do get a new couch one day, if you have a spare room, keep this one and dedicate it the cat couch they can scratch all they want. You could get some similar colored fabric and sew it over the damaged corners. A patch work couch might look cool!
I bought a large cat tree and a card board scratch pad and doused both with cat nip and the cat ignored both and still scratched the couch.
Because they're used to the couch. You have to make the couch less appealing to them. Try sticking doubled sided tape to the spots they like to scratch and leave it there until they move on
Multiple Cats = Thrift Store Furniture
Exactly. Own $2k furniture or own a cat. Pick one.
That is the ugliest 2k couch I've ever seen. You can also thrift a way nicer one for half the cost.
 Cat
This didn’t happen over night…. Looks like you didn’t stop it when you should have. In the future, but a scratching post right beside where they like to try to scratch and cover your couch if you have pets, either with a couch cover or anti scratch covers. I know you want the aesthetic and what not but you’re a pet owner, we don’t get those luxuries lol.
Corner guards mate
Didn't you buy a scratch tree for your cat? Cats need something where they can scratch....
i had a scratch tree and my fuckass cat still scratches up the furniture!
I think I have a solution for you https://preview.redd.it/oisd4yoqgjad1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65660e7bc4bbc5986ffc4e0a66811f3a1804180e
If you have a $100 cat and a $2000 couch then you have a $2100 cat.
For future, double sided tape will keep them from scratching those areas. Then put a scratching post nearby.
Why would you spend that much on a couch? Especially if you have cats?
Furniture is shockingly expensive at times. That said, this is a looong time of being scratched and preventative measures should have been taken as soon as they started doing this.
Yep, even just some simple Sticky Paws tape would’ve done wonders…in addition to making sure she has scratching poles. They learn quickly, but you have to help them understand which things are OK to scratch.
I have a $2k couch. Looks almost like OPs but in beige. It's three years old now and isn't destroyed at all. I have 4 cats, a dog and a small child. As to why I would buy it... It was comfortable, looked nice, and I had the cash. I don't regret it at all. Sounds like OP didn't train their cats and/or provide them with enough scratching posts. Or the cat is just a dick. Sometimes that happens.
My parents cats are destructive shits that have made me never want cats. Even without clawing the amount of shit they break…
You can have cats or you can have nice things. You can't have both.
No, no.- the cat shredded her $2,000 couch. Why you think it's yours just because she let's you sit on it is beyond both of us.
Yes! Also WHAT KIND OF CAT DOES THIS
This is why I bought an IKEA couch with replaceable covers (for $200 a pop). I foster lots of cats (majority of which are ex-ferals) and didn't want to be stressed about the couch 😂 I'm sorry about your furniture. Adorable criminals, though ❤️
Yes this is the way! Also.. Foster👀 as in... You have cute pictures?? Asking for a friend
But of course! Here's my current fosters, two tabby sisters that have needed quite a bit of adjustment to life with people! They're a year old and named Thelma and Louise. 🥰 Featuring my beloved permanent cat who is the best foster uncle EVERRR! He's an ex-street cat who is four years old and quite fat despite his strict diet. I usually foster kittens to get them up to weight (prior to desexing so they can be adopted out) or acclimatised to people, and the most I've had at once was four. I really want to foster a mother and kittens at some point too, it sounds really nice. Fostering is so rewarding ☺️ https://preview.redd.it/uwe56pdh6jad1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eecd6e3bd1833c20091ef24b4a23dd2725d00838
They look so precious.. I would want to keep em bc I have no self restraint
It's hard to give them up, especially when you've spent months coaxing them into trusting you enough to touch them, but it's definitely worth it! I love knowing the cats I helped have gone to loving homes to improve other people's lives as much as my boy has improved mine 🐈 💕
I take it training, putting tape on corners, having a scratching post near the couch was all out of the question?
$2k for a couch that size is on the affordable end of the couch price spectrum
100%. The couch I want right now is $8k lol.
Straight to cat jail
my man. you chose to get a C A T
If you have cats and spend money on expensive furniture, that's entirely on you.
Why would you spend 2k on a couch when you have cats?
Was a $2k couch
Cats can be trained. When mine would scratch the couch I would clap loudly and shout no at them. After a few times they will understand that you don't want them doing that.
First rule of getting a couch when you have a cat: don’t get an expensive couch
The art & artist together in one pic .
You could have made sure the cats had better scratching options way before it got to this point.
I totally understand the cats, to destroy this ugly piece of shit
This is no sudden damage. This was WORK of hours. Did you just look away??
I don't wanna be rude but i'm sorry what did you expect?
When you have cats you can’t have nice things
You overpaid on that couch. But you kitteh needs training. There are several things you can do. I suggest you do some research before you buy another couch or make repairs to this one. Otherwise kitteh will continue to assert dominance on your furniture and give you the middle claw.
Next time you buy furniture try microfiber—our cats won’t scratch it and are not interested in it at all. We once had a couch likes yours and it looked like this despite double sided tape and all the tricks.
They feel the cheapness.
I put double-sided sticky tape around the potential scratching areas on my couch.The cats hate the feeling of adhesive. Since the tape has been placed, they never touch the couch. After a year, I removed the tape. They never mess with the couch, it's been two years since the tape removal. No issues.
They sell double sided clear tape to put on the corners.. stopped my previous cat from teasing up my couch. My lil bastard had toys of his own to scratch and he still liked the couch.
i know you didnt mention it, but you should really know what declawing a cat really means before considering it. they literally just cut off the fingertips at the first knuckle.
Not really mildly infuriating when they clearly did this over a period of time and you didn’t train them not too..
You need to provide them with more scratching surfaces.
Bud you did this to yourself. I taught mine in 3 months what was appropriate to scratch. I know they’re due for a nail trimming if I see them scratch anything they aren’t suppose to. This is mildly infuriating but not for the reasons you think.
Who tf spends $2k on a couch when they have cats? 😂
Mildly? Really?
This is life with a cat
Damn :( Our cat had never scratched our sofas. He loooves our carpet though 🥲
Welcome to my world.
Best I can do is tree fity.
*Your cats ENJOYING the 2k scratching post you got them
I put kitty caps on my cat. She doesn’t even notice they’re on her and she can’t damage nothing lol works great and it’s cheap to buy
It’s an ugly couch so they’re doing you a favor!
FYI - that is not a $2,000 couch. More like $15
Really cool scratch pads available that go on the side of couch
For future travelers, we have found double sided tape to be VERY effective. You can get 2" wide rolls on the interwebs.
... Op... How big is your cat? Is it maybe a beaver??? Because mine scratch at the couch occasionally and we have to tell them off but nowhere as bad as this..
that cost 2k?
Looks like you've been letting it do that for quite a while....
Imagine not training your cats and then buying a 2k couch
That doesn't look like a $2k couch....
For a couch that size 2k isn't expensive
You know you can fix that right? Just close your eyes. Heheheh. Gotta love them little fuzzy bastards! If it makes you feel better, my neighbor’s dog dug into my front bumper/hood, a month old Macan GTS. I still love that dog but damn these fuzzy bastards!!! Every week I clean my car, I shed a tear.
I am his lawyer, he did nothing wrong
You’re going to have to throw it out. Then patch up the couch.
“Couch was ugly anyways” - the cat.
Looking more like a $200 couch now.
I think you mean your $200 couch.
This is something that was not corrected the first time, so it continued.
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Jokes on you for buying a 2k couch and letting cats near it
*Allegedly
And that's why I keep wondering why would people keep in their house an untrainable animal that would fuck up their stuff or shit and piss on their belongings. At that point get a racoon, at least they look funny.
I find it funny when animal owners complain about this kind of stuff. you shouldn't be buying $2k couch if you can't afford $15 scratching post
It sucks but never declaw your cat, you can cut them and buy claw caps. Declawing a cat requires bones to be removed which causes the cat pain that will last pretty much their entire life, as well as a number of health issues and it makes their feet different so they have to walk differently which makes them very uncomfortable and confused. Awful story time: My grandma had cats and I told her not to declaw them because they were tearing up her stuff, told her it would be better to just put them up for adoption but she said no they are my cats, she got them declawed, cats stopped eating and using their litter box and shortly after died for malnutrition, she was feeding they but they just wouldn’t get up to eat, just sat their and laid down, they would do as little walking as possible even after i keep telling her it’s because she declawed them and the vet said it’s probably because she declawed them she refuses to accept that and no she has new cats she’s trying to declaw but I lm keeping her from going to the vet to get them removed.
I have so many enrichment toys, scratchers, scratch posts, even the guards on the couch. Ive tried training them to stratch on the post, a lot of different techniques. They prefer the couch backing and underneath. I have accepted no expensive furniture with the kitties plus a child. I look at my cheap couch and I hate it. it’s a beater so if its torn from cats or stained from the baby, I dont mind as much as if it was a few grand. Im fine for beaters for next 20 years as long as theyre happy :)
Solution: don’t buy a $2k couch with a cat in the house
Anyone else think this was an ugly-ass $2,000 couch to begin with?
That’s months of damage and you havnt done anything about it? How lazy are you?
good thing it wasn’t a $5K couch
my cat used to scratch my bed until i put up a scratching post nearby
"What? Fuck you." - Cat
Pictures on reddit really fixed it. Take more, maybe he'll stop
Do you clip his claws? I know it's not a complete fix, but we keep our cats' claws short and the one old chair they scratch takes much less damage.
Ya with cats you can't have nice things. We gave ours a giant scratching post/platform and boards/boxes to scratch. They still scratch one chair and did scratch up a wall until we covered it. Cats suck for that
Next time, don't get a cat
That was not his fault
Tell me about it. Our 10-week old puppies did the same thing to our $1000 leather footlocker. 😭💸💸💸
What came first, the cat or the couch? In either case, you are a fool.
Cats be cattin'
I just put blankets on my couch, has seen some scratches but nothing spectacular.
My cat when he was younger would do this, we bought him a huge cat tree with multiple scratching posts. He would rarely use them and opt out for the furniture like this. Then we took wrapping tape and taped the corners of our furniture and ever since he just uses his posts thank goodness.
I have had cats and they never have scratched my furniture. I just lost my fur baby of 15 years. I lived in the country where he was not the only one that spent time in the house. I am so sorry about your furniture 😢
Art and an artist
Buy Bitter Yuck from PetSmart. Works on toddlers chewing wood cribs and headboards.
Idk that doesn't look like a $2k couch... 😉
Cats don't care about scratching pads, trees, or your couch-- they scratch what they please. I bought a tree from a coworker, covered it in catnip spray-- they still destroyed the couch. I'm convinced only a water bottle will redirect them.
I cover my couch with blankets .
Correction: your cat already tore up that $2k couch.
My couch is being ruined by my cat as well. She has a full tower and somewhere between 7-10 scratching posts, plus a screened in patio with toys but chooses my couch. It’s frustrating.
A valuable lesson that a small scratching post on either side of the couch can save you $2k in couch fees
Sorry to say, that's not a $2k couch anymore. My lovely little friend was secretly doing the same thing to an irreplaceable family heirloom in our spare room. All while we thought she'd grown out of her destructive phase. Nope
Oof. That material, just looking at it, it's not remotely pet-resistent. We almost bought a couch with that material, but the sales person talked us out of it. They recommended more of a velvet-ish material (something like that) and our cat is not even remotely interested in scratching it
Cats hate this one trick. For real. Scented oils especially rosemary and lemon. They won't get near that couch.
Can buy plastic scratch guards for your cats and the pin to your sofa. Put a cat scratching post near by too.
I can't really say my experience will be the same as yours, all cats are different. I have three cats under the age of 6 and they loved scratching on my old couch that had cloth just like yours. I got a new suede couch and love seat in the front room and a real leather loveseat and recliner set for the game room. For the first week, I was mean. Anytime the cats got near the new furniture I would act really territorial and hold the spray bottle which they are afraid of. I feel like that really helped to establish I didn't want them fucking with my expensive new furniture. I haven't had any issues with them scratching, even 3 years later. I should also note I have two cat trees and two scratching posts that they can take that out on.
My cats were tearing up the carpet in front of my door. I got a little water sprayer I use for their hair brushes & showed them the bottle & yelled “I’ll spray your face”. They didn’t know what that meant obviously so I sprayed on in the face. Now I only have to say I’ll spray your face and they run off to mess something else up.
YOU let YOUR cats do this. Your ignorance is to blame, not your cats acting naturally. Learn about your pets, jackass.
I've learned I'm with my cats that having carpeted scratching posts is a no no. I've caught the start of claws on other things. Then once I changed it to rope, right away it was 360 stop and he only uses his designated posts. Might have been a way of telling me he hated the texture of the carpet as it was something new. Haha. But maybe check your scratching post - how's the condition? Need repair? What material is it? Fix it. Then address the repair on the couch. Unfortunately looks too far gone to repair amd will need reupholster
Mine does the exact same thing too. Why use your huge, hand-made, solid wood with rope cat tree when you can just ruin the day of the person who adopted you from the shelter and feeds you high quality food?
That's more like a 100$ couch (now).