Cross Breeds

What does your furniture look like after you have adopted your cat or cats? LOL?

Mine is pretty much ripped a bit from scratching it alot!! she uses the scratch post and couch pretty much!! But I don't care if my couch is ripped to pieces, because i love my cat to death!

Public Comments

1. like a cat scratched it up ;]
2. Thank you! I know so many people who complain about the damage their cats do to the furniture, but the way I look at is if my couch was more important to me than my cats, then I should never have gotten my cats! My furniture definitely looks like cats live with me, and I am totally ok with that. :)
3. My cat Blackie is a good cat and he very rarely scratches the couch. If she is an indoor cat she does not have the opportunity to scratch trees, fences etc outside.
4. My cats don't scratch as much as they shed! It's a pain trying to keep them off the furniture.
5. Like new, since my cat was taught at a young age not to scratch the furniture.
6. My cat absolutely Destroyed my old couch! They like to see those markings, makes it their territory. I have two cardboard scratchers in the room now. He can tear those up all he wants and he loves it! And the new couch is looking good.(so far)
7. I squirt the cats with a spray water bottle when I catch them scratching the furniture. They still do it to get my attention. Yeah - they get bad attention, but haven't stopped. I have cat trees, cat posts, rope covered boards on the doorknobs, and they don't scratch ANY of those. Just furniture. My son has cats and they put double-sided masking tape on all the furniture areas the cats scratch and the cats hate the sticky tape and have learned not to scratch there. Pull it back off after they have learned to leave it alone. I'll try that when I get to the store and find double sided masking tape.
8. Had my scratched up sofa hauled away last Spring. I don't intend to invest in another sofa anytime soon.
9. I think i recommend you get a huge scratching post specially for cats and kittens. You can tie strings at the edges of the scratching post and get a scratching post that has catnip.
10. Ask my leather couch how it feels! It looks like shredded rawhide from my 3 boys. But who do I love more? My cats or my couch? MY COUCH! (just joking) :)
11. i got for my cat a ~25cm log, it's what cats would normally doesn't nature and she's happy scratching that, doesn't touch anything else. a picture with the "scratching post": http://www.flickr.com/photos/1-0-1/3249400383/
12. We have a leather suite. All previous cats have ignored it, but Lady Muck has absolutely ruined it. She has a scratch post but uses the outside door mat. Aw, bless
13. I have two cats, and like you, they are my babies. They stay away from most of my furniture, except an old funky, comfortable recliner and they have really worked it over, which is ok with me if they leave the rest alone! Even if they did destroy the house, I could never get rid of them. I live alone & they are my entertainment (sooo funny), and I'd be so lonesome sometimes. I do work & have a family, life, & friends, but my kitties are always there for me regardless. In many ways they are just as good companions as a dog. I'm sure there are millions out there that share our feelings for felines!
14. Lmfao... mine is starting to look like I found it in an alley! haha!! I have been thinking about getting the artificial nail covers put on my cats. When I yell at them for scratching my couch they just move on to the wall! haha
15. Haha same here. My cats did most of the damage as kittens! The bottom step in my flat is stringy and torn and exposed, the corners of our sofa are torn! They are a lot better now but like you I dont mind too much I love them to bits. It all comes with having cats. lol.
16. My cats are very good and never scratch the furniture because they're happy to use their own items. However my floor is often messy because our female cat only likes scratching cardboard and there's always little bits of it everywhere. I think it's her way of making sure that I vacuum every day :o)