By Sakshi Sah
Published Mar 06, 2025

Hindustan Times
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Easy ways to stop your cat from scratching your furniture

Scratching is a normal and instinctive behaviour for cats.

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They scratch to express emotions, mark their territory, maintain their claws, and stretch their bodies.

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Cats have scent glands in their paws, and scratching helps them mark objects.

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The key is to offer your cat something more appealing to scratch than your furniture, like a scratching post.

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Place the scratching post in a spot where your cat naturally wants to scratch.

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Encourage your cat to use the post by gently guiding them.

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Temporarily cover furniture with materials cats dislike, such as double-sided tape to discourage scratching.

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Praise or treat your cat when they use the scratching post to reinforce the habit.

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