[Marie]

A remedy that I have used for years on my kitty's is lemon pepper. Absolutely harmless to them and your furniture. Unless it's white! lol You can either put it in a spray bottle or wet clothe, then lightly rub it where ever the kitty is scratching on you furniture. Works like a charm!
Or, you can use Febreze, but you have to constantly stay on top of it because it wears off too quicky and the kitty's are back at it in no time. I think the problem their is, their sent is stronger than the febreze.
They can be cheaky monkey's but the trick is to be just deermined as they are. CHEAKY lol

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[fruitloopbabe]

wow thats a great idea i have that problem so im just going to go and spray with lemon pepper im sick of her scraching the NEW couches.

[New Mom]

A trick my mother once did was to put a handful of fresh eucalyptus leaves under the piece of furniture that the critter took a liking to. Of course not all pieces of furniture have a design that acomodates this trick.

My grandmother had a naughty boy who got a bit strange, late in life. He would wee in the box but wouldn't poo there. He took a liking to pooing under HER bed. A second litter box for pooing did not help. She placed eucalyptus under all five beds. I was visiting the day she did that and watched with great anticipation as he headed for the underside of the bed. I hadn't seen him move so fast in ages. Naughty boy checked out two other beds before he resigned to using the poo box. Most cats also dislike the smell of menthol.

I rescued a 7 month old male several weeks ago. He arrived with questonable manners relative to the dining table and the kitchen counters. I keep a bowl of eucalyptus on the table and rub the essential oil on the counters. Now he pretty much avoids the kitchen altogether.

I am assuming that the little perp has a tree or something "legal" to scratch on. Make certain it has plenty of essential catnip oil on it to help encourage the use of it. I try not to get into a "fight" with critters because they can usually outsmart me and they are certainly fastermoving. Diversion seems to work for me. Best wishes.

Susan

[fruitloopbabe]

ok i tryed the febreeze didnt work. tryed the lemon pepper....worked for a while untill she found she could lay on her side and scratch the bottom.... then it didnt work. havnt tryed the leaves yet i should try it.
im still waiting to hear from deals direct about a cat scratching post im super PO'd that they havnt got it in yet cos its one i really really want.

[New Mom]

Yes, the scratching post is a must. One must think defensively. Of course, the cat WILL get its needs met...........one way or another. My grandmother kept six happy cats in her house when I was growing up. She kept a monsterous post in the "cat room' and smaller ones in each bedroom upstairs. Her thinking was that when the cats needed to scratch, they needed to scratch, NOW. I don't know that this was truely needed but on the other hand, they didn't scratch anything but the posts. LOL. Best wishes.

Susan

[dilemma]

you can also try eucalyptus oil + water in a spray bottle

lemon juice in water too has been known to work

[Pam]

I always thought eucalyptus was poisonous to cats. I have used camphor balls in the round plastic containers and put them on the couch you just have to run around and collect them up if people drop in or else a tissue soaked with citronella oil if you can stand the smell

[angelpuss]

One thing I have noticed is that my lot loathe the smell of deep heat rub. It turns my cuddly (to the point of smothering (lucky me) cats into anti-social sweet hearts. They cannot get away from me fast enough.

[Calicat]

Great tips, I'll have to give them a go.

[szazdi40]

lemon pepper idea worked, Thanks for a nice idea.

[Elisabeth]

I'll keep that in mind. I always find having cat stands nearby helps a lot. I have a leather lounge suits - no scratching at all. It has scratches from when they chase each other and clamber up the couch - but they aren't all that noticeable.

[Kimmer]

Hi all

I'm new to this site so you have all prbably heard this before but I just posted about my cat scratching and had a lady respond saying to put double sided tape where they scratch.

Another response was to put tinfoil put where they scratch w sticky tack since the double sided tape may ba hard to pull off.

hope this helps

[Kimli]

I like these ideas..... How much lemon pepper in how much water?
Thanks
Kim