Just got a new cat (1 yr old black male, spayed or neutered -- haha bob barker) and was wondering if anyone has any good advice.
Specifically, my concern is about the cat tearing up the joint with his claws.
My GF won't let me de-claw (I know, I know... it's cruel, etc., and we're not going to, but it would've made life easier. Alas...).
So, any tips for training a cat to not ruin thousands of dollars of furniture?
thx
Specifically, my concern is about the cat tearing up the joint with his claws.
My GF won't let me de-claw (I know, I know... it's cruel, etc., and we're not going to, but it would've made life easier. Alas...).
So, any tips for training a cat to not ruin thousands of dollars of furniture?
thx
Good Luck & Best Wishes!
Welcome to TCS! 
Anyway, we have 5 cats, all with their claws, and no problems with them scratching on the furniture. When each of them came in, we made sure to show them what was appropriate to scratch on. If they tried to scratch on something that they weren't supposed to, we just redirected them. Like others mentioned, get a scratching post or something. We have a large cat tree, plus a smaller item that has a scratching post and tunnel attached. We, also, have one of the toys that has the cardboard in the center of it for them to scratch on and a single cat condo.
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Welcome to the site! Enjoy your stay. P.s. I am very very very careful when I do it but I trim little kitties claws. She has poor balance, so she jumps up claws out, and I have to do it to save my legs/arms. . .
