We are due to get new living room stuff and I wonder what is the best material to look for, as far as cats and their scratching. Does anyone have leather, how is that?I have a chair I bought at a yard sale for the cats and it is the strongest fabric I have ever seen. It just doesn't rip. But I have no clue what it is made out of. Princess Gina is fine, she is not destructive at all, she sharpens her claws very delicately! I am working with little Kitto now and he is doing very well. But our son has a cat here, Doodle, who is BAD, as far as scratching goes. I don't think he really worked much with her, LOL, he's 23. I have also heard those nail cap things are good, too.