I think that Darcy is a freak of nature. Thanks to a previous suggestion of ignoring her and a little moving around of feeding schedules, I have been able to stop her from scratching on the furniture during the week. On the weekend however, Hubby and I maintain a different schedule which involves sleeping in a bit later. Darcy doesn't like this and so she scratches at the furniture despite our most sincere efforts to ignore her, she persists. We put down some carpet runner where she likes to scratch, but since she is a freak of nature, she doesn't mind walking on the super sharp little plastic knobbies. She doesn't care about foil, she chews off her softclaws within a day or two of me putting them on. I don't know how to stop her from scratching during the weekends. I would prefer to be able to sleep in an extra hour or two.
Also, she is ruining our blinds. She doesn't mind being sprayed with water. She still managed to get to the blinds when we moved the cat tree away from the window, we stopped putting suet in the feeder to discourage birds and therefore discourage her from getting into the blinds, I cut the cord so she wouldn't hang herself, but I would prefer that she stop ruining the blinds. The window is too narrow for vertical blinds, so are there any suggestions?
Also, she is ruining our blinds. She doesn't mind being sprayed with water. She still managed to get to the blinds when we moved the cat tree away from the window, we stopped putting suet in the feeder to discourage birds and therefore discourage her from getting into the blinds, I cut the cord so she wouldn't hang herself, but I would prefer that she stop ruining the blinds. The window is too narrow for vertical blinds, so are there any suggestions?