Furniture scratching. Many cat owners have experienced it. Coming home from work or waking up in the morning only to find the living room sofa, carpet, or armchair now sporting holes, tears, or rips.

Destructive scratching — with tell-tale signs such as shredded furniture, mangled plants, tattered drapes — by pet cats is the source of frustration for many owners. So what can a cat owner do when ...

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Most cats are meticulous groomers, but what happens when the behavior goes into overdrive? For a variety of reasons, some cat licking, scratching, and chewing behaviors become compulsive, which can ...

Clawing is an instinctual cat behavior, but it’s frustrating if your cat decides to sink their claws into your furniture, rug or other inappropriate object. The best cat scratching posts provide a ...

Has your trendy mid-century sofa turned into a piece of modern art courtesy of your cat’s busy claws? If so, you may be desperately seeking solutions for your cat’s scratching behavior. Here’s the ...

Is your cat scratching furniture all the time and driving you up the wall? As off-putting as that behavior might be for some owners, cats are just playing to their natural instincts and scratching is ...