1. Provide your cat with sturdy, appropriately shaped scratching equipment.

　　A wooden post with intact bark is a very good scratching device for cats. Cover your furniture surfaces with thick, washable protective layers that you can quickly remove when guests come over.

　　2. Train your cat not to scratch your furniture.

　　You must spend more effort and time with it, helping it understand the purpose of the scratching posts you provide.

　　3. Do not scold or hit your cat.

　　Otherwise, your efforts will fail, and verbal punishment or corporal punishment is completely unacceptable behavior for a responsible owner.

　　4. Use a water spray to "shoot" the cat when it misbehaves.

　　This is usually very effective, unless you have a cat that likes water.

　　For it and its siblings, I imitate their angry mother. When her overly naughty kittens annoy her, she stops their “bad actions” with a low growl. It is very effective; when I growl softly at them, all my cats, young or old, immediately stop their bad behavior. When they scratch furniture at home, mimicking the mother cat’s growl may be more effective than any other deterrent. Let’s look at supplementary information on feline scratching.

　　You can put soft claw caps on your cat’s claws. Claw caps are temporary and only last 4-6 weeks. They are absolutely safe, even when the cat tries to fend off other enemies or hunt. Claw caps are transparent, come in various colors, and there are three sizes. Kittens generally only use the transparent ones. This solution is 1000 times better than declawing.