The cute and charming appearance of pet cats always makes owners fall in love at first sight, but in daily life, cats’ bad habits, such as liking to damage furniture, can also make owners angry and headache. If owners want cats to restore their original cuteness and kindness and no longer destroy home furniture, they need to train them during kittenhood and teach them not to damage furniture.

　　Strictly speaking, training cats to stop damaging furniture is not a matter of one day or overnight. Therefore, to avoid cats damaging furniture, owners should minimize the furniture in the early stage of keeping cats, placing decorations out of their reach on high places. At the same time, protective measures should be taken, such as covering furniture with protective covers, to prevent cats from destroying furniture during the training period.

　　Before training, owners should understand that jumping high, scratching claws, biting plants, and so on are natural behaviors of cats and normal activities. Owners who want to change cats’ natural instincts and behaviors also need a more determined attitude and persistent training spirit. Meanwhile, during training, some tolerant understanding should be given to cats’ natural behaviors like jumping high, scratching claws, and biting plants. Because changing these behaviors is very difficult for cats, owners should teach and train cats with more patience.

　　To prevent cats from damaging furniture, owners can use the method of redirection. First, buy a professional cat scratching board at a pet shop and place it near where the cat sleeps. After waking up and stretching, cats will want to scratch something and soon will start scratching the board. To maintain long-term interest, owners can spray some cat-preferred scents or sprinkle some cat-favorite items on the scratching board to keep cats attracted to it and avoid damaging other furniture.

　　Of course, when cats habitually scratch furniture, owners should promptly stop them by commanding them to stop their scratching behavior, then bring cats to the scratching board to scratch, and give treats as rewards to encourage scratching on the board. To avoid damage to furniture, owners are advised to trim cats’ nails in time; cats without sharp nails will cause less harm to furniture.