The material that the post is made of is also important.
Furniture that cats won t scratch.
The idea is that your cat won t enjoy the stickiness of the surface and will stop clawing at that area.
Sofisti cat scratch deterrent tape.
Metal frames on furniture cannot be penetrated by cats claws.
Cats like to scratch things that will help wear down their nails and this won t happen with microfiber microfiber also doesn t tend to snag or run like other upholstery materials.
The best types of fabric for upholstery are microfiber fabrics made from.
What fabrics will keep cats from.
For many of the same reasons as wood cats find metal an unattractive place to dig their claws.
When your sofa is clad in a tightly woven fabric like suede designer and fellow cat owner michael formica s pick.
Choosing a sofa with wood framing will significantly decrease the likelihood of scratching.
Cat owners should choose furniture that holds its wear well.
Therefore they are highly unlikely to scratch on it.
There are inexpensive horizontal cardboard scratchers for carpet lovers wedge shaped cardboard ramps for cats who scratch low on furniture and upright posts or trees for cats who like that full body hang from the claws feeling.
For the most part microfiber simply doesn t collect signs of scratching like claw marks holes pulls or tears.
This is essentially a large swatch of double sided tape that you can place over the corners that your kitty likes to scratch.
Chandler elmore of kuni furniture had similar advice on.