How to stop your cat scratching the furniture
Cats scratch naturally, and it is exceedingly difficult to stop your cat doing it.
Your cat is going to scratch no matter how much you try and stop him scratching. So why not stop banging your head against the wall and accept the inevitable, your cat will scratch.
There’s a number of things you can do to stop your cat scratching. Not to stop him scratching completely, just to stop him scratching your favourite furniture.
A cat scratching post is certainly a big part of it. Cat scratching posts give your cat somewhere acceptable to scratch.
Here’s a good video telling you a little more about cat scratching and how to deal with it.