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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 2 active cats which have to be left on their own in the house for 2 weeks. I know it's a little long but the situation is unavoidable. 
Pet sitter will be coming twice a day to feed and play with them. I have scratching posts at several places in the house that they regularly use. Additionally they try to use couch, dining table chairs and many other vertical surfaces to scratch. I discourage them when they do that by clapping or making a loud "No" sound. Since I will not be there, the cats are going to have fun by being able to scratch anywhere they want. They also put the paws in to the blinds and try to pull the blinds down. One of them is a wire-chewer too. Here's what I am going to do but I am looking for additional tips. 
1. Remove wires that the cat chews. She targets thin wires in general. 
2. Pull up the blinds. Outsiders will have a free view. Do I have other options? I am worried that their paws may get cut with the sharp edges of the blinds. 
3. Spray cat repellent on chairs and couch but that will fade away in 2 days or they will get used to it. Any other option? 
What else do I do? [/quote]

I put strips of double-stick (sticky on both sides) tape on the scratch-prone areas of the couches. It truly works to keep our cats from scratching. I suppose you can put the tape on your dining chairs also; or put the chairs in another room and close the door.

I always cover the furniture with sheets so our couch isn't coated in fur when we return.

One of our cats vomits a lot, so I always make sure my laptop is in another room.

Maybe ask the pet sitter to close the blinds in the evenings, and open them when she returns in the morning.

Like PPs above, we put out an extra litter box, even if we have somebody coming to scoop it while we're gone. I also agree with PP that if you confine your cats to one room, they might go nuts scratching at the door to get out (mine would).

Leave toys out for them to play with. My vet tech friend always warns against leaving hair ties out (my cat's favorite toys!) because they can ingest them (also any other tiny cat toys). But little balls to bat around, and paper grocery bags and a cardboard box to jump in and out of are fun.

But don't worry too much, having a sitter come twice a day is great. [/quote]

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