Anonymous wrote:My cats don't care for leather. You might be fine just with the change in texture. One of them tried it out once and never touched it again. The rest have completely ignored our new sofa.

Luckily ours have ignored our 2 leather recliners (Eames & Ekornes). They use their scratching posts but have, however, liked the fabric sofa & chairs, so I've basically decided not to buy anymore expensive furniture.

This works great OP!

http://www.amazon.com/Ssscat-PDT00-13914-SSSCAT-Cat-Training/dp/B000RIA95G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393282387&sr=8-1&keywords=sscat

And after a while you can just turn it off (or the air will run out) and the cat will still be afraid of the can so will stay away.

I was going to suggest the spray bottle and double stick tape in addition to a very firm NO!

Anonymous wrote:Declaw cat.

NO don't do that. You will not be a good guardian to your cat if you do that. There are other ways.

Anonymous wrote:Shoot her with water gun whoever she scratches

Do it surreptitiously so she doesn't know it's u

This really made me laugh. I haven't done this with her before (she is really an easy cat) but might try a water bottle or air can.

The sticky sided tape -- if I try that, how long should it take before I can take it off the sofa? It wouldn't be a good permanent solution. Was the scratching post in the middle of the room a tall one or a flat one?

I am not going to declaw the cat.