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Cats see furniture as a scratching post, so, if you want to stop this behavior put more scratching posts, and pads in your house. If they still choose your furniture over the scratching post, try sprinkling the scratching posts with catnip.

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In short, cats chew wicker because it's fun. The hard crunchy material is perfect for a cat that needs something to chew and is also often used as a scratching post.

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Cats claw furniture usually because they haven't got any other adequate places for it sharpen its claws. Cats need to scratch in order to remove old layers of claw, and also to work the muscles in their feet, shoulders, legs and back. Providing adequate scratching posts, or even activity trees with multiple scratching posts will usually stop a cat from scratching furniture, as many will naturally prefer posts to furniture.


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