What to do if a cat sharpens its claws on the sofa

No pet owner wants to watch a cat sharpen its claws on the sofa, but this is precisely the problem that people most often face. It turned out that you can solve it in no time – find out how to do it.

Why does a cat sharpen its claws on furniture?

Before you take various actions to prevent your cat from sharpening his claws on his favorite bed, sofa or chair, it is worth understanding why he does this. Let's start with the fact that such a cat manicure is a natural need of the animal and, most likely, the pet uses furniture for two reasons:

• he has nowhere else to sharpen his claws;
• you couldn't train him to use a scratching post.

It is impossible to prohibit an animal from sharpening its claws – thus cats…