How to prevent your cat from scratching
Is your cat scratching the armchair or sofa? If it's normal for your cat to scratch, it doesn't have to destroy your furniture. Find out what natural repellents are available to prevent a cat from scratching and how to repair these scratches, whether the sofa is made of fabric, leather, or imitation leather.
How to prevent a cat from scratching the sofa
1 - Wide width polyethylene film
When you are not at home, cover the sofa with the wide polyethylene film used to protect the floors when painting. Secure it well with clothes pegs.
The cat, who hates contact with plastic, will no longer scratch the sofa.
2 - Scraper
A house cat needs to get its claws in.
To prevent it from destroying the seat, place cardboard scratching posts against the arms of the sofa or on the side of the seat it likes for a few days. Congratulate the cat with a caress or a treat as soon as it scratches on them.
Doesn't he understand what this object is? Take its front paws gently and scratch them against it on the scratching post.
He will understand.
After a while, you will be able to place the claws elsewhere.
If by chance the cat comes back to the sofa, bring it immediately in front of the scratching post.
A wooden board placed vertically can be used as a scratching post.
cat scratching posts
3 - Aluminium paper
To divert the cat away from the sofa, cover the arms of the seat with aluminum foil. He doesn't like the contact of aluminum and the noise that this paper makes.
4 - Double-sided sticky paper
Stick a strip of double-sided adhesive paper on the arm of the chair. If you want to scratch the arm of the sofa, the cat will turn away from the sticky stuff.
5 - Pepper
To prevent the cat from making its claws on the arms of the armchair or sofa for a while, sprinkle them with pepper. The cat, hating the smell, will run away and forget the place. To make the pepper stick, pour some on double-sided sticky paper.
6 - Essence of lavender
Spray lavender essence on and around the sofa.
Recipe for the essence in the article from Toutpratique :
7 - Home infusion repellent
Pour into a salad bowl ½ liter of very hot water, then 3 tablespoons of rosemary, 3 tablespoons of dried lavender, and 3 tablespoons of powdered cinnamon.
Cover.
Leave to infuse for about ten hours.
Strain. Pour into a bottle with a spray bottle, then spray on the bottom of the sofa.
Not only will the essential oils not be harmful to your cat, but will also give the sofa and living room a nice scent.
8 - Orange essential oil/vinegar repellent
Mix the contents of one cup of white vinegar and 30 drops of orange essential oil in a spray bottle.
Shake well.
Spray on the seat.
9 - Repellent lemon/eucalyptus essential oil
Mix in a bottle with a spray bottle ¼ liter of water, 10 drops of lemon essential oil, and 20 drops of eucalyptus oil.
Spray on the sofa.
10 - Lemon deodorant repellent
Spray the armchair or sofa with a lemon deodorant repellent.
Repairing scratches and snags on a sofa or armchair
designer sofa
Leather sofa
Repairing a deep scratch on leather
Hide the scratch with a felt pen or leather-colored polish.
Repairing a slightly deep scratch on the leather
Using the tip of a knife, apply a small drop of vinyl glue in the tear. Press the edges together to close, then quickly remove the excess glue with a damp sponge. Leave to dry for at least 2 days.
Repairing a very deep scratch on the leather
Otherwise, if the scratch is very deep, there is a filler available on the market, a kind of liquid leather that is dyed and applied with a mini-trial or a brush.
After applying it, a leather repair paste is passed over it to make it smooth.
This filling paste can be used to repair holes, scratches, and snags on the leather.
It can also fill in missing leather parts and can repair damaged leather.
Imitation leather sofa or armchair
Repairing a scratch on imitation leather
If a scratch appears on black or dark imitation leather, camouflage it with an indelible marker in the color of the sofa or armchair. You can find these felt-tip pens in a shop where you can buy drawing materials.
Repairing a snag on imitation leather
If it is only a notch, slide a piece of fabric previously coated with fabric glue underneath the slit and lay both parts flat on top. Leave to dry.
cat claws
Fabric sofa
You will find self-adhesive fabric strips for repairing snags in large and medium-sized areas. Place it under the fabric and iron it with a hot iron.
Repairing fabric snags
You will find self-adhesive fabric strips for repairing snags in large and medium-sized areas.
Place it under the fabric and iron it with a hot iron.
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