Do cats know their names? And why do they love to tear up our couches and chairs? If you're wondering about the best cat scratching posts and how to keep cats from scratching furniture, you're in the ...

My older cat likes to scratch the carpet, while my younger cat scratches the walls and furniture. Either way, I don’t like it. So, I decided to do something about it – and you should too!

Fear not: We tapped the pet behavior pros to find out how you can keep your precious furniture ... If your cat gravitates towards vertical surfaces, DeLomba says to offer them a scratching post ...

However, she adds, many people declaw cats to stop them from scratching the furniture, which she calls "essentially an act of mutilation done to modify the cat for our benefit". Attitudes differ ...

Scratching holes and snags in your furniture is a natural behavior for cats. Dr. Andrea Sanchez, a veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital, previously told Business Insider that cats scratch to ...

Or, for a slightly different design, you can grab this scratching chair for your cat to lounge on for £31.99.