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Do cats claw leather furniture?
Ugh, our living room furniture looks like crap, I just realized
tonight. We already had a little claw damage but our youngest cat, Google, now 1.5 years old is a destructo machine and has totally trashed our couch and a chair. Now the couch is 17 years old so I guess it's about time anyway. With the holidays coming, I'm totally embarrassed to have anyone over so we need to bite the bullet and buy something quick. I lately have become partial to leather (actually to my dismay because I sort of think it's not totally "right"). I seem to recall reading somewhere that cats don't really like to claw leather. I would hate to buy it and find that to be untrue. Any experiences? We have a horribly uncomfortable futon in our family room that they never claw so I'm thinking something with a lot of wood and some cushions might be the best but the nubby, kind of plush stuff our sofa is made out of is a cat magnet. It would be nice if it was fairly comfy, too. Also, has anyone ever bought furniture from Cost Plus World Market? I like their stuff and have bought some cabinets and small things from them but am worried about the quality of their couches but do like the look of them. What furniture do your cats trash and not trash? Thanks, Candace |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
"Candace" wrote in message ... Ugh, our living room furniture looks like crap, I just realized tonight. We already had a little claw damage but our youngest cat, Google, now 1.5 years old is a destructo machine and has totally trashed our couch and a chair. Now the couch is 17 years old so I guess it's about time anyway. With the holidays coming, I'm totally embarrassed to have anyone over so we need to bite the bullet and buy something quick. I lately have become partial to leather (actually to my dismay because I sort of think it's not totally "right"). I seem to recall reading somewhere that cats don't really like to claw leather. I would hate to buy it and find that to be untrue. Any experiences? We have a horribly uncomfortable futon in our family room that they never claw so I'm thinking something with a lot of wood and some cushions might be the best but the nubby, kind of plush stuff our sofa is made out of is a cat magnet. It would be nice if it was fairly comfy, too. Also, has anyone ever bought furniture from Cost Plus World Market? I like their stuff and have bought some cabinets and small things from them but am worried about the quality of their couches but do like the look of them. What furniture do your cats trash and not trash? Thanks, Candace We've had leather furniture since the oldest grandson was in diapers. The first sofa and loveseat lasted eighteen years. I can't say the cats never stuck a claw into it, but the results weren't as bad as what they can do to fabric. There were some pin holes where they had stuck it, but they didn't look too awful and didn't spread the way snags will. Just remind yourself that leather for furniture is the same stuff that results in hamburgers and shoes. The animals were not raised or killed just for their hides and would not in fact have existed at all if they were not a commodity. Short of going totally vegan I can live with it. Jo |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
On Dec 3, 8:48*pm, Candace wrote:
What furniture do your cats trash and not trash? My Whiskey clawed everything she could get her little black paws on! She wrecked one end of a small love seat but it was upholstered in rough fabric. Cats seem to like the noise it makes when they claw material like that. I think cats would probably claw leather, too, but it may be too strong to actually rip. Lea Check out my fiction at http://www.leatassie.com http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/leatassie |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
"Lea" wrote in message ... On Dec 3, 8:48 pm, Candace wrote: What furniture do your cats trash and not trash? My Whiskey clawed everything she could get her little black paws on! She wrecked one end of a small love seat but it was upholstered in rough fabric. Cats seem to like the noise it makes when they claw material like that. I think cats would probably claw leather, too, but it may be too strong to actually rip. Lea ****** I think the level of damage you will get depends on a couple of things. Sometimes cats claw just for the heck of it, but normally a cat claws and trees and fence boards and barn walls, oops, I mean scratching posts and furniture legs and cardboard boxes because it helps them to shed the layers their claws grown in. They are trying to scrape the old sheath off to be replaces by the sharper newer on underneath. They are going to gravitate to those things that make that process work. Furniture will do it there isn't a tree handy. And if you can snag the old claw on it and pull it off so much the better. Leather isn't immune from getting stuck, but it doesn't do the job well, and they are going to try to find something better. Preferable fabric with a weave they can catch the claws on. Jo |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
On Dec 3, 8:48*pm, Candace wrote:
Ugh, our living room furniture looks like crap, I just realized tonight. We already had a little claw damage but our youngest cat, Google, now 1.5 years old is a destructo machine and has totally trashed our couch and a chair. Now the couch is 17 years old so I guess it's about time anyway. With the holidays coming, I'm totally embarrassed to have anyone over so we need to bite the bullet and buy something quick. I lately have become partial to leather (actually to my dismay because I sort of think it's not totally "right"). I seem to recall reading somewhere that cats don't really like to claw leather. I would hate to buy it and find that to be untrue. Any experiences? We have a horribly uncomfortable futon in our family room that they never claw so I'm thinking something with a lot of wood and some cushions might be the best but the nubby, kind of plush stuff our sofa is made out of is a cat magnet. It would be nice if it was fairly comfy, too. Also, has anyone ever bought furniture from Cost Plus World Market? I like their stuff and have bought some cabinets and small things from them but am worried about the quality of their couches but do like the look of them. What furniture do your cats trash and not trash? Thanks, Candace The Princess Rita likes to claw my leather purse, so yes, I would say that a cat would claw leather, probably as much as any fabric sofa. Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:48:27 -0800, Candace wrote:
Ugh, our living room furniture looks like crap, I just realized tonight. We already had a little claw damage but our youngest cat, Google, now 1.5 years old is a destructo machine and has totally trashed our couch and a chair. Now the couch is 17 years old so I guess it's about time anyway. With the holidays coming, I'm totally embarrassed to have anyone over so we need to bite the bullet and buy something quick. I lately have become partial to leather (actually to my dismay because I sort of think it's not totally "right"). I seem to recall reading somewhere that cats don't really like to claw leather. I would hate to buy it and find that to be untrue. Any experiences? I have two leather chairs - office chairs, actually - that some of the cats like to jump on, but not shred. There are some scratch marks from scrambling onto the chair back, but never any of that standing on the hind legs and shredding activity. That represents a sample of all cats, but a fairly large sample (~14 [Snooch is #15, but he hasn't bee with me long enough to count - Chloe probably shouldn't count either]) for as period of about four years. -- T.E.D. ) |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
Candace wrote: Ugh, our living room furniture looks like crap, I just realized tonight. We already had a little claw damage but our youngest cat, Google, now 1.5 years old is a destructo machine and has totally trashed our couch and a chair. Now the couch is 17 years old so I guess it's about time anyway. With the holidays coming, I'm totally embarrassed to have anyone over so we need to bite the bullet and buy something quick. I lately have become partial to leather (actually to my dismay because I sort of think it's not totally "right"). I seem to recall reading somewhere that cats don't really like to claw leather. I would hate to buy it and find that to be untrue. Any experiences? Yes. DON'T!!!!! Whether or not they "like" it, mine evidently regarded it as their duty, so all my leather furniture is well-clawed. Of course I compounded the problem by buying something called "Sticky Paws" when it first came on the market (before its label bore a prominent caution NOT to apply it to leather furniture). It is a double-faced sticky tape designed to be applied to the more tempting clawable areas of your furniture. It may or may not deter clawing, but removing it from leather removes the glaze on the leather, as well. Consequently my leather furniture not only bears all-over pinholes from claws, but the corners are totally without any of their original shine. (Of course, with leather upholstery, there's no cat-hair inextricably woven into the fabric - take your choice.) |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
"Candace" wrote in message ... Ugh, our living room furniture looks like crap, I just realized tonight. We already had a little claw damage but our youngest cat, Google, now 1.5 years old is a destructo machine and has totally trashed our couch and a chair. Now the couch is 17 years old so I guess it's about time anyway. With the holidays coming, I'm totally embarrassed to have anyone over so we need to bite the bullet and buy something quick. I lately have become partial to leather (actually to my dismay because I sort of think it's not totally "right"). I seem to recall reading somewhere that cats don't really like to claw leather. I would hate to buy it and find that to be untrue. Any experiences? We have a horribly uncomfortable futon in our family room that they never claw so I'm thinking something with a lot of wood and some cushions might be the best but the nubby, kind of plush stuff our sofa is made out of is a cat magnet. It would be nice if it was fairly comfy, too. Also, has anyone ever bought furniture from Cost Plus World Market? I like their stuff and have bought some cabinets and small things from them but am worried about the quality of their couches but do like the look of them. What furniture do your cats trash and not trash? TBH, I really don't know if cats could/would trash a leather suite as I've never had one. I have a ten cushion velvet type suite with wood trim (one sofa, two armchairs) which was quite expensive so I cover them with throws and my aunt's lovely knitted blankets. It's probably unnecessary, as KFC never clawed furniture, despite seeming to have a million claws ;-) and Boyfriend only claws one upright arm of the chair I am sitting on if I refuse to give in to his demands. Like "I think you didn't hear me when I said I was hungry agaii, maybe you will notice this!" It doesn't matter as he just catches his claws in the throw with no furniture damage and sometimes has to be disentangled which he finds embarrassing as it hasn't the effect he desired! He will then stalk off, insisting he meant to do that and claw the kitchen rugs (which does not matter at all as they have a low pile and he can't get his claws into them at all) He makes me laugh. "Look at me clawing your furniture as you refused several requests for more dinner." Didn't work. "OK, look at me clawing your rugs then.." Didn't work either. It goes like this. Me: in a cross voice You've had quite enough to eat today and if you claw anything else I will put you outside all night Him: Oh, OK, I'm not "that" hungry then.. Tweed |
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Do cats claw leather furniture?
my brother has one cat who never touches his leather, another tore it to
shreds... i have a futon and a computer chair out of microfiber... have had the futon for about three years, the chair for less than a year... they have tried to scratchi it but so far no damage that we can find anyway, when i get the dining room chairs redone it will be microfiber all the way, Lee who thinks a bit uncomfortable on the sofa/chairs gets those pesky relatives to leave sooner -- Have a great day "Candace" wrote in message ... Ugh, our living room furniture looks like crap, I just realized tonight. We already had a little claw damage but our youngest cat, Google, now 1.5 years old is a destructo machine and has totally trashed our couch and a chair. Now the couch is 17 years old so I guess it's about time anyway. With the holidays coming, I'm totally embarrassed to have anyone over so we need to bite the bullet and buy something quick. I lately have become partial to leather (actually to my dismay because I sort of think it's not totally "right"). I seem to recall reading somewhere that cats don't really like to claw leather. I would hate to buy it and find that to be untrue. Any experiences? We have a horribly uncomfortable futon in our family room that they never claw so I'm thinking something with a lot of wood and some cushions might be the best but the nubby, kind of plush stuff our sofa is made out of is a cat magnet. It would be nice if it was fairly comfy, too. Also, has anyone ever bought furniture from Cost Plus World Market? I like their stuff and have bought some cabinets and small things from them but am worried about the quality of their couches but do like the look of them. What furniture do your cats trash and not trash? Thanks, Candace |
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