“Furniture has a lot of qualities that are very appealing to cats when they look for something to scratch,” says Joey Lusvardi, certified cat behavior consultant at Class Act Cats. “Most ...

Providing items such as proper scratching posts placed near the areas a cat frequents, toys, elevated observation spots, and other enrichment options, including pheromone products, can help.

A previous version of this story misspelled the first name of Sarah Everett, clinical assistant professor at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine; she also prefers to use ...