leather couch

**ashleycat** · 01-08-2005, 11:53 AM

we just baught a lether couch, ashley is a scratcher. we have a suitcase that she likes to scratch and sometimes it redirects her away from our furniture. do cats like to scratch leather? or do they just like to sit upon it?

**christa** · 01-08-2005, 12:27 PM

We got a leather rocker/recliner for Christmas . . . the cats could care less about it!

I think cats prefer that rough texture rather than the smoothe texture of leather. My cats LOVE to scratch our suitcases too . . . and the couch (which is a canvas type material) and the dining room chair seats . . .

. . . but so far so good . . . I wouldn't worry too much.

**Shady** · 01-08-2005, 02:21 PM

Mine did but not purposely, leaving the couch, one of them always digs her claws in, I have a multitude of short and long scratches on the cushions and the sofa is a grey, almost white leather.

In retrospect, I should have covered the cushions, but what can you do.

**sirrahbed** · 01-08-2005, 02:30 PM

We splurged and bought two nice leather recliners right before Christmas. So far, nobody scratched them intentonally, but they do have some punctures and scratches from kitties jumping off. What I am doing is clipping mails more than ever and covering the recliners with throws when we are not using them. One very good thing is that the scratches blend in nicely - giving the leather that "distressed" look

The punctures tend to seal themselves off instead of getting bigger or tearing the way they would with naugahyde/vinyl. I have read that leather is five times more durable than the best fabric. I wipe the scratches with a damp cloth and they blend in quite nicely. The directions said not to use any leather cream or saddle soap - only soapy water.

**catmandu** · 01-09-2005, 12:48 PM

I hope,that your leather couch,will be all right,as leather would attract,a Cast,thatwas once a stray,as it smells like another animal,to them.

**jazzcat** · 01-09-2005, 01:41 PM

I would love a leather recliner but I'm not brave enough to try it with 5 fully clawed cats in the house who use the old recliner as a springboard for play.

We've been searching for a new recliner since fall and I finally found the one I want at LazyBoy yesterday, fabric, but now I'm too nervous to put the money into something I know the cats are still going to play jungle gym on. The sale ends tomorrow so I better decided quickly.

**CalliesMom** · 01-09-2005, 02:14 PM

My cats are front declawed

but we still have issues with puncture marks on the furniture. I'm a poor college student so my furniture isn't all that great anyway, but will probably never buy expensive stuff as I hope to always have cats. My cats are far too destructive for leather. LOL I love my babies!