Quote Originally Posted by catnapper
Yes, this is a sensitive topic around here.

I just want to say that the landlord has no clue about cats. Ask him if he asks renters to keep their children inside plastic bubbles.... because in my experience kids (toddlers through teens) are far more destructive than any clawed cat. We got rid of our ugly old couch, not because Harry shredded it to the point where there was no fabric on one arm, but because the kids managed to spill pizza, cool-aid and cola on it a hundred times, They ruined the seat and back from flopping on it. I could have simply re-upholstered it to hide Harry's work, but I couldn't repair what damage the kids did. I won't go into what the kids have done to doors, walls, windows, carpet.... my cats have nothing on the kids.
I agree that most kids are more destructive than cats clawing. My husband is too! lol He's very tall and not careful- he broke our couch by flopping down and now we have a large sink-hole on one side of it (the pets all like laying in it though).