actually it's not scratching he's doing. he's biting and literally tearing off hunks of fabric and stuffing. he's not eating it tho. he leaves the shreds on the floor at the scene of the crime. essentially he'll keep biting at the same area (a new one each time) till there is a hole that he can rip open till it's a crater.

at first he started this when he was teathing. he chewed up all the corners on the bottom of the love seat. now he's moved onto the arms and the area where the arm meets the seat, incidently the hardest dang area to try to sew back together.

i found a recipe for a cayenne pepper spray online that supposedly works. it's just water and pepper in a spray bottle and it said it won't hurt him, just he shouldn't like tasting it. i am gonna make some and try it on a test fabric to see if it stains and when dry if it's still hot before trying it. that and check and make sure it won't hurt him other than a hot mouth.

thankfully the furniture has dark fabric and the areas that i have repaired (and not real good considering the damage) really don't show that much unless you're really close to it or run your hand over it.

~aki