About a year ago, I purchased a nice piece of furniture (not a sofa, but a credenza-type storage piece). It is nicely finished wood, not wicker and until about a month ago, Ritz paid it no mind whatsoever.

Now, she has taken to "pawing at it", you know, that back and forth constant front paw action like she is trying to "dig through it"...and she is trying to use it as a stretching place. Since she has full claw power, this is a concern...the water bottle squirt deterrent is being used, but she has become enamored with this, and has apparently decided it is fun to try and CATCH the squirts... I don't want to get it scratched and my little tuxedo'ed sweetheart is testing my patience.

I don't get it - why is she suddenly interested in this thing?

The only thing I can figure is that she saw a mouse or bug or something run under or behind it. What to do?