Cats health concerns of scratching each other and humans really is a big issue. I have had my kitten for about four months now and she is probably three months old and she scratches everything in site. I am afraid my furniture is going to be torn apart from all of her scratching.
I have heard of lots of tricks and done a lot of things, but still even once in awhile she scratches the couch. I've heard putting tin foil on the corners of your couch etc., because I guess cats hate foil....I have gotten her many toys. I think the one thing that has helped a decent amount is the nice sized scratch post I got her.
I put it on the corner of the couch she likes to scratch, so instead of scratching the corner of the couch she scratches her post. She is constantly playful and even wrecks things without even trying. Her clumsiness gets her into trouble when she pounces and misses and ends up scratching up the side of our chair.
I have tried being stern, and I know she knows what I am saying, but she chooses not to listen as with any little kitten. I even got her some little toys to keep her occupied so she does not use our furniture to play on. I got her some toy balls and a cat nip mouse. She seems to enjoy these toys a lot, but gets bored with them easily. I can understand she is so wild because when I got her, she was off of a farm, and now she is confined into a small apartment, but how can I calm her down so she stops scratching?