Cats and scratching is like dogs and chewing. When young they have to be taught what is scratch able and what isn’t just like teaching a dog what is a toy and what isn’t. A well raised cat doesn’t scratch on anything other then scratching posts and other cat toys. A well raised dog doesn’t chew on shoes or other non-dog toys. Both might damage things they shouldn’t due to stress, but I have had multiple cats and dogs that didn’t damage anything they weren’t supposed to.
Cats and scratching is like dogs and chewing. When young they have to be taught what is scratch able and what isn’t just like teaching a dog what is a toy and what isn’t. A well raised cat doesn’t scratch on anything other then scratching posts and other cat toys. A well raised dog doesn’t chew on shoes or other non-dog toys. Both might damage things they shouldn’t due to stress, but I have had multiple cats and dogs that didn’t damage anything they weren’t supposed to.
Guess I missed the boat on my guy. I still love him and have learned to appreciate his artistic vision on the couches when his nails grow out. :P