“Can a kitten be declawed at birth?” Someone recently asked this question at Happy Cats Haven. It’s a fact: cats come with claws. Scratching with their claws is a basic cat instinct, like eating or ...

Cats scratch to stay physically and emotionally healthy. Choose one of these cat-tested and pet-parent-approved cat scratching posts to keep felines happy (and your furniture safe). Our editors and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Has your trendy mid-century sofa turned into a piece of modern art courtesy of your cat’s busy claws? If so, you may be ...

I’ve owned cats my entire adult life, and my furniture bears the proof: Every cat I’ve ever owned has left shredded couch corners, pulled loops on my headboard and ruined door mats in their wake. No ...

Question: My cat is ripping my sofa to shreds. I spray him with water and clap my hands to distract him, but he won't stop. His uses his scratching post but still claws the couch. What can I do?

If you’ve bought a scratching post but your cat still goes after your sofa or dining chairs, you’re not alone. Many cat owners are puzzled when their feline companion ignores a perfectly good post in ...

When someone brings home a new cat, there are lots of decisions to be made. What kind of litter will I use? Should my litter box have a top or not? How may laser and stick-dangling toys will my kitty ...

Have you been itching to get your cat a new scratching post, but didn’t want to start from, well, scratch? Then you’re in the right place, as the cat owners and cat lovers over at the New York Post ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Is your cat scratching furniture all the time and driving you up the wall? As off-putting as that behavior might be for ...