Once I bought the right scratching post, my cat stopped using my furniture. The most important thing about a scratching post is that it must not move. If a cat

Once I bought the right scratching post, my cat stopped using my furniture. The most important thing about a scratching post is that it must not move. If a cat tries to use it, and it wobbles, then the cat will give up on it. It will go back to scratching your couch, which does not move. Cats use scratching posts not just to sharpen their claws but to stretch their spines. Watch their whole body when they use a scratching post. Is not like how you stretch in the morning? Declawing a cat deprives them of this. Even if the pain of amputation subsides, this disability remains. When I was researching whether to declaw my cat, I found this article about the many ways it hurts cats and why it is unnecessary, https://www.purrfectpost.com/declawing-cats-alternatives-to-an-inhumane-procedure/ https://www.purrfectpost.com/declawing-cats-alternatives-to-.... "A cat that has access to scratching posts that meet their needs for marking territory, stretching muscles, and relieving stress will almost always choose to use them rather than the less attractive options of furniture and carpet." Then I read their article on choosing a scratching post and ending up buying theirs, https://www.purrfectpost.com/how-to-choose-the-best-cat-scratching-post/ https://www.purrfectpost.com/how-to-choose-the-best-cat-scra... I'm unaffiliated with Purrfect Post, but my cat likes their stuff.