OP thank you for caring enough to ask here.

youtube.com/@JacksonGalaxy - here's the video itself https://youtu.be/W50bQopoQic about stopping unwanted behaviors in a safe/stress free way for you both

Some superheroes suggest saying "ow!" when the cutie does it to dissuade them from doing it <3

Just noticed the typo 🙃

"Stray" not "stay" 😂

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Try wearing leather gloves specifically, they will catch his claws before they get to your skin.

I quite like the skellyton style.

a message was set clearly that moment

Individual cats have different “petting tolerances” it seems. They either get overstimulated, or they’re saying they’re the alpha and you no longer have the luxury of petting me. If you’ve ever seen a cat hunting, the behavior starts to make a bit of sense. The turds won’t just kill the dang thing, they have to play with it first.

Crack kitty sending the memo "It's PLAYTIME"!

The wind up before the bite lmao

What a sweet baby.. <3

"Suffer my love,mortal" vibes

Isn't that most cats, the spot under their chin.

Belly, she loves belly rubs almost more than anything

Dope name, and where the back and tail meet... butt scratchies

One inch directly adjacent to the spot I'm currently scratching.

She just moves around and won't let me scratch one place for more than a couple seconds.

SmartCat Pioneer Ultimate Scratching post. It’s tall and sturdy and has lasted three years already for my two cats. It’s $49.99 on Amazon. *edited to add price

Any of them?

The taller the better. There's a lot of super cheap ones that are like barely a foot tall. You want something that your cat can stretch to scratch the top of.

The cheaper it is, the quicker it will wear out. The more expensive ones tend to have thicker sisal rope on them and last longer.

If you get one with a wooden center you can re-sisal it when it wears out (or just make one from 4x4 wood with a plywood base if you have the tools). Just don't use nails or staples (hot glue works well).

Generally, I've found the corner of the sofa work well.

What a cutie ❤️

My cat loves scratching wood. It's her favorite thing to scratch. She also likes the rope that was on the cat tree house thing I got her. Though out of all those, probably her absolute favorite thing to scratch would be my favorite chair. The corner of it is destroyed because of her. 😭😭😭😱😱😱

Try taking her to a trainer. If you really don't wanna do that then the only option would be to declaw it but that's a very touchy subject on here. I would only declaw if you have tried every single resource and have no prevail.

Edit: I'm going to get a lot of hate for this one but oh well.

Adding a little bit of catnip to the regular scratch post or the carboard scratcher can keep the kitty off the furniture.

Another thing worth checking out is a carboard-type scratcher or sisal mat, instead of a scratching post. Some cats love scratching on such a surface. It may create some mess to clean, but it is often not a big hassle.

Finally, if nothing else works you can also look at a cat deterrent spray like Sentry Stop That! and Claw Withdraw to discourage the behavior. You can also look at Scram Mats and furniture protectors if you do not mind the decor changing a bit. There are some transparent ones that are virtually undetectable.

Good, but cross-eyed?

Me and my pookies beat you by a year

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It's kind of awesome considering. Drawing things looking straight is hard and I think you dod great here!

arms could be a bit longer, but that looks good!

Welp, I having nightmares tonight.

Bio oil!!! I find that if you apply bio oil to “car scratches” twice-four times a day before lotion it hella helps!! Do a layer of bio oil, let it sit for 5 minutes and then do Vaseline or anything with a high vitamin E concentration!

what makes the flakey scabs go away faster is definitely aquaphor. im sure any lotion would work just fine but aquaphor wont sting at all

Hydrate the "cat scratches." Stuff like vaseline and lotion will help them heal faster.

Definitely not a ‘burlapy’ style of couch. One they can really sink their claws in and hook on. I can’t think of what the material is called but our cats went ape over it when we first got them. Then we were given a leather-like couch and they actually seemed to do fine with it. We just had scratch posts at both front corners.

Another vote for leather. Added bonus, fur doesn't stick to it.

Provide many alternatives for them to scratch. I purr-sonally have a leather couch that is surrounded by cat towers and scratching posts. I rarely have problems with him scratching. When ever you give your cat a no (couch) make sure to give multiple yeses.

If you are struggling check out videos by jackson galaxy:

https://youtu.be/-XZxyWEiQZM

https://youtu.be/W50bQopoQic