Put his scratching posts close to the places he is currently scratching, and get some double sided tape to stick on the places you don't want him to scratch, cats HATE tape and sticky stuff. They make a product specifically for this if you can't find any good double sided tape locally: http://www.stickypaws.com/ http://www.stickypaws.com/sitedirector/site/department.cfm?id=BC2D70F9-BAD4-4137-808F21F509D31AF4&killnav=1
If the tape doesn't work, there's ALWAYS Soft Paws, which are little claw caps that you glue on their claws: http://www.softpaws.com/about.html http://www.softpaws.com/colors.html http://maxshouse.com/Claw%20Trimming.htm (a good site that shows nail trimming and soft paws application) a GOOD cat tree with sisal rope sections will encourage her to scratch on HER special place, I highly recommend Pussicat Cat Trees: http://pussicat.com/ This is the model I have, and my cats LOVE it, I change the shape of it every few months, as they are completely modular: http://www.pussicat.com/product_info.php?products_id=94&osCsid=01784834d1aaa85d2221fd10ae3e7f60 And here, please make SURE your husband sees these sites: http://maxshouse.com/facts_about_declawing.htm http://www.petfinder.com/pet.cgi?action=2&pet=2838151 http://www.stopdeclaw.com/ http://www.declawhallofshame.com/ http://www.pawproject.com/html/cases.asp?SortOrder=2 Good cat foods: (I can tell you, my cats like the Wellness canned the best, and the California Natural Dry and Innova Evo Dry the best) http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=5&brand%5Fid=9&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=6&brand%5Fid=9&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=5&brand%5Fid=3&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=6&brand%5Fid=3&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=5&brand%5Fid=630&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=6&brand%5Fid=630&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=5&brand%5Fid=913&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=6&brand%5Fid=913&mscssid=AMP9W4QD50BU8PD334JJWQ8QJC9X0R89 Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info library): http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
