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Just chilling on my couch (lemmy.world)
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have a few tiny couches for my cats. Not crochet, but one is velvet and the other is I guess regular cloth. They don't really tear them up. Plus velvet is one of the best materials to have with cats. It cleans up easily and because of the way it's made and feels, it's not really fun or relaxing for them to claw it.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    The power of velvet is probably one of the best kept secrets for cat owners. I’m always surprised how few people know about it.

    I got a nice new leather couch a few years back, and my cat loooves to claw at leather, so I got a velvet cover and it’s genuinely like magic. He can scratch it all he wants and not do any damage. I think he actually realized it after a few days of trying to tear it up, because he gave up and now just likes to cuddle on it. I check on the leather every so often to make sure he hasn’t pierced the cover, but every time I check I’m amazed that the velvet cover and the leather underneath still look brand new after about three years of daily use.

    Tldr velvet is basically claw-proof.

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