8 Pcs Furniture Protectors from Cats, Cat Scratch Deterrent, Couch Protector 4 Pack X-Large (17″L 12″W) 4 Pack Large (18″L 9″W) Cat Repellent for Furniture, Stop Pets from Scratching Furniture Couch

Got a new couch after giving up on our old one, which was pretty much destroyed by our two cats. They had a great time with it but it was time to move on.While moving the new couch in, you could feel their eyes watching our every move. Waiting. Destruction was imminent.My first line of defense: nail trimmers. Not an easy task, but once a week appears to subdue the weapons at least a little.Second: a cat scratching post right next to the couch. They have other posts, but scratching is a social and territorial activity. I’m not allowing them to do that activity to the couch, but I am providing them with a place right next to it to take care of those needs.Last defense: these plastic barriers. I didn’t have high hopes for these, but the thought process was to completely prevent their efforts and point them in the right direction — hopefully with the end result of being able to take these barriers off, once the interest to completely destroy the couch has been thwarted. They stick on easily and aren’t a huge eyesore, although I’m looking forward to removing them. But their function is served well. The cats are completely disinterested in laying a paw on this material. One or two attempts and they gave up — we also quickly redirected them to the scratching post and gave treats and affection when they utilized that instead.I love my cats but man, I felt a sense of joy watching their claws run uselessly over this plastic. Seeing the disappointment and confusion. “cAnNoT dEmOliSH?? wHaT dO nOw?!” My couch will live on.I can’t update yet whether this bootcamp (short term plastic, redirection to scratching post, high praise) will work, and whether I will be able to remove this product after a while. But that will come in due time!Another perk of this product: our cats LOVE to lay on their backs and pull themselves underneath furniture, irreparably destroying the underside of couches/beds/chairs in the process. It’s the underneath, so sometimes I just give up, but this product does help a bit with this. On our bed, I lined the edges with the plastic — the cats could still scratch underneath the couch, but usually they begin their scratching & pulling on the edge. By doing this, they feel the edge and become disinterested, and then they leave the area (hopefully to go to the scratching post literally a foot away). If you have a severe case, you could theoretically line the entire underneath of the bed with this stuff.Good luck out there, everyone.