Is there any living room furniture that cats might scratch less than another?

Question

I've heard they scratch leather as bad as any other materials.

Answer 1

I have one cat (he's really weird) and he'll scratch ANYTHING, walls, wood poles, leather couches, screen doors, he doesn't seem to go after polished wood though, but I know leather is a huge one. I've owned cats all my life and I've had a couch for the same amount of time and if you look at the bottoms of the arm rests, it's scratched to pieces. Anyways, I hope this helps :)

Answer 2

cast iron

Answer 3

So far, the only thing we have that the cats don't bother (much) is a wooden futon-style couch.

I have purchases every product and tried every home-remedy known to man.  They still scratch.

Answer 4

If you are worried about them scratching you should look into getting a thing called soft paws, its basically these little plastic caps that go over their claws so they cant scratch. Its a humane choice rather then getting them declawed. Ask your vet about it.

Answer 5

They scratch pretty much anything that gets their attention.  But leather looks the worst after a cat attack.  

They sell these floor to ceiling carpeted climbing posts at Wal-Mart for around $35.  I got one for my cats and they love it.  They haven't scratched the furniture since we put it up.