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‘It saved my couch’: 10 must-have items cat owners swear by to pet-proof their home
A calming diffuser, a built-in scratching post and more tools to persuade your cat to stop scratching your nicest couch Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things If I didn’t have two big, shedding cats , my couch would probably be intact. My floors would be free of spills. And my carpets wouldn’t have enough layers of caked-on fur to create the shell of an entirely new cat. In over a decade of cat parenthood, I’ve tried nearly everything to save my space from looking like the product of a home invasion. (And I remind myself they’re not ruining my furniture to be jerks: they’re channeling their innate need to hunt, forage and mark their territory.) I can happily say my home now looks relatively unscathed. If you’re also hoping to protect your furniture from a rambunctious furry friend, here are my best tools and gadgets that have helped cat-pro
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A calming diffuser, a built-in scratching post and more tools to persuade your cat to stop scratching your nicest couch Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things If I didn’t have two big, shedding cats , my couch would probably be intact. My floors would be free of spills. And my carpets wouldn’t have enough layers of caked-on fur to create the shell of an entirely new cat. In over a decade of cat parenthood, I’ve tried nearly everything to save my space from looking like the product of a home invasion. (And I remind myself they’re not ruining my furniture to be jerks: they’re channeling their innate need to hunt, forage and mark their territory.) I can happily say my home now looks relatively unscathed. If you’re also hoping to protect your furniture from a rambunctious furry friend, here are my best tools and gadgets that have helped cat-pro
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, ‘It saved my couch’: 10 must-have items cat owners swear by to pet-proof their home, A calming diffuser, a built-in scratching post and more tools to persuade your cat to stop scratching your nicest couch Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things If I didn’t have two big, shedding cats , my couch would probably be intact. My floors would be free of spills. And my carpets wouldn’t have enough layers of caked-on fur to create the shell of an entirely new cat. In over a decade of cat parenthood, I’ve tried nearly everything to save my space from looking like the product of a home invasion. (And I remind myself they’re not ruining my furniture to be jerks: they’re channeling their innate need to hunt, forage and mark their territory.) I can happily say my home now looks relatively unscathed. If you’re also hoping to protect your furniture from a rambunctious furry friend, here are my best tools and gadgets that have helped cat-pro
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