Couch Rescue Set — 2 Cat Scratchers + 2 Catnip Balls

Cats do not scratch to be difficult. They scratch where they stretch, and if the only good surface is your sofa, that is the surface they use.

This set covers the two places a cat actually goes for: the vertical corner they reach up against, and the flat floor pad they dig into after a nap. The two scent balls go on the wall beside them, which is the part most people skip — a scratcher your cat has no reason to visit does nothing.

What is in the set

• L-Shape Vertical and Floor Scratcher — corrugated cardboard with a tall standing panel plus a floor pad, so a cat can stretch up or dig down on the same piece. Sold on its own: $34.90
• Foldable Sisal Corner Scratcher — natural sisal that hangs on a wall or folds over a corner, which is exactly the shape a cat targets on furniture. Sold on its own: $29.90
• Egg Catnip Wall Ball — a pressed silvervine and catnip ball in an egg-shaped holder, fried or poached style, mounted with trackless adhesive. Sold on its own: $24.90
• Wall-Mounted Silvervine and Catnip Ball — the same idea in a turtle holder, in green, blue or pink. Sold on its own: $24.90

How to make it work

Put the scratchers where the damage already is, not where they look tidy — beside the sofa arm, not in the spare room. Mount a scent ball on the wall just above each one so there is a reason to walk over. Cats scratch hardest right after waking, so a scratcher next to the nap spot gets used more than one by the door. Give it a week before you move anything.

Bought separately, this is $114.60

As a set it is $79.00. All four items are sold individually on this site at the prices listed above.

Care and honest expectations

Cardboard is a consumable — the L-shape panel wears down with use and that is the point, it means your cat chose it over the sofa. The sisal mat lasts far longer; brush the shavings off both now and then. The scent balls stay dry, keep the dust cover on between sessions, and get replaced when they wear low. Free tracked US shipping and the 90-Day Happy-Cat Guarantee.