Make your scratch post more inviting with a sprinkle of catnip – it will encourage your cat to make a frenzied attack on it. A scratch post saves your furniture, curtains and legs from being shredded as your cat 'peels' layers from its claws. Just a little pinch, rubbed into the sisal wrapping works wonders. Cats love to scratch sisal which can cope with even the most manic scratching and doesn't damage or hold on to claws.