Sticky Paws Pioneer Pet XL Sheets (9" x 12")

******UPDATE BELOW SITUATION: We are the caregivers of five indoor cats. We have a variety of scratch toys, but none seem to be as inviting or satisfying as our furniture. We formerly had leather furniture, which they didn’t bother. The new upholstered stuff arrived and they could not resist. Our previous little angels became little scissor-handed devils overnight! We tried spraying them with water, making loud noises, and covering areas with aluminum foil -- all had little success. At one point we tossed sheets over everything -- they simply would get underneath them to scratch! We love our cats. Love them! (Amelia, Norman, Pippa, Mamie, and Harper). We resigned ourselves to having threadbare armed furniture. I purchased — yes purchased -- Pioneer Pet Sticky Paws on a whim, with very little expectations. To my amazement, it works! INSTALLATION: In essence, it’s simply double-sided tape. One side sticks to your furniture, the other your cat will touch. The label cautions to try a small test area first. My furniture is fabric – not microfiber or leather — I secured the tape without any difficulty. I would suggest vacuuming the furniture prior since cat fur will prevent the tape from adhering well. REACTION: Within minutes of installing, I watched Mamie walk up to “her” arm chair and attempt to do her usual stretch-and-scratch. She touched the tape and immediately pulled her paws away. She sat there for a moment looking completely perplexed. She looked at me, looked at the chair again, and then walked away. It was freaking awesome! SPECIFICATIONS: The tape is 2.5 inches wide and comes on a roll. It has a similar look and width as packing tape, but much stickier. It comes off the roll like double-sided craft tape: the bottom side sticks to your item and the top side is covered with a waxy like paper that you pull off, once installed. The waxy paper is perforated down the center. This feature was well-thought out: it enables you to secure the edges a bit more as you’re pulling it off. It the wax was one whole piece, you may inadvertently pull the tape off your sofa as you’re pulling the wax paper off. A little extra securing may be needed around corners and curves. I have found it easier to use that waxy paper, instead of my fingers, to secure areas that didn’t stick initially. Over time the tape will lose its stickiness as cat fur, dust, and other things are attracted to it. If that is an issue, just reapply more tape. INTENTION: The intention of this tape is to prevent your cats from scratching. It did precisely that. I do see that they also claim it may help “control inappropriate elimination.” I am not certain of that claim. I have a cat whose middle name should be “inappropriate elimination” and this tape would do diddly squat to prevent her from peeing outside her box. I am assuming that cats who pee on furniture would be discouraged to do so if they encountered this tape. Possibly. My problem child doesn’t pee on furniture, thankfully. She pees outside her little box. But, that’s a whole other story... DIRECTIONS: The label reads: "May damage certain surfaces (including, without limitation, wood finishes, painted surfaces, leather, vinyl, microfiber, and wallpaper) so ALWAYS TEST a small piece of Sticky Paws on an inconspicuous area before applying." I would most definitely not use this on most hard surfaces. It would leave a sticky residual mess. I very much appreciate this product. ****** UPDATE: I have had the tape installed for three months and it continues to reduce the amount of furniture scratching. My cats, being superior in intelligence, do have a tendancy to take advantage of a loose edge and use it as an opportunity to try and pull off the tape. (I don't fault the tape for their behavior.) I have had to re-apply in some areas as a result. I am buying more tape. Be certain that enought scratching posts, pads, etc. are available for your cat(s), as an alternative.

Works really well. Not noticeable on furniture. Does not harm or leave marks or residue on my denim furniture. Great price.

11/25/18 update: New house, been here 6 months, cat now decides he wants to scratch stairs (at ends against baseboards), a little if this has stopped him so far. It has stuck well, he hasn't pulled it up, but I am purchasing more to save the rest of my stairs. I read a few other reviews that said it's hard to remove, which can be true if you leave it too long, directions say to remove and replace weekly. My solution for this was to buy cheap cutting mats at dollar store and put tape on them-only issue is cat may figure out how to move them. Orginal review: Trying to train my kitten on what he can and can not scratch. This has worked well on my leather furniture. I haven't had any issues removing it as stated in other reviews, but again it's not true leather furniture. I do have fabric cubes in my bedroom that are slightly textured and the tape doesn't fully adhere which means my kitten has learned he can pull it off. However, it sticks to him and keeps him from scratching the fabric cubes (either i remove it or he figures out how to remove it) The backing is cracked down the middle to make it easy to apply. I purchased 2 rolls and feel like it has lasted awhile-though I'm not switching it out each week like it says to keep it from permanently sticking.

I never give a review but have to on this product. Don’t waste your money!!!! The double sided tape does not pull off in one piece. Tried tearing very slowly and 1/2 stuck to the backing. Don’t get it on the first try . . . It won’t restick without it balling up. Don’t brush against it because it will pull off. This is was the most disappointing product I have ever bought. What a waste of money!!!!

We purchased this to put on the edges of our banister and windowsill. While it worked ok, it left behind an EXTREMELY sticky residue that was very hard to clean off.

Works fantastic

These work great for furniture. I purchased a new living room suite which, of course, was most attractive to my cats as new sharpening stations. After a couple of weeks of "fabric shaving" and spraying the furniture with all kinds of deterrents I realized I needed to take the situation to a new level. I have used these in the past on other furniture, and they do not disappoint. The cats immediately stopped scratching where the strips were placed because they definitely do not like having their paws on sticky things. I then realized I had missed a few places, which I quickly remedied. The only down point about these strips is that if they are on the furniture for a long period of time they are difficult or nearly impossible to remove, and will live a sticky residue. They are also kind of a pain to apply, and I ended up wasting a few that stuck themselves together during the application. I would suggest removing and re-applying every 4-6 months or so a residual build-up of the "glue". However, I found that after removing strips after a few months from one of the areas they are leaving it alone now. I am hoping that I can eventually remove all the strips. In the meantime, I purchased (to go along with 3 other different types of scratching posts) a miracle post from Petsmart. My cats have gone nuts over it. Best $65.00 I have ever spent.

Cat immediately tore the tape off of our couch arm. Did not deter her at all. Also doesn’t stick well to our couch. Would not purchase again. Update: it’s been a week and most tape strips have been easily ripped off the couch sides, rendering them completely ineffective.

This is on each corner of my fabric lounge and it's barely visible unless you're looking very closely. My two cats don't even attempt to scratch the corners of my lounge anymore.

My cats don't like these strip's and so - that's good!

I used that to avoid my cats scratching the sofa (they were used to do it) and after this stopped them to do it! Now I'm using it almost everywhere they are trying to scratch

Cuando lo quitas es demasiado fuerte y daño prácticamente a la tela de mi sofá, un sofá de buena qualidad

J'ai très bien collé les bandes mais mon chat qui est pourtant très calme les a enlevé avec ses pattes en 2 minutes. Elles se sont collé et mis en boule dans son poil en plus, je ne vous explique pas l'horreur pour lui enlever...