Pioneer Pet Sticky Paws Furniture Strips Cat Deterrent

******UPDATE BELOWSITUATION: 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.

It works to keep your cat from scratching the couch. I have to admit the XL is a bit much. I did end up cutting the strips in half. Also they tend to come loose if you accidentally bump into it the whole thing comes right off. If you can manage to not bump into the couch they stay on great and the cat/s will definitely stop scratching. I have ordered this tape about 3 times. I usually buy the roll kind. I bought these because they arrived faster. Overall I would recommend because it works and doesn’t damage your couch but they do come off easy by accident if you aren’t careful.

HIghly recommend the product. I read the description before purchasing so new it was about 33 feet, but it does certainly seems to run out fast. With that being said, it's helped me kitten proof my house, keeping the cat away from certain shelves, plants, or areas. The cats jump on it once or twice when exploring, but they hate the sticky feel on their paws and learn pretty quickly to stay away.

I wish I had paid more attention to the previous one star reviews. I have an incredible mess now, trying to remove the tape. It was only on for a week, so that's not the problem. As others have said, there's no way to remove it without a struggle. If it wasn't in segments, it would be much easier, but when I finally get it up enough to be able to grab it and pull, it comes to the end of the segment and it's the same thing all over again. And the segment I just almost removed isn't really up because it shreds, gets into skinny strips, and you have to remove them separately. IT'S not taking the finish off the wood, I AM as I pick at an end trying to get up enough to pull. I'll be pulling this tape up for the next month, and as time goes by, they say it gets harder to get up.UPDATEI'm still trying to get the tape up, and using a hairdryer as S. Nieto suggested has helped a bit. I still have a way to go, but the sticky residue that's left is now a major problem, trying to eliminate it and not destroy the hutch. I found a suggestion in the internet to generously put vegetable oil on the residue, leave it for 30 minutes, than using corn meal (or salt or sugar) rub it with your fingers (in circles) to remove the residue. I tried it on the part where I already got the tape up and I think it helps. Well, it certainly worked better than anything else I tried, but it'll be a long process. [...]