What is the durability of leather furniture with regards to kids and cats?

My cat only has claws on his rear paws. My kids are 5 and 7.

great with kids

not so with cats

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hi_iduntcyber_doyou, on July 26th, 2010 at 10:06 pm Said:

great with kids

not so with cats
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ludyree, on July 26th, 2010 at 10:28 pm Said:

If your cats only have back claws I don’t see a problem. I have leather furniture with two large dogs and we haven’t had any problems in the 3 years since we bought the furniture.
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David, Why?, on July 26th, 2010 at 10:37 pm Said:

Agreed! With 30 years experience at custom upholstery, I can add this; even "declawed" cats, have their BACK claws left intact. The back claws dig in (for traction), when the cat jumps off the furniture. SO, even declawing doesn’t solve that problem.
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sallyvisualfuture, on July 26th, 2010 at 11:05 pm Said:

I have a leather sofa and armchair and two cats with their back claws only. They use their rear claws for traction when jumping onto furniture, so at their most graceful you will see little pin pricks in the leather. When they loose their balance, they can put a pretty good surface scratch in the leather.

Dogs are not a good comparison because their nails are larger and more blunt. Cat’s claws are sharp to a fine point.
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