Genius TikToker Buys Decoy Chairs So That Their Feisty Felines Don't Destroy the Real Ones

Innovation in times of desperation

Cats destroy things. They have knives attached to the ends of their floofy feeties, so really what do you expect? Edward Scissorhands is walking around your apartment, can you not expect to have a few furniture casualties every now and again? Torn up furniture is simply the cost of cat ownership. One cat owner, Liz who is not only a mother of 3 cattos but one hooman child, has devised a genius plan to maintain the integrity of the furniture in her home against the efforts of the clawing kitten mittens. Decoy chairs.

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After watching her precious dining chairs get completely demolished when they were turned into a life size scratching post, Liz had had enough. Obviously, knowing the cats also gain some sort of sadistic pleasure from tearing apart the things you loved, she would have to be sneaky. She immediately went to the thrift store and purchased the cheapest seat in the house– a $2 waiting room chair with a plushie seat and durable upholstery.

The cattos went crazy for it.

When she first brought the chair into the house, she even made audible complaints when the kittens started going at it. “Oh nooo, please don't”, she half-heartedly cooed. The cat's reveled in their debauchery and completely forgot about those old seats. To a cat, the thrill of the attack is often the biggest prize of the hunt.

We bought decoy chairs and pretend to be mad

Fortunately for Liz, the cats seem very content with the one chair. So far, the dentist waiting room chair has stood the test of time and is proving to be much more interesting to the kitties than the $300 cat tree, the giant kitty hamster-wheel, and the baby's room combined. If only this chair had been delivered in a box, then the cardboard home would be the only thing more interesting for these felines. It's funny how cats literally couldn't care less about something pricey, new, old, battered, or shining. All a cat really cares about is if they can take advantage of a situation to the fullest; being a little monster is always a cat's top priority.