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Here's something to think about:

Cat's are territorial & look to mark their ownership in different ways. One if with spray, another is with clawing. You have to try to think like the cat for a second. If you look around the room, what is the tallest 7 most visible area of space in eyeshot at 2feet off the ground... the sofa & the curtains.
The cat will see these as the best places to send an "ownership signal" .

Ok, so now you have a slightly better understanding of WHY ol fuzzy head is doing this... now what to do about it. It's not as hard as it sounds. Many cats are ballsy, arrogant & twisted, so water & balloons will only get them wound up. Tape is a good tool, but then you end up with goo on your good furniture.

What a conundrum... not.

If you were cat(again think like one), what would look more appealing than that old couch?
How about a taller object, with NEW materials on it. Height is important to the cat's ego. So are gifts.
Just think of the cats kind of like a trophy wife... if you want her to stop borrowing your BMW, get her one of her own. Ok, enough cryptic crap...

Go to a hardware store & pick up a 1"x8"x4' board, some Sisal rope, a staple gun(and a pk of 3/8staples), and go find some remnant rug scraps(preferably unlooped berber) .
You now have the makings of a cat scratcher any cat would love. *Warning: may induce wild fits of joy.
Simply use the rug scraps to cover the top & bottom 1/3 of the board(keeping you staples about 3" apart and about 1" from the edges of the board. Start attaching your Sisal rope on the side of the board(with a 4-5" tail hanging down that will be covered later by wrapping). Only staple on the sides and on about every 5-6 coils. Completely wrap the mid section of the board(overlapping the carpet slightly) with Sisal and tie a knot in the last portion of the end. This allows you to staple it firmly to the outer edge & it also provides a toy bit for the kitty to wack from time to time.

*whola... you have now created something bigger, better & cooler than the old couch.
Find an open area in the main room where you can lean this new cat scratcher against the wall.
Make sure you leave it leaning a couple feet from the wall!!!
You want to encourage the cat to examine it from all sides & eventually beat the crap out of it. If your cat is catnip receptive(60% of cats are) feel free to rub some into the roping area to encourage a sniff.Now you have the power!
Go use it for good(a good night's sleep, a good laugh when you see ol fuzz head doing the kitty olympic dash, & a good feeling knowing you don't have to kill the cat... yet)

Aaahhh! So much god advice! I am going out of my mind with Cookie! We rescued her from a shelter, I immedaitely started calling her Chuckie (the evil doll, remember) because she's the kitty from hell, I swear! I even threatened to send her back to the shelter but I couldn't stand my 9 y/o grey-green eyes swelling with tears, so I kept her.

So far the tally of the damages amounts to: scratched sofas (2), scratched dining room chairs (6), 1 broken lamp (not 6 months old), 1 scented candle (mother's day gift), snagged curtains (ALL of them)...

I will be getting that sprayer today. The scratching pole sounds like a great idea, and I think it will fit in the living room (which is not that big to begin with)... declawing, aw! it hurts me just to think of it...

About dogs: I have 2 Golden Labradors... and they are scared shitless of Cookie... and they eat Cookies food when she's not looking.

And I am seriously thinking about registering her for some serious racing competition... she runs from the laundry room, jumps to the sofa,scratches and bite, looks at me (defiantly), jumps to the side table (with the surviving lamp)-(looks at me again, defiantly) jumps on the other sofa, scratches, bites defiant look, jumps on the side table (minus the lamp), summersaults to the curtains (another defiant look), stretches to the French window, and Purrrs! Only if I don't get her with a cushion first... she knows the cushions and my yells now!

So, water and scratching pole, got it!

I am about to throttle her!

why ask a question you already have the answer to?

Throttle sounds good......

a gun is quicker.......

I dont like cats ......so throttle me...

I've always found that if a meet & greet wasn't going well, I could always ask.... "do you have cats?" If the answer was yes...I'd just say I was allergic to cat hair. It works great! &

Im going to use that one.

Im going to use that one.

Microwave for 30 seconds. You'll never have another claw mark anywhere.

I am about to throttle her!

Also known as Comfort Zone Containing the synthetic scent hormone, the plug-in diffuser allows the Feliway scent to permeate throughout the environment. Each plug-in will cover an area of 50 to 70 square metres and lasts approximately four weeks. Alterations in the cat's environment such as visits to the vet, moving house, new arrivals, or nervous cats may manifest themselves as a change in behavior such as urine marking, scratching, loss of appetite and refusal to play and interact. The diffuser helps to restore a feeling of calm in the cat.