<human>: What is the best way to keep a cat from scratching up my furniture?
<bot>: The best way to keep your cat from scratching up your furniture is to provide them with an appropriate scratching post or scratching mat. Make sure it's tall enough for your cat to comfortably use and that you regularly replace it as cats can quickly damage furniture if they are not given something else to scratch. You may also want to consider placing double-sided sticky tape on any areas of furniture that your cat likes to scratch, which will help discourage them from damaging it.