['My cat just scratched up my brand new leather couch while I was at work! I am so mad at him right now I could scream!']
That's frustrating!  We have cat scratching posts EVERYWHERE to try to avoid that, but still had to put the sticky tape on the couch to prevent scratching
My cat just scratched up my brand new leather couch while I was at work!  I am so mad at him right now I could scream!