This scratching board meets all of your cat's scratching needs and thus reduces or prevents scratching damage to your furniture. The aroma of the included catnip encourages your cat to use the scratching board, ensuring that they will enjoy it. Your cat needs to scratch regularly to sharpen their claws and exercise their foreleg muscles. Sprinkle and rub a little catnip into the openings of the corrugated cardboard, and the product is ready to use.