Honestly it makes a whole bunch of sense.
But? When you've a cat that WANTS? It can be hard on the furniture? Especially the antiques.... Somehow, gnawing on a 'claw' of a claw-foot table? Isn't ideal....
Makes one resort to Chinese Chili Oil... gnaw on that? Not likely again..one can hope.
Not to mention the cats that find wool to chomp on! I've heard that having 'silk' in the weave does inhibit them tho.. And, I've found it so.
Go figure?
Hugs to all - j