Bloke has moved the cat to another room under the fan. They are watching TV together and the skirt is safe now
he is pretty good with not ripping stuff up. We were warned that cats like to scratch leather couches, but he is a very good boy with the couch. He is allowed to rip up the rumble chair (an old office chair with wool upholstery) and he sticks to this for taking out his frustrations. If you leave a towell on the floor that will cop it too. Most other things are safe.