A combination of a sisal scratching post and periodically trimming the sharp tips off their claws (so they can’t dig very far into wood if they try) might help. Don’t trim too far; nicking the quick will make it harder to handle them in the next trimming.
I just take off the hooks.
A vet-tech who trims my pigeons’ toes told me that taking off just the hook for awhile would cause the quick to recede, and I’d have an easier time in the future (Squeak bled a lot the first time he was cut).
I’m not sure if it’s true for cats.
-JT