Im sure it looks and feels like real leather, but its not. And the price should reflect this as well as the quality and how long it will last. Nothing comes close to matching real top grain leather.

In my opinion it will not hold up with a cat. You would be better off as suggested by rmanbike to purchase a sofa made from real leather and in my opinion I would purchase a heavy duty wax pull up leather where scratches rub out and the leather already has a distressed appearance. I know this maybe more than you want to spend on a sofa but in the long run it will probably outlast the other material four to one.