Cat owners with berber carpets & laminate flooring? ?

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 8:40 am

Ahh i am sure i will have the usual "if your so worried about furniture then dont get a cat" posts, but i am hoping to just get some honest answers here..And for the record since i got some hate mail after asking my bay window question, i would NEVER declaw a cat..I am just looking for some answers to some questions and some solutions to some things from people who have the same issues…

I have owned cats before and never had a problem with them clawing at the rug..I recently had an older cat which i was taking care of and he seemed to love my rugs in the bathroom not to scratch on, just do that nesting motion with his paws…

I have Berber carpets in my home and i realized its the same material as scratching posts..For those of you with berber carpets, do your cats seem attracted to your floor to use as a scatching post?
Our home was just put with new carpeting when we moved in. We have pergo flooring throughout the home and just the 2 bedrooms and part of the living room has carpeting…I was just curious if cats are attracted to using the berber carpet as a scratchign post…
Also, for any reason has your cat scratched up your lamianate flooring?

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gatoamor82 says:

August 25, 2010 at 8:40 am

My cats do love the berber carpeting, but never laminate flooring. You should try one of those cheap corrugated cardboard scratching posts and put it on the carpeted area of your home. For the most part, my cats use that instead of the carpet. But the secret is catnip I think…I put catnip in the cardboard scratcher and they love it. Also some people don’t realize that cats prefer a vertical scratcher, some prefer a horizontal scratcher. Basically one lays on the ground and other sits upright. If hes a floor scratcher, you probably want to get a scratcher that lays on the ground.
FishFam says:

August 25, 2010 at 8:40 am

We put plush berber carpet in our home and they scratch it more than any other carpet that we’ve had. We also have laminate flooring and they are fine on it. Laminate flooring is made to be durable so I haven’t found a scratch yet with 3 cats and 2 puppies.
multitaskju@att.net says:

August 25, 2010 at 8:40 am

Ha! I have Berber carpeting in my apartment and laminate flooring. The laminate flooring was already old, but the Berber carpet was brand new. Yes, some of my cats do like to scratch the floor, but I direct them to the scratchers when they do that AND I cut with sissors the little bits they pull up from the carpeting. It doesn’t leave a hole or anything!

Keep plenty of catnip on your scratchers so they prefer to go there and keep their nails trimmed. Mine have slowed way down on the carpets since I started the catnip on the scratchers thing. Much more preferable to cats. Hee!
levdubya says:

August 25, 2010 at 8:40 am

I have berber carpet and don’t have any problem with my cats scratching at it. I do keep several types of scratching posts/pads in the carpeted rooms, so perhaps that’s why I haven’t had any problems.

The only issue at all is when they are due for a nail clipping. Their little paws start sticking to the carpet like velcro! That’s my cue to break out the clippers. lol

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Cat scratching is a perfectly normal behavior for a cat, and if your cat is scratching a chair or your favorite couch, then you just need to somehow re-direct his or her scratching to other, more appropriate objects.
The consensus from the various Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is that de-clawing is cruel and unnecessary. I can only agree with this conclusion. However, if you feel that you must either declaw your cat or give her up, we would rather see your cat stay in her home and be your lifelong companion. I only ask that you do not make this decision lightly and just be absolutely sure that you will not change your mind later about keeping your indoor cat once you have it declawed.
You can use nail caps for the cat's front paws as an alternative to getting the cat de-clawed. This is a much more humane choice and it does work to protect the furniture. Just make sure you do not use nail caps on a cat that goes outside, as it will have no defense.
Most pet shops offer different selections of cat scratch posts from which to choose. Some have carpet or rug material on wooden posts and bases. Others are made of rope which is wrapped around the post or pole.
Then there are cat towers and cat trees which are great for the cat to climb and play besides being there for scratching purposes.
Other people like to design their own and make them themselves. This is another option for you as well. Besides going to your local pet store, you can look online for these different cat trees, towers and scratch posts.
One thing that can work well if your cat is still scratching the furniture is to spray some citrus oil on the chair or the couch that they are attacking. This is a good deterrent that usually works quite effectively.

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