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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2004Cats and hardwood floors?
We're in the process of buying a new townhouse and I want to get hardwood floors. We have 2 cats and both still have their back claws. Do we have to worry about them scratching the hell out of the floors or should they be ok? LVIII >We're in the process of buying a new townhouse and I want to get >hardwood floors. We have 2 cats and both still have their back claws. >Do we have to worry about them scratching the hell out of the floors or >should they be ok? Your floors will be fine. Mine have never done anything to my floor. A big dog with long untrimmed nails might leave some scratches. You'll probably do more damage with stiletto heels and moving things around. If you ever get scratches, just buff them out. in april i moved into a house with hard wood floors. well birch actually, anyway.. with five cats each with 18 claws, from time to time there is a scratch, but they aren't bad, I don't mind, I figure its more their house than mine as they are in it 24/7 and I only sleep here. > We're in the process of buying a new townhouse and I want to get > hardwood floors. We have 2 cats and both still have their back claws. > Do we have to worry about them scratching the hell out of the floors or > should they be ok? > > LVIII > We're in the process of buying a new townhouse and I want to get > hardwood floors. We have 2 cats and both still have their back claws. > Do we have to worry about them scratching the hell out of the floors or > should they be ok? > > LVIII I wouldn't worry about the floors. The floor will take more of a beating from the grit on the bottom of shoes than from the cats. Just keep their claws clipped in case they skid out on the smooth surface. W >Just keep their >claws clipped in case they skid out on the smooth surface. That's half the fun of hardwood floors, watching them chase each other or a toy or laser pointer and try to turn in a hurry :)  SignatureBoom. Boom boom boom. Boom boom. BOOM. Have a nice day. -- Susan Ivanova, B5 >>Just keep their >>claws clipped in case they skid out on the smooth surface. > >That's half the fun of hardwood floors, watching them chase each other >or a toy or laser pointer and try to turn in a hurry :) Yep. I've got hardwood floors in my apartment and the kids chase each other all the time, skidding around corners and changes of direction. You couldn't have better entertainment! DES Save 1 life and you're a hero. Save 230 million and you're a Starfleet officer. remove "nospam" from my addy to reply. >>>Just keep their >>>claws clipped in case they skid out on the smooth surface. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >the time, skidding around corners and changes of direction. You couldn't have >better entertainment! Add boxes, some empty and some full. It gets WAY better when stuff sometimes goes flying, but a few of them are dead stops :) SignatureHAM AND EGGS: A day's work for a chicken; A lifetime commitment for a pig I have three cats, fully clawed, and had my floors refinished 7 years ago. The cats haven't damaged the floors, but humans have. > We're in the process of buying a new townhouse and I want to get > hardwood floors. We have 2 cats and both still have their back claws. > Do we have to worry about them scratching the hell out of the floors or > should they be ok? > > LVIII > I have three cats, fully clawed, and had my floors refinished 7 years > ago. The cats haven't damaged the floors, but humans have. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > > LVIII One thing that needs to be considered is the make-up of the hardwood flooring. Some *hardwood* flooring is made of compressed hardwood shavings and sawdust with a thin vinyl laminate on top. An animal's urine will (can) soak through the jointed areas and soak into the inner part of the laminated planks. This will immediately cause swelling, buckling and discoloration. Make sure that your hardwood flooring is solid wood planks. --Adonis [in my experience] Cats don't use their claws when travelling along a flat surface, when their pads are more than sufficient. They normally travel in this mode with their claws sheathed. Unlike dogs, whose nails/claws are more protuberant. As others have noted, humans will damage your floor (unintentionally), much more than cats. > We're in the process of buying a new townhouse and I want to get > hardwood floors. We have 2 cats and both still have their back claws. > Do we have to worry about them scratching the hell out of the floors or > should they be ok? > > LVIII |
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