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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2006Cat scratching new carpet..
My female cat Lou Lou is scratching in a certain patch of carpet, where the hallway meets the bathroom and is pulling the carpet up. I have bought a scratch pad which contains cat nip and have put it over the spot but it does not fit properly as she is scratching in the corner. Also I keep tripping over the damn thing. I had a scratch post and neither of my cats would use it. She did the same with a different carpet and I dare not close the bedroom door at night as she will rip the carpet outside trying to get in, can anyone offer me any advice as to what I can do. I do not really want to cover everything in tape as I have done in the past.  Signature"A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in six months". MD Errors left for the pedant. > My female cat Lou Lou is scratching in a certain patch of carpet, where > the hallway meets the bathroom and is pulling the carpet up. I have [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > anyone offer me any advice as to what I can do. I do not really want to > cover everything in tape as I have done in the past. If it is only in one spot, could you buy one of those clear "chair mats" and cut it to shape? -- the type that is used to protect carpet from the movement of computer chairs and has "grippers" underneath. I recently bought one recently and had a friend cut it in half to put under two litter boxes. I got the type with beveled edges, which would also help your situation. You could also use some of the flexible vinyl runner that is sold by the foot, but that is not as sturdy and would be more likely to cause someone to trip and fall. MaryL ||| Errors left for the pedant. || [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] || || MaryL Do not mind me asking when you say "chair mat" is this some sort of small mat, please excuse me I am posting from the UK and although we share a common language it sometimes differs, you have described it well enough but we may call it something different. The only problem I have she is scratching where the carpet meets the tiles in the doorway between hallway and bathroom and is pulling up carpet from the join and in the corner. It really is an awkward place to fit because of doorframe but I will give it a go, a mat should be able to cut to shape. Signature"A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in six months". MD Errors left for the pedant. > ||| Errors left for the pedant. > || [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > of > doorframe but I will give it a go, a mat should be able to cut to shape. The chair mats I was trying to describe are made of a rigid plastic-type material with grippers underneath to prevent slipping. The surface is slightly texturized (again, would prevent slipping), and some come with beveled edges. They are heavy-duty, but a friend cut mine (and even cut one piece to fit around the edge of a bookcase). The door should have enough clearance to open over the mat. You will be able to find many locations (at least in the U.S.) if you google "chair mats." Here is one example. Some of these are anti-static, but you would not need that feature for the purpose you described. http://www.keysan.com/ksu0019.htm I hope this helps. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e || "Mad Dog anti-re-cycling" <r.anthonybaldone@hotmail.com> wrote in || message news:zI04h.13700$Zy3.6419@newsfe2-win.ntli.net... [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] || Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o || Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e I shall give this a go thank you. Signature"A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in six months". MD Errors left for the pedant. Hi MD An easy cheap solution to stop a cat scratching where you don't want her to, is to buy a roll of that clear double side sticking tape and put some pieces on the spots where she is habitually scratching. It feels horrible to cats when their paws touch the sticky tape, and they usually will not scratch there again. It's also great for stopping them scratching sofas and chairs etc. If you catch her in the act, say NO loudly, and then pick her up and take her IMMEDIATELY to the scratching post and pull her feet up and down to show her that it is acceptable to scratch that (and talk nice to her at the same time of course). Just persist, and with a bit of luck she will un-learn this habit! ~B~ > My female cat Lou Lou is scratching in a certain patch of carpet, where > the hallway meets the bathroom and is pulling the carpet up. I have [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > anyone offer me any advice as to what I can do. I do not really want to > cover everything in tape as I have done in the past. |
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