"MLB" wrote in message
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cshenk wrote:
"Rhino" wrote

I have a conventional box spring and mattress that I am looking to
replace because it is just too hard.

I'd like to know if anyone knows any ways that I can reliably cat-proof
the new mattress so that my two cats, both of which have their claws,
don't sharpen their claws on it the way they did with the current
mattress. (I say "did" because they don't scratch it a lot any more but
I suspect that is because they are out of places that they can scratch
on the mattress that aren't already shredded.)

Tell me if it is underside or upperside? Huge difference in how to work
it.

While the mattress still works fine, it looks *awful*. They have
shredded it so badly that they can literally stick the top half of their
bodies into the holes they have made - I saw Bebop, the larger of the
two cats, do it once!

This sounds like underside, specifically the under part of box spring
with a mattress over it.

The fastest easiest way there is to flip the box spring over and nail a
thin plywood to the bottom. The super thin 1/4 inch stuff is enough if
it's cheaper. You can do this to the existing box springs if they are
still ok for use.

I will not consider declawing them so please don't even suggest it. I do
not want to banish them from my bedroom or bed either. I'm looking for
some way to deter them from sharpening their claws on the wood frame of
the mattress. In case it makes a difference, they are both 10 years old,
one is male and one is female, and they are both neutered.

Not a problem. I don't declaw either. It can be worked out, just need
more info.

If it's topside of the bedding getting shredded it's a different fix and
not as easy.




Buy sheet plastic and cover the bed after making it. MLB

I'm not sure I'm following you. Are you saying to cover the whole bed in a
plastic sheet, like a tarp over a car? Am I supposed to sleep on top of this
plastic cover over the bed?

I should point out that the cats claw at the wood in the box spring to wake
me up in the morning. They aren't clawing it during the day.

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Rhino