protect persian rug, declaw not an option

"Elijah" wrote in message
om...
m. L. Briggs wrote in message
. ..
On 23 Sep 2003 07:52:48 -0700, (Elijah) wrote:

Hiya.
Have a supremely annoying and occasionally affectionate 9-month old
kitten and an older and loving tuxedo cat. Was just given a
magnificent persian rug but it'd be a shame if the kitten tore it to
shreds and there's no way I'll declaw them. Is there any kind of
effective deterrant? I was thinking of waiting a few months until the
kitten isn't so destructive anymore, but that isnt 100% effective,
cause she'll still probably occasionally scratch it like when she's
bored, stretching or deliberately misbehaving. Any advice?
Thanks

How large is the rug? Would it be suitable to use as a wall hanging?

Thank you all for the helpful posts, I will try all of your
suggestions and repost in a week or two. This post though I had to
answer, because the memory it stirs is both a pleasant and unpleasant
one. (The rug is 8' x 11' so a bit too big for the wall). When we
first got Shayna, the annoying 9 month old, we had already put a very
nice rug on the wall. After about a week she took a running start
then launched herself at the rug and clawed her way to the top.
Would've broken my heart if I hadn't been laughing so hard.

This sounds like a cat tree might be a good option because it would provide
a good surface for climging and play (but without damaging your carpets).
My cats love theirs. They use the sisal-covered post as a scratching post,
and they also love to play on the tree. My little blind cat, Duffy,
especially loves it. He can't see to leap from the tree, so he travels
rapidly up and down the posts almost like a little bear. You can see the
tree (and my two cats) if you will scroll toward the bottom of the second
link under my signature. If you like it, I ordered mine from
www.createacatcondo.com. It is exceptionally sturdy and comes completely
assembled. Shipping is included in the listed price, and you can configure
to almost anything you want. I asked them to make mine a foot taller than
standard, and they did not charge anything extra.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's
integration into our household):
Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54
Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56

in article , Elijah at
wrote on 9/23/03 9:40 PM:

m. L. Briggs wrote in message
. ..
On 23 Sep 2003 07:52:48 -0700, (Elijah) wrote:

Hiya.
Have a supremely annoying and occasionally affectionate 9-month old
kitten and an older and loving tuxedo cat. Was just given a
magnificent persian rug but it'd be a shame if the kitten tore it to
shreds and there's no way I'll declaw them. Is there any kind of
effective deterrant? I was thinking of waiting a few months until the
kitten isn't so destructive anymore, but that isnt 100% effective,
cause she'll still probably occasionally scratch it like when she's
bored, stretching or deliberately misbehaving. Any advice?
Thanks

How large is the rug? Would it be suitable to use as a wall hanging?

Thank you all for the helpful posts, I will try all of your
suggestions and repost in a week or two. This post though I had to
answer, because the memory it stirs is both a pleasant and unpleasant
one. (The rug is 8' x 11' so a bit too big for the wall). When we
first got Shayna, the annoying 9 month old, we had already put a very
nice rug on the wall. After about a week she took a running start
then launched herself at the rug and clawed her way to the top.
Would've broken my heart if I hadn't been laughing so hard.

My dad once carpeted a whole wall just for the cats with carpet remnants.
They LOVED it.

Karen

in article , Elijah at
wrote on 9/23/03 9:40 PM:

m. L. Briggs wrote in message
. ..
On 23 Sep 2003 07:52:48 -0700, (Elijah) wrote:

Hiya.
Have a supremely annoying and occasionally affectionate 9-month old
kitten and an older and loving tuxedo cat. Was just given a
magnificent persian rug but it'd be a shame if the kitten tore it to
shreds and there's no way I'll declaw them. Is there any kind of
effective deterrant? I was thinking of waiting a few months until the
kitten isn't so destructive anymore, but that isnt 100% effective,
cause she'll still probably occasionally scratch it like when she's
bored, stretching or deliberately misbehaving. Any advice?
Thanks

How large is the rug? Would it be suitable to use as a wall hanging?

Thank you all for the helpful posts, I will try all of your
suggestions and repost in a week or two. This post though I had to
answer, because the memory it stirs is both a pleasant and unpleasant
one. (The rug is 8' x 11' so a bit too big for the wall). When we
first got Shayna, the annoying 9 month old, we had already put a very
nice rug on the wall. After about a week she took a running start
then launched herself at the rug and clawed her way to the top.
Would've broken my heart if I hadn't been laughing so hard.

My dad once carpeted a whole wall just for the cats with carpet remnants.
They LOVED it.

Karen

in article , Elijah at
wrote on 9/23/03 9:40 PM:

m. L. Briggs wrote in message
. ..
On 23 Sep 2003 07:52:48 -0700, (Elijah) wrote:

Hiya.
Have a supremely annoying and occasionally affectionate 9-month old
kitten and an older and loving tuxedo cat. Was just given a
magnificent persian rug but it'd be a shame if the kitten tore it to
shreds and there's no way I'll declaw them. Is there any kind of
effective deterrant? I was thinking of waiting a few months until the
kitten isn't so destructive anymore, but that isnt 100% effective,
cause she'll still probably occasionally scratch it like when she's
bored, stretching or deliberately misbehaving. Any advice?
Thanks

How large is the rug? Would it be suitable to use as a wall hanging?

Thank you all for the helpful posts, I will try all of your
suggestions and repost in a week or two. This post though I had to
answer, because the memory it stirs is both a pleasant and unpleasant
one. (The rug is 8' x 11' so a bit too big for the wall). When we
first got Shayna, the annoying 9 month old, we had already put a very
nice rug on the wall. After about a week she took a running start
then launched herself at the rug and clawed her way to the top.
Would've broken my heart if I hadn't been laughing so hard.

My dad once carpeted a whole wall just for the cats with carpet remnants.
They LOVED it.

Karen

"Karen" wrote in message
...
in article , Elijah at
wrote on 9/23/03 9:40 PM:

m. L. Briggs wrote in message
. ..
On 23 Sep 2003 07:52:48 -0700, (Elijah) wrote:

Hiya.
Have a supremely annoying and occasionally affectionate 9-month old
kitten and an older and loving tuxedo cat. Was just given a
magnificent persian rug but it'd be a shame if the kitten tore it to
shreds and there's no way I'll declaw them. Is there any kind of
effective deterrant? I was thinking of waiting a few months until the
kitten isn't so destructive anymore, but that isnt 100% effective,
cause she'll still probably occasionally scratch it like when she's
bored, stretching or deliberately misbehaving. Any advice?
Thanks

How large is the rug? Would it be suitable to use as a wall hanging?

Thank you all for the helpful posts, I will try all of your
suggestions and repost in a week or two. This post though I had to
answer, because the memory it stirs is both a pleasant and unpleasant
one. (The rug is 8' x 11' so a bit too big for the wall). When we
first got Shayna, the annoying 9 month old, we had already put a very
nice rug on the wall. After about a week she took a running start
then launched herself at the rug and clawed her way to the top.
Would've broken my heart if I hadn't been laughing so hard.

My dad once carpeted a whole wall just for the cats with carpet remnants.
They LOVED it.

Karen


LOL! I thought my cats were pampered, but that tops what I have.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

"Karen" wrote in message
...
in article , Elijah at
wrote on 9/23/03 9:40 PM:

m. L. Briggs wrote in message
. ..
On 23 Sep 2003 07:52:48 -0700, (Elijah) wrote:

Hiya.
Have a supremely annoying and occasionally affectionate 9-month old
kitten and an older and loving tuxedo cat. Was just given a
magnificent persian rug but it'd be a shame if the kitten tore it to
shreds and there's no way I'll declaw them. Is there any kind of
effective deterrant? I was thinking of waiting a few months until the
kitten isn't so destructive anymore, but that isnt 100% effective,
cause she'll still probably occasionally scratch it like when she's
bored, stretching or deliberately misbehaving. Any advice?
Thanks

How large is the rug? Would it be suitable to use as a wall hanging?

Thank you all for the helpful posts, I will try all of your
suggestions and repost in a week or two. This post though I had to
answer, because the memory it stirs is both a pleasant and unpleasant
one. (The rug is 8' x 11' so a bit too big for the wall). When we
first got Shayna, the annoying 9 month old, we had already put a very
nice rug on the wall. After about a week she took a running start
then launched herself at the rug and clawed her way to the top.
Would've broken my heart if I hadn't been laughing so hard.

My dad once carpeted a whole wall just for the cats with carpet remnants.
They LOVED it.

Karen


LOL! I thought my cats were pampered, but that tops what I have.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

"Karen" wrote in message
...
in article , Elijah at
wrote on 9/23/03 9:40 PM:

m. L. Briggs wrote in message
. ..
On 23 Sep 2003 07:52:48 -0700, (Elijah) wrote:

Hiya.
Have a supremely annoying and occasionally affectionate 9-month old
kitten and an older and loving tuxedo cat. Was just given a
magnificent persian rug but it'd be a shame if the kitten tore it to
shreds and there's no way I'll declaw them. Is there any kind of
effective deterrant? I was thinking of waiting a few months until the
kitten isn't so destructive anymore, but that isnt 100% effective,
cause she'll still probably occasionally scratch it like when she's
bored, stretching or deliberately misbehaving. Any advice?
Thanks

How large is the rug? Would it be suitable to use as a wall hanging?

Thank you all for the helpful posts, I will try all of your
suggestions and repost in a week or two. This post though I had to
answer, because the memory it stirs is both a pleasant and unpleasant
one. (The rug is 8' x 11' so a bit too big for the wall). When we
first got Shayna, the annoying 9 month old, we had already put a very
nice rug on the wall. After about a week she took a running start
then launched herself at the rug and clawed her way to the top.
Would've broken my heart if I hadn't been laughing so hard.

My dad once carpeted a whole wall just for the cats with carpet remnants.
They LOVED it.

Karen


LOL! I thought my cats were pampered, but that tops what I have.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

From: "Cate"

Instead, she's supplementing her use of the CC scratchers with clawing at
the wall-to-wall carpet and on the chair in our bedroom. The chair is no
problem--she only scratches the back, and I've taped tin foil to the back so
she won't go at it anymore.

But what I can't figure out is how to get her to stop scratching at the
carpet. It's not localized to one area--it's in three different rooms, in
every square inch that's available to her. I keep her claws short (she's
agreeable to trimming), but it doesn't help. She still rips the loops right
out of the carpet.

You could try getting some scraps of the carpet and putting them in all the
rooms. Preferably a carpet that is even more enticing to her than what you
have now. One of my cats started clawing at the carpeting in one room. So I
bought a couple of carpet squares made from a similar type carpet, but a more
scratchy type material. So far so good, Meesha uses these scraps instead of
the regular carpeting. I sprinkled some cat nip on the scraps and I also
praise her when she uses them.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Cate"

Instead, she's supplementing her use of the CC scratchers with clawing at
the wall-to-wall carpet and on the chair in our bedroom. The chair is no
problem--she only scratches the back, and I've taped tin foil to the back so
she won't go at it anymore.

But what I can't figure out is how to get her to stop scratching at the
carpet. It's not localized to one area--it's in three different rooms, in
every square inch that's available to her. I keep her claws short (she's
agreeable to trimming), but it doesn't help. She still rips the loops right
out of the carpet.

You could try getting some scraps of the carpet and putting them in all the
rooms. Preferably a carpet that is even more enticing to her than what you
have now. One of my cats started clawing at the carpeting in one room. So I
bought a couple of carpet squares made from a similar type carpet, but a more
scratchy type material. So far so good, Meesha uses these scraps instead of
the regular carpeting. I sprinkled some cat nip on the scraps and I also
praise her when she uses them.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Cate"

Instead, she's supplementing her use of the CC scratchers with clawing at
the wall-to-wall carpet and on the chair in our bedroom. The chair is no
problem--she only scratches the back, and I've taped tin foil to the back so
she won't go at it anymore.

But what I can't figure out is how to get her to stop scratching at the
carpet. It's not localized to one area--it's in three different rooms, in
every square inch that's available to her. I keep her claws short (she's
agreeable to trimming), but it doesn't help. She still rips the loops right
out of the carpet.

You could try getting some scraps of the carpet and putting them in all the
rooms. Preferably a carpet that is even more enticing to her than what you
have now. One of my cats started clawing at the carpeting in one room. So I
bought a couple of carpet squares made from a similar type carpet, but a more
scratchy type material. So far so good, Meesha uses these scraps instead of
the regular carpeting. I sprinkled some cat nip on the scraps and I also
praise her when she uses them.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm