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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
My cat's 'rugged' scratching post is really losing the rug due to the
scraching of it. Does anyone out there know how to replace the rug on the scratching post? I don't want to buy a new post as this one he loves and lays on top of. |
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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
"Whiplash" wrote in news:1142087114.600799.79540
@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: wrote: My cat's 'rugged' scratching post is really losing the rug due to the scrac you could start by pulling the worn rug off... then yule see how it is attached, as well as have a sample of what you need to buy I would skip the rug posts and go with the cardboard ones. Why take a chance with these manmade rugs that attract all kinds of mites? |
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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
Wilbur Post wrote: I would skip the rug posts and go with the cardboard ones. Why take a chance with these manmade rugs that attract all kinds of mites? I heard that! you talking bout just regular flat cardboard (corrugated?) and how will they fasten the cardboard to the scratcher... I think it's a good idea, maybe you have an idea about a simple way to attatch it. if they glue it, then upon replacement, seems like it would be messy and tedious. |
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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
I would skip the rug posts and go with the cardboard ones. Why take a
chance with these manmade rugs that attract all kinds of mites? Good if the cat will use it but if he's been using rug for years, that may be all he wants to use now. I have two posts made from rug (homemade); I used rug that is very low pile; it's the plush rug that they don't care for and may hold dust mites (although nothing wrong with that unless you have allergies). I have another one that's made from rope instead of carpet but only one of my cats uses it. Guess they all have different preferences. Anna -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200603/1 |
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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
"Whiplash" wrote in news:1142108501.332237.3780
@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com: Wilbur Post wrote: you talking bout just regular flat cardboard (corrugated?) and how will they fasten the cardboard to the scratcher... Check out these two at Petsmart: http://tinyurl.com/qypc8 http://tinyurl.com/llq22 |
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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
"Wilbur Post" wrote in message ... "Whiplash" wrote in news:1142108501.332237.3780 @p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com: Check out these two at Petsmart: http://tinyurl.com/qypc8 This is a generic brand of the Alpine Scratcher, my cats' fav! http://tinyurl.com/llq22 I have this one too, it has a ball. They love it too. |
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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
Wilbur Post writes:
I would skip the rug posts and go with the cardboard ones. Why take a chance with these manmade rugs that attract all kinds of mites? My cats *love* to scratch cardboard boxes. We always leave one out for them, tape it closed but cut a couple holes in it, and let them scratch away. I'd love to find some replacement sisal for our cat trees. The carpet didn't last long, not even on the expensive Fosters & Smith tree, and I'd love to replace it with sisal. Stacia |
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replacing rug on cat scratcher post
wrote in message oups.com... My cat's 'rugged' scratching post is really losing the rug due to the scraching of it. Does anyone out there know how to replace the rug on the scratching post? I don't want to buy a new post as this one he loves and lays on top of. I wouldn't change a scratching post until it fell apart. A heavily worn scratching post to a cat is like a comfortable pair of old jeans or shoes to us- they spend years "breaking them in". Here's a quote from Dr. Nicholas Dodman, the Director of the Behavior Clinic at Tufts: "Many owners change a scratching post when it is old and tattered. This is dead wrong, as shredding indicate frequent use and that is exactly what you want. Half the fun cats experience from a scratching post derives from getting their claws stuck in the material and leaving wispy threads as testimony of their erstwhile presence." I'd buy another post- but keep the old one until the cats break in the new one. You might want to consider getting a few scratching posts with different textures and orientations (vertical, horizontal, wedge) to provide different challenges for your cats that will stimulate their interest and enrich their environment. Phil http://www.maxshouse.com/understanding_scratching.htm http://www.maxshouse.com/Healthy+Happy_Indoors.htm http://www.maxshouse.com/Environmental_Enrichment.htm |
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