Catproof Office Chair?

Our 4 have just like shred our old sturdy tightly woven comfy chair and
couch arm, , and the people who know us, understand, and don't hold it
against us.
Yes, they have scratching posts, but prefer the furniture. It really
doesn't look all 'that' bad, as we keep it/them covered. LOL Kyla

leather isn't good, my brother has it and one cat loved it more than wood,
soft

On 2011-11-30 12:00 PM, Rhino wrote:
I'm looking at replacing my main office chair for my home office and
would like to find a replacement made of materials that are cat-proof.

Just to be clear, I'm not looking for a chair that will _repel_ cats;
I'm perfectly fine with them sleeping on that chair. I just want a chair
that they won't destroy with their claws.

One of my cat often gets on my guest chair and digs his claws into the
seat; it's pretty badly damaged. He also shredded the back of my
previous main chair. He just loves to stretch up to the top of the chair
back and rake his claws downward. (And yes, I have both a scratching
post and a scratching pad nearby.)

There must be materials that they simply don't like and will leave alone
but I'm not sure what to look for. It would really help me to find out
which materials they will leave alone so that I can get a chair made
(mostly) of that product.

Any suggestions? What has worked for you?

--
Rhino

I've heard leather is good, but I don't actually own any leather
furniture, so I don't have first-hand experience.

Tightly-woven materials might also help, but in my experience are no
guarantee that some cat won't love them. I tend to use double-sided tape
(which someone here suggestsed) in the most vulnerable spots, but that
won't help if they scratch the seat.

Materials other than wood are good for the main structure of the chair,
too. My cats love wood even more than their scratching posts.

--
Cheryl

We do have microfiber on our big bed. NON fireproof you say? Well, I'm off
for a short nap o n it. LOL Kyla

microfiber, tolerates cats well, but is as nonfireproof as it gets, soft
"Rhino"
I'm looking at replacing my main office chair for my home office and would
like to find a replacement made of materials that are cat-proof.

Just to be clear, I'm not looking for a chair that will _repel_ cats; I'm
perfectly fine with them sleeping on that chair. I just want a chair that
they won't destroy with their claws.

One of my cat often gets on my guest chair and digs his claws into the
seat; it's pretty badly damaged. He also shredded the back of my previous
main chair. He just loves to stretch up to the top of the chair back and
rake his claws downward. (And yes, I have both a scratching post and a
scratching pad nearby.)

There must be materials that they simply don't like and will leave alone
but I'm not sure what to look for. It would really help me to find out
which materials they will leave alone so that I can get a chair made
(mostly) of that product.

Any suggestions? What has worked for you?

--
Rhino

On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:30:18 -0500, "Rhino"
wrote:

I'm looking at replacing my main office chair for my home office and would
like to find a replacement made of materials that are cat-proof.

Just to be clear, I'm not looking for a chair that will _repel_ cats; I'm
perfectly fine with them sleeping on that chair. I just want a chair that
they won't destroy with their claws.

One of my cat often gets on my guest chair and digs his claws into the seat;
it's pretty badly damaged. He also shredded the back of my previous main
chair. He just loves to stretch up to the top of the chair back and rake his
claws downward. (And yes, I have both a scratching post and a scratching pad
nearby.)

There must be materials that they simply don't like and will leave alone but
I'm not sure what to look for. It would really help me to find out which
materials they will leave alone so that I can get a chair made (mostly) of
that product.

Any suggestions? What has worked for you?
I can't think of anything that's cat claw proof, unless you get the
chair covered in chain mail. Seriously.

Can you clip you cat's claws? If you can clip their front claws once a
week, they never really get a chance to get sharp, before you clip them
again. I did that with one of my cats.

Another thing you can do it put soft claws, claw coverings on your cat's
claws. This is somewhat expensive over time, but they last 4 to 6 weeks,
and it will save your furniture.

Second to those is simply getting them a really good scratching post
that they LIKE better than your expensive office chair.

I used to have an actual piece of wood with the tree bark still on it: I
got from a city crew that was cutting down a tree. I leaned it up
against a wall. It was about 4 feet tall.

The posts wrapped with sisal rope are usually pretty popular with cats;
often much more than carpet....which to many cats is pretty much the
same as the 'feel' they get from upholstered furniture.

Rubbing catnip, especially fresh catnip, will usually encourage a cat to
use a scratching post.

And, a scratching post needs to be tall enough for a cat to get a good
stretch while they use it. Half of their claw workout is enjoying a good
long stretch. I've seen 4 foot tall sisal wrapped scratch posts....and
some bigger cats can get close to reaching the top, when they really
stretch out.

Good luck!

That is VERY good advice Unka Gandalf. yeUP srsly.
Kiss Lorelei from of us kitties hear.
Mosey, Pooky, Sqweex n Pipps
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"Gandalf"

On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:30:18 -0500, "Rhino"

Mosey shredded Rhino's predicament

I can't think of anything that's cat claw proof, unless you get the
chair covered in chain mail. Seriously.

Can you clip you cat's claws? If you can clip their front claws once a
week, they never really get a chance to get sharp, before you clip them
again. I did that with one of my cats.

Another thing you can do it put soft claws, claw coverings on your cat's
claws. This is somewhat expensive over time, but they last 4 to 6 weeks,
and it will save your furniture.

Second to those is simply getting them a really good scratching post
that they LIKE better than your expensive office chair.

I used to have an actual piece of wood with the tree bark still on it: I
got from a city crew that was cutting down a tree. I leaned it up
against a wall. It was about 4 feet tall.

The posts wrapped with sisal rope are usually pretty popular with cats;
often much more than carpet....which to many cats is pretty much the
same as the 'feel' they get from upholstered furniture.

Rubbing catnip, especially fresh catnip, will usually encourage a cat to
use a scratching post.

And, a scratching post needs to be tall enough for a cat to get a good
stretch while they use it. Half of their claw workout is enjoying a good
long stretch. I've seen 4 foot tall sisal wrapped scratch posts....and
some bigger cats can get close to reaching the top, when they really
stretch out.

Good luck!