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Berber carpet OK for cats?
I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something
tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: 1) Whether my two cats will always be clawing the carpet and getting their claws stuck in the Berber "loops", or whether they will leave it alone. My cats do claw at carpet but I don't have Berber carpet anywhere in the house, and one of my friends told me that their previous cats hated Berber carpet and would never claw it. It would be great if they didn't bother clawing at Berber carpet. 2) Given that the litter box is in the basement, whether they will track kitty litter into the Berber carpet which may be difficult to remove (i.e. anybody know if its unusually difficult to vacuum kitty litter out of Berber carpet compared to "normal" carpet)? Thanks. |
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I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something
tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: 1) Whether my two cats will always be clawing the carpet and getting their claws stuck in the Berber "loops", or whether they will leave it alone. My cats do claw at carpet but I don't have Berber carpet anywhere in the house, and one of my friends told me that their previous cats hated Berber carpet and would never claw it. It would be great if they didn't bother clawing at Berber carpet. 2) Given that the litter box is in the basement, whether they will track kitty litter into the Berber carpet which may be difficult to remove (i.e. anybody know if its unusually difficult to vacuum kitty litter out of Berber carpet compared to "normal" carpet)? Thanks. In my experience, Berber isn't good for cats. It snagged badly, and the snag would leave a line in the carpet. They don't really even have to claw it, Yoda's back claws caught in it really bad and we had to be extra diligent to clip them. Others may have had better experience; mine was not a real high-quality grade. Sherry |
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I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something
tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: 1) Whether my two cats will always be clawing the carpet and getting their claws stuck in the Berber "loops", or whether they will leave it alone. My cats do claw at carpet but I don't have Berber carpet anywhere in the house, and one of my friends told me that their previous cats hated Berber carpet and would never claw it. It would be great if they didn't bother clawing at Berber carpet. 2) Given that the litter box is in the basement, whether they will track kitty litter into the Berber carpet which may be difficult to remove (i.e. anybody know if its unusually difficult to vacuum kitty litter out of Berber carpet compared to "normal" carpet)? Thanks. In my experience, Berber isn't good for cats. It snagged badly, and the snag would leave a line in the carpet. They don't really even have to claw it, Yoda's back claws caught in it really bad and we had to be extra diligent to clip them. Others may have had better experience; mine was not a real high-quality grade. Sherry |
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"Jonny R" wrote in message om... I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: My cats do claw at carpet Just a side note: if you don't have any fresh horizontal scratchpads, check out the ones at WalMart, PetSmart and some grocery chains. I began with the "SmartyCat Superscratcher Plus" by Worldwide. It is just a shallow box you put catnip in, then a rough corrugated cardboard type lid goes on. When I got it my cats went from clawing the rugs and furniture every day to maybe once a week. When I added an "Alpine Scratcher" by Cosmic Catnip, they just stopped scratching rugs and furniture. The latter is the same thing but on a slant and they just hunker down every morning and go to town. |
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"Jonny R" wrote in message om... I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: My cats do claw at carpet Just a side note: if you don't have any fresh horizontal scratchpads, check out the ones at WalMart, PetSmart and some grocery chains. I began with the "SmartyCat Superscratcher Plus" by Worldwide. It is just a shallow box you put catnip in, then a rough corrugated cardboard type lid goes on. When I got it my cats went from clawing the rugs and furniture every day to maybe once a week. When I added an "Alpine Scratcher" by Cosmic Catnip, they just stopped scratching rugs and furniture. The latter is the same thing but on a slant and they just hunker down every morning and go to town. |
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1) Whether my two cats will always be clawing the carpet and getting
their claws stuck in the Berber "loops", or whether they will leave it alone. My cats do claw at carpet but I don't have Berber carpet anywhere in the house, and one of my friends told me that their previous cats hated Berber carpet and would never claw it. It would be great if they didn't bother clawing at Berber carpet. if they have long overgrown nails they will get stuck in the berber. Some like to claw it and rip up the loops. 2) Given that the litter box is in the basement, whether they will track kitty litter into the Berber carpet which may be difficult to remove (i.e. anybody know if its unusually difficult to vacuum kitty litter out of Berber carpet compared to "normal" carpet)? if they miss the box for some reason berber seems to leave a bigger stain that's almost impossible to get out. I think vacuuming is about the same, not sure |
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1) Whether my two cats will always be clawing the carpet and getting
their claws stuck in the Berber "loops", or whether they will leave it alone. My cats do claw at carpet but I don't have Berber carpet anywhere in the house, and one of my friends told me that their previous cats hated Berber carpet and would never claw it. It would be great if they didn't bother clawing at Berber carpet. if they have long overgrown nails they will get stuck in the berber. Some like to claw it and rip up the loops. 2) Given that the litter box is in the basement, whether they will track kitty litter into the Berber carpet which may be difficult to remove (i.e. anybody know if its unusually difficult to vacuum kitty litter out of Berber carpet compared to "normal" carpet)? if they miss the box for some reason berber seems to leave a bigger stain that's almost impossible to get out. I think vacuuming is about the same, not sure |
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"Mary" wrote:
"Jonny R" wrote in message . com... I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: My cats do claw at carpet Just a side note: if you don't have any fresh horizontal scratchpads, check out the ones at WalMart, PetSmart and some grocery chains. I began with the "SmartyCat Superscratcher Plus" by Worldwide. It is just a shallow box you put catnip in, then a rough corrugated cardboard type lid goes on. When I got it my cats went from clawing the rugs and furniture every day to maybe once a week. When I added an "Alpine Scratcher" by Cosmic Catnip, they just stopped scratching rugs and furniture. The latter is the same thing but on a slant and they just hunker down every morning and go to town. We also have the flat shallow box with a corrugated insert and they love it! One of the guys always runs to it when he is having a *happy* like when the fridge door opens at dinnertime or when we come home. -mhd |
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"Mary" wrote:
"Jonny R" wrote in message . com... I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: My cats do claw at carpet Just a side note: if you don't have any fresh horizontal scratchpads, check out the ones at WalMart, PetSmart and some grocery chains. I began with the "SmartyCat Superscratcher Plus" by Worldwide. It is just a shallow box you put catnip in, then a rough corrugated cardboard type lid goes on. When I got it my cats went from clawing the rugs and furniture every day to maybe once a week. When I added an "Alpine Scratcher" by Cosmic Catnip, they just stopped scratching rugs and furniture. The latter is the same thing but on a slant and they just hunker down every morning and go to town. We also have the flat shallow box with a corrugated insert and they love it! One of the guys always runs to it when he is having a *happy* like when the fridge door opens at dinnertime or when we come home. -mhd |
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I have berber carpet and it doesn't seem to affect my 2 cats at all. My one
cat likes to claw the carpet, but so far he hasn't snagged it at all. Once in awhile their claws get stuck in the carpet, but then that's an indication to me that their claws need clipping. If I ever have to replace the carpet, I wouldn't hesitate to get berber again. S. "Jonny R" wrote in message om... I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: 1) Whether my two cats will always be clawing the carpet and getting their claws stuck in the Berber "loops", or whether they will leave it alone. My cats do claw at carpet but I don't have Berber carpet anywhere in the house, and one of my friends told me that their previous cats hated Berber carpet and would never claw it. It would be great if they didn't bother clawing at Berber carpet. 2) Given that the litter box is in the basement, whether they will track kitty litter into the Berber carpet which may be difficult to remove (i.e. anybody know if its unusually difficult to vacuum kitty litter out of Berber carpet compared to "normal" carpet)? Thanks. |
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