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How Can I Protect My Berber Carpet From My Cat?
I am moving and there is berber carpet everywhere. I have one cat and I heard that cat claws and berber do not mix. How can I protect the berber carpet?
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5:44 pm on January 6th, 2010
Well you cant put a kid in a room full of chocolates and tell him not to touch it.
i hope you understand. You cant change the way cats behave. This animal is like a kid. Never listens! So in this case, you have to make a sacrifice for one thing. Either give away your cat or dont use berber carpet.
8:40 pm on January 6th, 2010
Have you trained your cat not to scratch the carpet at your current place? If so, that will help when it comes to training the cat not to scratch the Berber carpet (cats ARE trainable). Just bring the scratching post and the cat over to the new place together, let the cat see you put the scratching post in a spot (hopefully you have more than one).
If you haven’t really done a lot of training on the cat, and do not have a scratching post – start now. Buy scratching posts and start teaching her/him to scratch ONLY the post(s).
If it seems to not sink in, buy some soft-paws. They come in all kinds of colors and you can talk to the pet store employee about how to put them on. That will help A LOT and won’t hurt your cat at all.
I have included a tip for fixing Berber carpets, though, because things happen.
Although Berber carpet is far more durable than traditional plush carpet, Berber carpet does have its disadvantages. Berber carpet can pull easily. Something such as a cat can get its claws stuck in the clumps of fabric that make up the Berber carpet and soon you have a Berber mess. The edge of Berber carpet can pull, just like fabric when it is cut. If you pull on a loose strand, it will continue to pull until the knit is completely unwoven. To prevent the carpet from pulling out any further, one of the best Bereber carpet tips is to use a scissors to cut the loose ends and apply heat to it with an iron. The heat will cauterize the fabric and create a seal. Next, take your fingers and squeeze the area together to meld the heated fibers. With this little fix, you can save your carpet and extend its life by many years. It only takes a minute and will save you time and money in the end.
12:53 am on January 7th, 2010
Please do NOT declaw your cat. De clawing makes him handicapped and is cruel. You cannot do anything but you must remember your cat ia a live creature and a carpet is a carpet. If you are renting, then save some money for damages when you move out and do the best you can to monitor the cat. Buy more scratch poles and just remember what I said. Cats are people too. They are living, breathing beautiful animals. A carpet is only a carpet.
4:41 am on January 7th, 2010
I also have cats and a berber carpet throughout my house. No problem. The cats rule, and they don’t care about the carpet. This is their home, period.
Just give up and let your cat do his/her thing. Never de-claw your cat.
It is terribly cruel and your cat will not forgive you (it is just like cutting your fingers off.) Karma is just that (I’m a Buddhist & I’ve been to India.) So I know.
The best thing to do is to give your cat other (new) things to scratch on at the time you put your carpet down. I’d buy at least 2 new scratchers. And give your kittie plenty on love and attention when the carpet goes in. You know how freaked out cats get when things change in the house.
And remember this, your cat will lengthen your life with the love, affection and pure companionship she/he gives you. This is a fact.
Your carpet is just a carpet. Ask yourself what it is that you truly value.
If you say the carpet then please find a loving home for your cat and get back to me in 10 years. Your berber carpet will look nasty by then but your cat will still be perfect.
5:08 am on January 7th, 2010
Get a stratching post, simple. And show it to her, give her a little LITTLE slap anytime she scratches the carpet and bring her over to the post.
Don’t even think about getting your cat de clawed, that’s a horrible and cruel thing to do. See how you feel when someone pulls your nails out.
11:00 am on January 7th, 2010
get the cat declawed, if it’s an inside cat.
we had that problem with one of our roomates. since the cat was scared of the outside. we just had the cat declawed. it was relatively inexpensive, and only took about a week to heal.
3:55 pm on January 7th, 2010
don’t get your cat declawed it would be lt would be like cutting off your fingers to a cat
8:48 pm on January 7th, 2010
De Claw the Kitty. Final answer!
9:42 pm on January 7th, 2010
wrap your cat in bubble wrap
12:35 am on January 8th, 2010
do not get your cat declawed!that is barbaric
4:36 am on January 8th, 2010
no way, cats dont listen