Cat Tearing Up Carpet With Teeth

Train your cat out of scratching the staircase carpet.

Cat tearing up carpet with teeth.

He won t let us brush his teeth and we wonder if he is flossing with this stuff. For scratching that takes place in front of an entryway cover the area with a thin mat. But we don t want him to ingest it so our stairs are lined with duct tape argh. A sisal scratching post may be a good choice here.

Teach your cat that scratching is fine but only on appropriate surfaces. Not sure about the carpet patching but what we did to prevent our little monster from tearing up the carpet while we slept was to purchase one of those clear thin office mats. This involves providing alternative scratching surfaces such as cat trees and posts. If that s not possible she suggests using lemon cayenne rosemary or another scent that cats find unappealing to deter them.

Cover up the spot where your cat scratches. Do not tear the carpet up from your staircase. If possible move a piece of furniture or a scratching post to your cat s favorite carpet spot. The other cat pulls at the edges of the berber carpet on the stairs and yanks out the vertical threads which is thin strong fiber like floss.

You can also use furniture and carpets to block off access to wires and certain corners of your house where you may keep something that s tempting to your cat s chewing instinct jones says.