How To Protect Rugs From Cats

Also area rugs help prevent dogs from sliding across the floors.

How to protect rugs from cats.

Just don t forget to clean them regularly as you would carpet. Why cats scratch carpet upholstery and other surfaces. Patterned rugs are ideal since they forgive the odd smudge of dirt or drift of pet fur. And we just got used to our rugless life.

Cats scratch by digging their front claws into a horizontal or vertical surface then pulling their feet down or back. If you have any other great tips for pet proof rugs feel free to share. Plus they prevent scratches and add to style and decor for the room. Always use a rug pad beneath your rugs to protect the floor.

Protecting your carpet from cat pee can be so hard. While this often damages the item being scratched it provides a benefit to the cat. Over the years my husband and i completely adapted our home based on romeo s pee problems. They are also great for noise reduction.

Even if they already have a pad an extra will help to keep the rug from sliding around and keep any accidents from making its way to the wood or tile below. They come in handy for areas where you may have a lot of chairs or traffic. Try putting double sided sticky tape around the edges of the rug where your cat is urinating since cats don t like that sensation either. In our old house we had all hardwood floors and area rugs.

Area rugs are a good way to keep your carpet clean especially if you have pets that like to come and go and may track in mud and dirt. Scratching is an important part of a cat s health and wellbeing. One by one romeo ruined them until we stopped putting any rugs on the floors at all.