Cat Tearing Up Carpet In Front Of Door

If possible move a piece of furniture or a scratching post to your cat s favorite carpet spot.

Cat tearing up carpet in front of door.

Cover up the spot where your cat scratches. A sisal scratching post may be a good choice here. You might probably feel like yelling at him or punishing him because he is standing between you and your dreams because you can t get any sleep due to his scratching and meowing. Make sure you can close the door ok.

For scratching that takes place in front of an entryway cover the area with a thin mat. The cat can scratch at the floor as much as it likes. Apparently you can buy big clear plastic sheets with studs on you lay it on the carpet so it goes under the door so when your cat scratches the by the door they just get the plastic i have yet to look at buying this stuff but it was a friends suggestions and she said it should be available at hardware stores. Next get some self adhesive velcro and stick the hooky side of it right round the edge of the carpet protector and then place it across the doorway.

Spray a natural cat deterrent spray on the lower four feet of each door frame you need to protect against scratching. He occasionaly still goes at the carpet or even the couch but since i keep his nails trimmed he has not done any damage. Some cats are horizontal scratchers instead of vertical ones they like pulling and yanking at carpet and stuff rather than say a couch or something if they don t have something appropriate. And definately get one no two carpeting posts to scratch.

So what do you do. My recommendation is to take the cat to the groomer and get its nails trimmed. 2 set a scratching post within two feet of one of the doors where you applied. Look around and see if you can find any spots in your house hidden inside the door the closet or similar to cut out and relocate a scrap that will fit if you can t find someone to just repair it for cheap.

It can t damage your carpet so you can safely ignore it till the cat gets bored and gives up. You can also put special plastic caps on your cat s claws. To help minimize the damage your cat does trim his nails regularly so he can t dig into the door frame. That way he will have a much harder time tearing up the carpet.