That's good info, Beth. After I get the outside of this house looking like someone actually lives here - I'm going to start on the inside. All the floors are coming up. It's good to know about products that are cat-friendly.
elizabeth On 6/7/07, Beth Noren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, I have laminate (Armstrong) and so far, so good, no scratches from the cats. MIne is called "Easylock", not sure if they still make it, but it was very easy to install (easier than the Pergo I put in for my sister a few years ago.) :o) Beth On 6/7/07, Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That red dye may be causing the problem. Some of it is made from > shellfish and other things the cat (and a lot of people) have trouble with. > > I don't know about laminate and cat claws. Do yourself a favor and get > a piece for the cats to run on for a while. I have pine floors with a > shellac finish. Dixie has scratched the devil out of them running and > making turns. This is an ok thing. I am grateful just for the privilege of > watching her. I suspect I will break down and put a polyurethane finish on > them one day...........or maybe not. I have Bruce floors in another house > and the critters don't seem to have caused any damage to them. Just to > clarify: She has not shredded the floors. There are just little claw marks > all over the joingt. > > > > > > > > > If you have men who > will exclude any of God's creatures > from the shelter of > compassion and pity, you will have men who > will deal likewise with > their fellow man. > St. > Francis > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Rosenfeldt, Diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 07, 2007 11:22 AM > *Subject:* RE: OT - Phelix...and lessons learned. > > > Oh, been there! For some insane reason we chose a light-colored carpet, > and at the moment there's a large, several-days-old, > 409'ed-but-needs-further-work reddish splotch in the middle of the living > room floor where Luc hacked up a tummyful of solid food with more than the > usual amount of liquid. Got it almost right away, but that liquid really > soaked in. I would so love to rip out that carpet and put in Pergo-ish > laminate, but my housemate is unconvinced that it's as easy to install as > like 4,000 people say it is, plus it's a 25x14 space so it would be a big > investment aside from moving all that furniture. Luckily it's a cheap > carpet so I don't get frantic when there's a new stain but hey, we're > already on the raw edge of white trashhood to begin with without big stains > all over. ;-) > > It would be so nice if cat food companies would lay off the damn red dye > (maybe they can work on that after they get rid of the plastic and the > acetaminophen!!) One of my friends could only buy certain varieties of cat > food because her baby has a sensitive stomach and yacks on a daily basis, > and the red dye just wouldn't come out of the light carpet in her rental > unit. It's a good thing Spike likes chicken flavor.... (I am happy to > report that in a few weeks Spike will be living in a house with hardwood > floors.) > > Diane R. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *On Behalf Of *Melissa Lind > *Sent:* Thursday, June 07, 2007 8:52 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: OT - Phelix...and lessons learned. > > > > Yes, but I wish they would also learn where to puke and where not to. I > flipped the cushion over on the lounge yesterday after an unsuccessful > attempt to remove the vomit stain. I hope I didn't make it worse. Then this > morning, out of all the places in the house to vomit, Ashley chooses the > clean side of the lounge. Ack! How frustrating. I had left a message with > our carpet guy yesterday, but he didn't return my call. This morning I left > another message telling him that it has elevated to a crisis! For Pete's > sake, we haven't even paid for the furniture yet, and I certainly don't want > to re-upholster it already! I hope that he can get the stains out since they > are in places that can't be covered up by cushions or blankets—right in the > middle of course! Grrrr! What a day! > > > > Thanks for letting me vent—I know it's not a big deal; we've always said > our kitties are more important than our furniture—but really—both sides of > the lounge?! > > > > Melissa > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *elizabeth trent > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 06, 2007 8:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: OT - Phelix...and lessons learned. > > > > Hey MC...I may be morally opposed after I try it once ;0) Pass the > bandaids... > > > > Half of my furniture is cat furniture. The wonderful thing is they seem > to know where it's ok to sharpen and where it isn't (at least when I'm here > LOL) > > > elizabeth > > > > > On 6/6/07, *MaryChristine* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you're morally opposed to TRIMMING claws, dear????? explain, please. > (thinking that i would long ago have bled to death--not to mention having > had to pay enormous vet bills for ingrown claws).. > > > > On 6/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your cats get STUCK to the carpet? Bizarre! I never trim claws here (I'm > morally opposed to the idea) unless there's a medical necessity, and I can > honestly say my cats have NEVER gotten stuck to the carpet. 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