Hello,
we are in the planning phase, and that includes preparing everything for our cats. The flooring is already decided, but the sweet ones also like to scratch. Currently, in our rental apartment, we have installed lots of sisal mats, but they still go after the wallpaper. We want to reduce wallpaper in the new house. We were thinking about some kind of interior plaster.
Can anyone share their experience? What holds up well, or where do scratches not show?
Thank you very much
we are in the planning phase, and that includes preparing everything for our cats. The flooring is already decided, but the sweet ones also like to scratch. Currently, in our rental apartment, we have installed lots of sisal mats, but they still go after the wallpaper. We want to reduce wallpaper in the new house. We were thinking about some kind of interior plaster.
Can anyone share their experience? What holds up well, or where do scratches not show?
Thank you very much
T
toxicmolotof25 Nov 2016 23:48Enough sisal, no wallpaper, that’s definitely the right approach, but having concrete plaster everywhere because of cats—I’m not so sure about that.
The "problem" is the cats themselves, not the plaster or the wallpaper. But training cats... that’s tricky.
The "problem" is the cats themselves, not the plaster or the wallpaper. But training cats... that’s tricky.
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Bauexperte25 Nov 2016 23:50
They no longer scratch the walls, even though they don’t go outside... maybe it’s because of the painter’s fleece or simply having more space in the house compared to the rental apartment... there, many corners were also covered with sisal or similar materials... now we only have one scratching post per floor and nothing else...
Climbing Walls
Continuous posts and similar structures, not just those cheap cat trees available at most hardware stores.
Offer different scratching options like sisal, cardboard, wood, carpet.
Let them burn off energy—indoor cats scratch out of boredom too.
No wallpaper—scraps of wallpaper are a clear invitation for more scratching.
Some apartments are a cat’s dream come true. Doors, columns for vertical climbing, climbing walls, nicely built into the third level (cats also walk on a shelf just below the ceiling), climbing walls, cat trees, and various scratching options everywhere.
It’s not always easy to ensure that indoor cats can satisfy their natural scratching needs and stay mentally and physically engaged. They don’t destroy things out of spite.
Be careful—if they’ve ruined the wallpaper, don’t let the sofa become the next target.
I have a male cat who doesn’t like sisal; he always looks for something else. For outdoor cats, this isn’t an issue.
Continuous posts and similar structures, not just those cheap cat trees available at most hardware stores.
Offer different scratching options like sisal, cardboard, wood, carpet.
Let them burn off energy—indoor cats scratch out of boredom too.
No wallpaper—scraps of wallpaper are a clear invitation for more scratching.
Some apartments are a cat’s dream come true. Doors, columns for vertical climbing, climbing walls, nicely built into the third level (cats also walk on a shelf just below the ceiling), climbing walls, cat trees, and various scratching options everywhere.
It’s not always easy to ensure that indoor cats can satisfy their natural scratching needs and stay mentally and physically engaged. They don’t destroy things out of spite.
Be careful—if they’ve ruined the wallpaper, don’t let the sofa become the next target.
I have a male cat who doesn’t like sisal; he always looks for something else. For outdoor cats, this isn’t an issue.
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