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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

2623.0. "CARPET REPAIR ON SCRATCHING POSTS" by QUILL::ROWLETTE () Mon Jun 26 1989 17:59

    I purchased a kitty jungle gym from Barbara Reilly a couple years ago 
    (she advertised in this notes file #452).  It was the best thing I've ever
    invested in.  It's lasted quite a long time and my two 11 lb. himmies
    love it!  The only problem I have now is that they've torn the carpet
    to shreds, it looks pretty shabby and needs to be replaced.  I've tried
    to locate Barbara Reilly, but she's left digital.  Is there anyone out 
    there that does repairs on cat scratching posts or can help point me in 
    the dircection of someone who does.  I really don't want to get another 
    one if I can help it.  They can get pretty expensive, and I thought
    that it would be cheaper to have it repaired.
    
    Thanks 
    -Sherri

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2623.1	carpet samples	PARITY::DENISE	And may the traffic be with you	`Mon Jun 26 1989 21:04`	5
	I'm not sure what yours looks like, but I just use carpet pieces from carpet stores, usually they will give them away, or sell them very cheaply ($3 for a large sample size). Then it can be stapeled on to replace the old one. Works very well... Denise
2623.2		WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO		`Mon Jun 26 1989 21:05`	11
	Sherri, You can recarpet it yourself. Buy some carpet remnants from your local carpet dealer and get yourself some upholstery tacks or a glue gun. You can just take the old stuff off and replace it with the new stuff. (I make it sound so easy, huh?). Or, if your tree has a tall thin post, you can recover it with sisal rope pretty easily. Just wind it around and glue it down. My glue gun only cost about $3.99, the sisal rope was about the same. Jo
2623.3	Caution	VAXWRK::SKALTSIS	Deb	`Mon Jun 26 1989 21:28`	4
	Just make sure that you use TACKS as Jo suggested, not staples. Staples have a tendency to come out and could hurt your cat. Deb
2623.4		WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO		`Mon Jun 26 1989 22:26`	6
	Yes, Deb, Joui was injured twice on one of our cat trees. The first time I couldn't figure out how she had torn her claw loose, the second time I saw it happen. We have since recovered the post using upholstery tacks and the glue gun. Jo
2623.5	Cat scratch heaven??	WFOVX5::BAIRD		`Wed Jun 28 1989 14:10`	8
	Another tip. We built our own post and put the carpet pieces on BACKWARDS. This is much better for their claws and disuades them from using furniture (supposedly! ours are older and hasn't haelped that much, but we figured it couldn't hurt!) We also put sisal rope on the post (really an H figure) and they like that just fine! Debbi
2623.6		CUPMK::TRACHMAN	ExoticSH=Persian in Underwear	`Wed Jun 28 1989 16:18`	3
	My kids really love to scratch commercial grade carpet - the real tough tight stuff - commercial grade seems tougher than indoor/outdoor. They can't seem to destroy it - and do they TRY!
2623.7	OK, you talked me into it	CLUSTA::TAMIR	ACMS design while-u-wait	`Thu Jun 29 1989 01:51`	6
	Well, Sherri, one of these weekends, BOTH our trees are gonna get recarpeted. Mine's a mess, too. I'll get out my carpet knife and hammer.... Mary (who very much appreciates her special cat-sitter!)