If you re looking for a durable carpet for cats polyester is the way to go.
Cats and berber carpet.
Haven t had a problem but maybe they re not particularly scratchy cats.
An extremely popular fiber choice polyester can make one of the best carpets for cats.
But now they go out they don t scratch much.
Berber carpet is a tightly looped classic widely considered virtually pet proof when it comes to shedding issues and stains.
Many wonder whether if something does snag a loop it will cause a run in the berber and cause the carpet to unravel.
Yes we have a berber carpet stairs landing 2 bedrooms and 2 cats.
I think possibly they scratched more when they didn t have access to outside.
This type of carpets works well on shedding issues and stains because it is a tightly looped classic.
We recommend the following carpet types for pet owners note.
Meaning there are not loops to catch your cat or dog s claws.
They are all cut pile.
Yet unfortunately the loops might make your cat scratch more.
Berber is a looped pile could catch in their claws and tear up the carpet creating permanent damage.
They are middle aged too so possibly kittens young cats would scratch more.
The irresistible feature of carpets makes cats scratch more and more since fibers of carpets are easy for cats to dig their clays so that they can easily remove.
However if your kitty is a clawmeister the loops may encourage serious scratching some flooring experts report entire sections of carpet uprooted by overly ambitious felines.