If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand.
Cat tearing up carpet on stairs.
A sisal scratching post may be a good choice here.
They like nothing better than sharpening their claws on chairs couches furniture and carpets.
If possible move a piece of furniture or a scratching post to your cat s favorite carpet spot.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.
Train your cat out of scratching the staircase carpet.
For scratching that takes place in front of an entryway cover the area with a thin mat.
The same carpet is actually throughout our entire house.
The cat will just scratch at the wood beneath.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
How to fix carpet on stairs destroyed by cats.
As per the title really cat loves sharpening his claws on the stairs and is slowly destroying the carpet.
4 0 out of 5 stars give it time.
We have tall scratch posts at the top and bottom of the stairs which he does also use.
Cover up the spot where your cat scratches.
If the cats are tearing up your carpet i highly recommend giving this a shot.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.
But we don t want him to ingest it so our stairs are lined with duct tape argh.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
This involves providing alternative scratching surfaces such as cat trees and posts.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
The other cat pulls at the edges of the berber carpet on the stairs and yanks out the vertical threads which is thin strong fiber like floss.
Do not tear the carpet up from your staircase.
Teach your cat that scratching is fine but only on appropriate surfaces.
Cat damages stair carpeting stairway maintenance.
It s highly possible to create this mat at home depot for a couple of dollars.
We have large upstairs and downstairs halls so replacing the carpet would be expensive.
This mama got bored last weekend and decided it was time to tackle a project that has been on my wish list to do list for a long long time.
If you own cats you already know about their habits.