Hi,
We started fostering a cat back in October and have now taken him on full time. He is a lovely cat, but is causing a lot of damage to our wooden flooring and we are very worried what the bill is going to be come June when our lease expires (!).
Our cat doesn't intentionally scratch our floor (he has a rug for that) but likes to run up and down changing direction often which causes the damage (as his claws dig into the floor as he gets his grip). We have his claws clipped regularly,tried caps for his claws (which he resolutely rejected) and have put some more rugs down to reduce further damage.
Has anyone else had experience of this and have any suggestions? I have asked a lot of people and our cat seems to be the only one in HK that damages the flooring! Also, is it possible to get the scratches out of the flooring without massive expense (we have tried wax sticks to no avail)?
Thanks very much for any ideas etc.
Andrew.