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From: mag@whuxle.UUCP (Gray Mike)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Cat Claws & Sofas
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Date: Fri, 24-Aug-84 17:59:49 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 24 17:59:49 1984
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I found a good substitute for the sofa, rug etc. by accident.  I live
in an apartment with a screened-in balcony and had bought
a woven hemp rug.  It has a very rough texture and is about 3/4" 
thick.  The day I put it down, the cats abandoned all other places to dig
their claws into that.  They love it -- they scratch three times as much
as before, but always on that rug, which is impervious to them.  I bought
mine at Conran's in New Jersey, but probably any kind of household
or patio store has them.  Be sure to get a kind that has looped pile --
the cats love to hook claws into it and tug for all they're worth.  Mine
appears to be woven out of small ropes.  Many different sizes were available.
This is much better stuff than on any of the commercial scratching posts
I've seen.  Good luck.

					Mike Gray, BTL, WH