Cats Scratching Wood Floor

Keeping my claws in shape.

Cats scratching wood floor. The wall and floor scratching behaviors you are describing are common cat behaviors. So your cat needs his claws to be in seriously good shape. Cat scratching is a necessary part of being a cat. I don t know if it was the brand i used but these gave the worst result.

Pet toenail scratches are very unlikely to cause permanent damage to a hardwood floor. A good rule of thumb is if you can t scratch the poly or. All it did was put a wax film on the floor and didn t fill in the scratches. A hardwood floor with a cheaper quality or lower quality finish will scratch more easily than that of a high quality finish.

That just made more scratches. I tried the stained wax crayons. In fact your pet is demonstrating an instinct shared even by the big cats and it is a very positive sign that it is feeling at home in your house. The smell is likely to be bad as you sand but if you see the stain lighten there might be hope.

This is not an unusual behavior. It s absolutely no good being a lean mean killing machine if one of your chief weapons is worn out and not working properly. There s nothing wrong with your cat. I tried steel wool followed by stain as well as a fine sandpaper.

Before or after your kitten or cat eats or drinks it may paw scratch or knead the floor as if it is digging or burying something. It stained the scratches but they were still really visible. Cat claws can scratch hardwood flooring. Some cat accidents will probably sand out or at the very least lighten considerably after sanding.

The reasons for the behaviors are different for both of the situations that you have asked about.