The pile of your carpet determines how much fur dander kitty staining and horror of horrors fleas can get inside to create a long term problem.
Loop pile carpet cats.
For high traffic areas go for a hard wearing pure wool or blended model while handmade ashtanga silk and hatha carpets provide a little luxury.
Cats love to play with things.
Now smartstrand is an even smarter choice for pets and pet owners.
The best carpet for pets will have cut piles.
And once there is a small issue it almost becomes a game for the cat to pull out the carpet more.
Look for 80 20 cut pile and see if you like it.
Loop pile is one of the worst as the cat gets a claw into one of the loops and pulls and a whole line unravels i am lucky that none of the cats i have had over the years has ever scratched the sitting room carpet or the bedroom carpets.
Then your carpet is ruined.
But twist is used in synthetic carpets especially polypropylene which is very hard wearing to help the fibres stand up and not get flattened.
Dogs cats and loop pile carpet do not go well together.
In fact cut carpets will hold up better than looped carpets with cats because cats love scratching and stretching with their claws when playing.
Looped piles can also be an irresistible chew toy for some pets.
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Versatile and soft to the touch our loop carpets in caramel and nutty shades are springy underfoot.
Berber carpet is a tightly looped classic widely considered virtually pet proof when it comes to shedding issues and stains.
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The problem with looped piles is they get stuck on your dog or cat s nails causing them to fray tear or pull out your carpet piles.
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The only kind of carpet pile i have ever found that is pretty resistant to cats scratching it is twist pile.
First of all you will be aware that carpet is manufactured with either a cut pile or a loop pile.
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With looped carpets cat s paws will often pull the loops out and cause the carpet to unravel in sections.
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Looped carpets have pulled the loops.
If they decide to chew or scratch at the looped pile particularly around the room perimeter they are likely to catch an end thread and it will run.
Doing this intentionally or accidentally is not important as the result will not change.
Always choose cut piles.
80 20 wool nylon is one of the most popular and hard wearing carpets i m surprised you can t find one.