We have 4 cats and engineered hardwood floors. Does anyone have a problem with clay litter scratching hardwoods? Thanks!! :)
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I keep a throw rug underneath the litter box, that seems to help. I have used an extra large towel under the box and that helps too.
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I have hardwood floors and 2 cats. No issues with litter scratching floors.
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Our home has hardwood floors and I haven't noticed any scratches occurring from these feet. They are hard plastic, so rough or extended play on the floors could foreseeably result in a scratch. Ideally, these work better on carpet or a rug, since they could slide around more on the hard floor.
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I have dark and glossy wooden flooring (Santos Mahogany) in my house. I regularly use Roomba to vacuum them, and I do not get any scratches on my floor.
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I haven't encountered any problems with the pads, the orange part is slightly soft. However I've only done one job with new hardwoods, every other time I've been on old scuffed floors. Obviously watch out for stuff like drywall mud or mortar which will make your pads more prone to scratch, I know I've had to clean up mine.
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We only have one cat. And she does scratch the tree quite often. She is still a kitten, so from time to time we catch her scratching other things. But once we put cat nip on the scratching posts, there was even less scratching. She climbs and scratches the posts mainly.
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I have 10 indoor cats, some just as heavy as yours, sometimes there are at least 3 on the tree at one time, have not had a problem with it so far , the posts sometimes need tightening as they do loosen some, my problem is trying to contact Kitty Mansions to order new sisal posts as my cats shred the posts fairly quickly, other than that it is a good buy.
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Yep. I hate to add to the chorus, but it scratched my brazilian cherry hardwoods. Just like the above post - if a hard particle gets dragged, it scratches the floor - I sometimes don't notice until a few scratches are made. I'm not happy - I paid a lot of money for the vacuum AND the floors! Does Dyson have anything to say about this problem?
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I've had my mat for several months and neither of my cats have used it as a scratcher. It's pretty soft, so you'll probably be fine.
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I have laminate wood flooring, not hardwood floors. I usually sweep and mop that floor, but I got my vacuum out to answer your questions and went over the laminate floor with it. There is no scratching at all whatsoever and it does pick up dirt and stuff just fine. I've even picked up a few pebbles or a small screw, etc. with no ill effects. Great vacuum! The rotating brush on the floor doesn't bother me or seem to make a lot of noise. Just the same sound from the carpet to the laminate flooring with a little more hollow sound on the hard floor.
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Hi, it does get messy as my three so get into it but I vacumm everyday ,have several scratchers so maybe 2 to three months,my big black cat goes crazy with the toy inside,loves to rip it out everytime we get new one, and then I put their other toys in there,even my 16 year old lays on her fat side and pulls toys out one by one. Mine really like so I keep ordering,one of my cats can cut nails other two are like tigers and will not even try.
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This is great for cats with declawed or not. When you fill it with clumping litter it is deep enough that the cat does not rip the liners. I have not had a problem. clumping happens and the rest of the litter sifts through. place in disposable bag and put in more clumping type litter. I would recomed this product. I found something similar at Walmart but couldnt find them so orderd through amazon.
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I've had it for about 4 months with no issues. There is usually only an odor when its been used, waiting to cycle. Not sure if it's litter related but I have 2 cats & use Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal litter, it works great. Could there be feces stuck somewhere inside that needs to cleaned out... Good luck!
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It sounds like your cat has an infatuation with the kitchen gel mat. Whilst I don't have a gel mat in the house, my cats get excited when the scratcher's arrive. They watch me open the packages and as soon as I put them on the floor, they are scratching away at them before I even put the catnip on. I am not an expert, but try taking away the kitchen gel mat for a day or two and encourage your cat to scratch on the scratcher as maybe that will help. (?) Good Luck!
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The carpet is thick & medium pile & professionally chosen for active cats, but my kitty no longer digs into carpet on her tree. She has had it a few years now & it is like brand new, but this carpet is especially chosen for active cats & I think you cannot choose a better tree. I have no idea how scratchy your cats are, but rest assured that you cannot find a better product all around. The carpet is medium pile & cat proof. You can see my review here in the product reviews. You can purchase knowing this is the very best on the market place.
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Our Dyson scratched our hardwood floors. It's too low to the ground, so anything hard & tiny will get pushed & ground into the floor by the vacuum.
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This is a common problem --even more so the older the cat gets. The fresh news will also be a issue with this. What I do recommend is called Great Choice Litter mat. I have used this with 6 cats and 99% of litter stays on the mat which is easily picked up and shake back into box. Easy on their feet and easy to wash also. Don't see on amazon--got mine at petsmart. I also use fresh step multi cat CLUMPING litter which my vet recommended so the combination of fresh step and Great Choice mat really helped us....... Hope that helps ya........
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Hi Ben, Which Dyson do you have? Do all dysons scratch the hardwood floors? We have the asthma allergy one and it did scratch our brand new floors. We are looking for a Dyson that will not scratch the floor- does anyone have suggestions?Tara