Cat Versus Carpeting

[wrayperson]

At the moment our cat keeps scratching the lounge carpet..we are getting new carpet..can anyone suggest what to get to stop this?  Berber, short pile etc.

[Old_Geezer]

Get it a scratching post ?

 

Or tie it's paws behind it's back ?

[Ringlet]

I am in my seventies.  I adore cats, and I have looked after multiple cats all my life. 

There is no answer to the problem of cats and carpets. Cats cannot resist scratching and pulling the carpet, whether it is long pile or short pile. 

The only answer is hard floors.