# Carpet for Cat Lovers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-for-cat-lovers/195911>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 18, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-for-cat-lovers/195911 "2003-08-18T05:31:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wisp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@Wisp00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisp00)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-for-cat-lovers/195911/1 "2003-08-18T05:31:48Z")

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My adorable kitty, and the not so cute claws that came attached to him, have done a number on our carpet. I thinking of recarpeting the living room, but this time around I’d like to choose something a bit more durable. Any carpet experts here who know the type of carpet that would be most resistant scratching?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-for-cat-lovers/195911/2 "2003-08-18T07:15:39Z")

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Ceramic tile. Resists staining from hairballs, too.

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**Author:** ![Toaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@Toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toaster)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-for-cat-lovers/195911/3 "2003-08-18T07:41:05Z")

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Berber maybe? That stuff is like sandpaper on your knees, and it melts really neat too. I don’t think it could get damaged by much, but the cat might get stuck in it. Not pleasant.