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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

2156.0. "Rattan Scratching Posts" by DELNI::CGARDNER (hey now, hey now) Thu Jan 19 1989 08:35

	Once upon a time, someone told me about a mail order
	house on the west coast that sells rattan scratching
	posts.   I'm looking for the kind that have platforms
	and hidey holes and lots of fun exploring possibilities.
	I think the rattan is better than carpeting since there
	is an obvious distinction between the two, thereby dis-
	couraging the cat(s) from scratching at the carpeting
	on the floor which is NOT there for their benefit! (an 
	ongoing problem in my household).  If anyone is familiar
	with this company, I'd love to get their name, etc. so
	I can write for information.   Thanks!

	Cathy (and Cali, Cory, Wally and Buttercup)

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2156.1		YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO		`Thu Jan 19 1989 19:02`	3
	Unless, of course, you have rattan furniture! Jo
2156.2	RATtan - sounds just right for a kitty 8'}	HILLST::MASON	Explaining is not understanding	`Thu Jan 19 1989 19:21`	1

2156.3	heard of it, just can't place it	INDEBT::TAUBENFELD	Ilza Egk	`Fri Jan 27 1989 15:43`	2
	What's rattan? Is that like sissel rope?
2156.4	now that you mention it, I'm not sure what it is	YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO		`Fri Jan 27 1989 16:08`	4
	Kinda like wicker. I am not sure what it is made out of but it is woven (isn't it?). Jo
2156.5	A somewhat correct description	FSHQA1::RWAXMAN	A Cat Makes a Purrfect Friend	`Fri Jan 27 1989 16:33`	14
	Rattan is not woven like wicker. It's solid pieces of wood (bamboo like wood) wrapped with pieces of wicker. Kind of hard to describe but certainly not something a cat would sink its claws into (although trying to unravel the wicker parts would be fun!). We have a rattan dinette set and the cats prefer to sleep on the cushioned seats, not ruin the base or the chairs. Sissal rope would be your best bet for a scratching post. I have also noticed that my kittens like to claw the underside of the carpet scraps we put down as welcome mats. /Roberta
2156.6	I stand corrected...	DELNI::CGARDNER	hey now, hey now	`Wed Feb 01 1989 21:24`	8
	sorry -- I stand corrected! it was jute or sissal (sp?) or hemp or ONE of those fibers . . . at any rate, it was NOT carpeting! I was hoping the woman who told me about the west coast company might read this conference but it doesnt' look like she does. . . if I do find out, I'll let you all know. thanks!