Cat is ruining the carpet on my stairs
One of my cats (9F) has gotten into the horrible habit of scratching my stairs. This was never an issue before until probably about 3ish years ago. She completely destroyed the carpet in our old house, and we were never able to find a solution that worked. The carpet on one stair was completely down to the pad. We have an assortment of SEVEN different cat scratchers for her and our other cat. All of different materials, shapes, and elevations. They have plenty of toys as well. We’ve tried pheromone cat collars, diffusers, catnip on the scratchers. We’ve tried to block off the stairs she favors with tin foil, double sided tape, anti-scratch sprays, compressed air that sprays when triggered. We’ve even tried to physically block off the area, but of course she needs to use the stairs. Nothing has deterred her, and if the spot she favors is covered, she just moves to the next available stair.
We just moved to a brand new home, and she’s at it again. We’ve only been here 2 months, and there is already noticeable damage to multiple of the stairs. I can’t do this again, and I can’t have a cat causing $1000s in damages to a brand new house. There isn’t a way for me to cover all the stairs in a 3 story home. I’m not sure what to do, and I’m starting to wonder if it’s not possible to stop this behavior. I see this is a common problem but haven’t seen anyone find a solution that actually works. Wondering if anyone here has experienced this issue and had success stopping the behavior?