@John Hale Welcome the site, as a new member myself in Corning, I'm always looking for locals running on the forum.

If it's a cheaper paneling with a fiber board base and a laminate wood surface, it won't take much moisture for it to warp- that kind of paneling isn't even supposed to be used below grade because of it's high reactivity to moisture.

In my part of the world,land of corn and more corn,,it would be first choice with pellets as a back up.

So unless this cat was just going crazy and taking all the fibers up, I'm trying to imagine how it damaged it.Finally, since you allow pets, I highly recommend you rid of carpet in your rentals anyway.

LOL.Many NY delis are named for their owner (Katz's deli) or their location (Carnegie deli, 2nd avenue deli) and serve up plenty of franks w/kraut, potato knishes, potato salad, brisket, roast beef, pastrami, salami and corned beef (Rueben) sandwiches, matzoh ball/or chicken noodle soup!

(The temperature in the bags needs to be 100+ F, so you might want to use a heater of some kind- around 48 hours at this temperature should kill all the fleas)Buy some Diatomaceous Earth and spread it all across the carpet and make sure it gets in deep into the fibers.

Surrounding areas that may be interested in attending are: Binghamton, Ithaca NY, Syracuse, Elmira, Corning, Norwich, Oneonta NY, and Scranton PA. 

In many municipalities multiple permits are required due to the possibility of releasing asbestos fibers and/or excessive dust into the atmosphere.

I get a fiber connection and a wireless router so it costs me about $12/unit/month.

The northern half of the state (where this property is located) has fields of corn and soy.