My cats love to tear up the muslin and hide in the box spring. That's where Alice kept her kittens. Spider bites are not nearly as unnerving as the flea invasion. I like spiders and often save the silly ones who get stuck in the bath tub. Yeah the little ones bite me but the big ones keep the mosquito population at bay. No eradication going on here.
Did the Tam actually suggest I keep the cats out of my bedroom???? LOL Ed and Fred would have the door down within 24 hours. Alice would scream and moan herself into an epileptic fit and Miss Lizzy would simply lay down and die.