I just bought a 100% wool area rug for my living room. I have a hoover carpet steamer and I would ideally like to steam the new rug (bought it at Macy's tent sale so it's been outside and I'm sure it's been stepped on at some point - it was 75% off and the original price was almost $4k). My whole motivation to buy it was b/c DD is enjoying "floor time" and on the hard wood floors even the most "cushy" blankets weren't enough to create a soft surface - now I can lay a soft cushy blanket over the rug and it should be fine. My cats are loving the darn thing too (I pray my cat who has claws doesn't destroy it) so I'd like to clean it regulary - could get expensive to professionally clean twice a month... I'd like to steam it frequently if it's possible to do so. I don't want to ruin it though.

Anyone know if it's okay to steam this rug?