new couch needs protection

[mckitterick]

Aaaaah! tatsuko_shikibu just went to the litter-box, and all you cat-owners know what that means: The Crazies. Unfortunately, I have a new leather couch, easily marred by the claws of a crazed cat.

You see where this is going.

So I've thrown blankets all over it to prevent her scratching it. Well, That was a bad idea: It only encouraged her to run crazily all over the couch because she was able to dig in. When I scolded her, she launched off the couch and soon started making barfy-sounds (stress upsets her belly). I had to hurry over and give her a nice big dose of Petromalt.

*sigh*

The couch clearly needs real coverage (at least when people aren't over). Upholstery fabric, here I come!

(And no mocking me about getting a leather couch that must remain covered most of the time. Yeah, yeah.)

Comments

[edichka2.livejournal.com]

We faced similar questions a couple of months ago when I decided to buy a leather couch to replace the totally beat, shredded sofa I bought almost 20 years ago. My decision was based on the belief that a leather couch should succumb to claws less rapidly and completely than a fabric one -- plus, you know, it's leather. The operative principle is a mixture of accepting the inevitable and damage control. CLipping the claws regularly is a must to avoid the full-thickness punctures and slashes (I mean to the couch, not to one's flesh), but the superficial marks are just gonna come. Leather conditioner will help rub out some of these marks, but the rest should be accepted philosophically. I had to pledge not to scream before the purchasing committee would sign off.

We've done okay with this approach. But then, our kitties roll over in our arms with their feet in the air.

- Eddie

[desperance.livejournal.com]

My cat also rolls over in my arms with his feet in the air.

Then he bites me.

Basically, I've always said you can have cats, or you can have furniture. I know which I prefer.