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

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

There are sprays that discourage cats from scratching things. I am told. :)

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

So there are. And there are cute cat beds at PetsMart that cost $10 to 15, and you *know* that cats always go for the different-colored thing, so a white fleece bed on the couch should keep her from doing in the couch itself.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a good idea. Not an actual cat bed (she ignores those) but a different-colored blanket.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if you lay a towel on your bed, she would hop right on it.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Or papers. Preferably if I'm working on them at the time *g*