Thanks Lee, I have a 'special needs'... mentally and physically.... cat that pulls all things shiny out. I would have to use safety pins and pray she didn't kill herself trying to chew it. She chews electrical cords as well and shattered my laptop display.... She has the "bobble head" disorder. She also falls a lot..on hard tile floors.... Actually, a friend recommended I buy outdoor patio furniture with cushions made to be washed. Not a bad idea, I'm thinking. Not too comfy, but I live by myself. I could just keep all the cushions in the spare bedroom unless I have company. I kept all sofa cushions put away already, and they peed on the sofas anyway. No wicker, but they can't scratch metal. I'm considering it. Except for the heating aspect, my bed has at least 4 waterproof quilted layers on it. When someone wets the bed I can throw off the covers, peel off the top mattress pad, shower off, grab a blanket, and go back to sleep! I have conquered the bed and done away with carpet. I'm good except the sofas! Of course they'll just find another place if they want. They know they have the powerrrrr! I saw a lots great ideas! My vet said to just face the fact that if you have elderly cats they will eventually have kidney problems.... true. tonya
>________________________________ > From: Lee Evans <moonsiste...@yahoo.com> >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:56 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bedwetting Cat sofa advice? > > >To prevent the bedding and sofa covers from being snatched off the furniture >by the cat you can purchase sticky-back Velcro. Attach one side to the >underside of the plastic sheeting or whatever you are using and place the >matching strip on the sofa and press down to stick it to the sofa material. >It doesn't have to be perfect but it will prevent the plastic from drifting >away off the sofa. You can also use things like metal clips purchased at an >office supply store to clip the plastic to the sofa. Use enough of them. You >can also purchase screw pins that are used to pin sofa covers to old >furniture. Doesn't do any damage. The small hole it makes closes up when the >pin is removed. > >Have you thought about buying a fitted sofa and love seat cover? You can have >the back plasticized with a heat process. You have to look this up in the phone book though, under plasticizing or phone an upholstery company and see if they can do that. > >As a last resort, put your sofa and love seat and TV in a separate room that >can be closed off and put plastic lawn furniture in you living room and turn >the living room over to the misbehaving cat. > >I'm going to buy some of that cat attract litter. Can it be mixed with pine >litter or clay litter? I can't afford anything very expensive. I usually get >donated litter here. I have so many cats who think outside of the box that I >no longer use a pooper scooper. I use a small yard shovel. Sigh. The >President of one of our rescue organizations is going to build an outside >shelter attached to a shed on her property for 15 cats who will never learn >litter box protocol. They were rescued after their former owner passed away. >They are older cats with set habits and some health issues, not adoptable. It seems like the cat rescue movement is filled with saints and angels, the best of the human species. > >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > >
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