Lora,
What does it cost to have the furniture professionally wrapped? Don't the cats just scratch the plastic and tear it so that it won't work.
In the past I've covered my cushions with trash bags, taped them shut with packing tape, and then covered them with slip covers. It's a lot of work when someone then pees on the sofa to wash the slip cover, change the plastic, etc...
Currently I am buying the king sized vinyl mattress covers and putting them over the back of the sofa and the cushions (leave out the arms where they never pee).
Then I put a sheet over it as a slip cover and just change the sheet every day. If someone pees on the sofa I remove the vinyl pad and wash it as well........
It's working pretty well right now. What we go through with these critters!!!!
For litterboxes, my vet buys those huge rubbermaid boxes! They take a dremel tool and cut a little opening on one side and it holds a lot of litter, is large, and prevents so much litter being kicked out due to the large size. Just one more idea.
Last, I also use the large cement mixing tubs and set the regular sized litterboxes inside of the larger tub. Prevents a lot of litter 'kick' out and 'butt out' accidents, but does require washing two litterboxes each time instead of the one.
This works well with the sifting liners for me. I tuck the edges of the liners under the regular sized box, but inside the cement tub.
Just some ideas!!
t
Lora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What does it cost to have the furniture professionally wrapped? Don't the cats just scratch the plastic and tear it so that it won't work.
In the past I've covered my cushions with trash bags, taped them shut with packing tape, and then covered them with slip covers. It's a lot of work when someone then pees on the sofa to wash the slip cover, change the plastic, etc...
Currently I am buying the king sized vinyl mattress covers and putting them over the back of the sofa and the cushions (leave out the arms where they never pee).
Then I put a sheet over it as a slip cover and just change the sheet every day. If someone pees on the sofa I remove the vinyl pad and wash it as well........
It's working pretty well right now. What we go through with these critters!!!!
For litterboxes, my vet buys those huge rubbermaid boxes! They take a dremel tool and cut a little opening on one side and it holds a lot of litter, is large, and prevents so much litter being kicked out due to the large size. Just one more idea.
Last, I also use the large cement mixing tubs and set the regular sized litterboxes inside of the larger tub. Prevents a lot of litter 'kick' out and 'butt out' accidents, but does require washing two litterboxes each time instead of the one.
This works well with the sifting liners for me. I tuck the edges of the liners under the regular sized box, but inside the cement tub.
Just some ideas!!
t
Lora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yep, I truly feel your pain.
It is for this sole purpose that we have finally
learned, in our home, to have ALL of the fabric
furniture professionally
steamed upholstered and then have them wrapped in
plastic.
Once the plastic is professionally installed,
slipcovers are fitted for each inidividual piece.
Now when we have an inappropriate elimation/soiling
"accident" or a territorial aggression spray "issue,"
I simply take the slipcovers off and throw them in the
washing machine.
Of course this obviously meant that I absoultely had
to purchase an industrial size washer and dryer.
It is a godsend that we have a well-water hook-up
(with a water-softener) to the house, otherwise we
would be spending a fortune on monthly bills for city
water/sewage.
Even with purchasing a water-softener, septic tank,
monthly bags of watersalt refills and
biannually/annually septic tank maintenance/drainnig,
we are saving a bundle in the long-run! Everything is
going up, including utilities and water!
At least I have found an effecient method to nearly
eliminate ALL of the sofa cat-hair on a regular basis!
:)
Lora
--- Ninawrote:
My husband calls cat poo appetizers "chewy goodness."
Disgusting. Ah the joys of fur parenting. While we're
on the
subject of poo... I just have to vent a little.
After all the talk of psyching out litterbox
avoidance, my cat Gypsy decided to put me in my place.
I was so proud of myself for finding and having
delivered a new sofa, love seat and
overstuffed chair in time for the hoard of people that
will be
descending on our home for Thanksgiving. We just got
it yesterday, haven't even arranged it the way we want
yet.
My husband stuck his face back in the bedroom this
morning with a look that told me something was very
wrong. Gypsy had not only christened the new sofa with
her distinctive soft poo, but someone had urinated on
the chair!
Aaarrrggh! Mommy was not happy. Little s**ts wanted
to make sure the new stuff smelled more like the old
stuff I guess.
Nina
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