Thank You, My Sweet. November 14, 2006 zuzu I needed a yet larger hole in the sofa. Damn lucky you’re cute, you are.
I keep stuffing the innards back in and throwing a towel over it to hold the whole thing together. I’ve also decided that I’m going to try to reupholster it myself rather than buy a new couch or send it out to be done. Because either of those options runs into some serious cash.
Er, weren’t you moving to Vancouver? or did that already happen and I missed it? Seems like a better idea to just turf the couch when you move :/
I’m thinking, at this point, there must be more hole than sofa. And not that I’m not tres sympathetic, but Jenny’s comment is making me laugh to the point of tears.
My sister solved that problem with salvage. For reasons past understanding. the residents of her neighbourhood would jettison couches on a regular basis. She and her SO would wander the neighbourhood when the dog chewed through one and find another. The dog eventually outgrew chewing on sofas and they bought a new one.
Zuzu – I linked back to the comments on the sofa purchase – if you are still considering that first one from cb2 – I bought a similar couch b/c I liked the no pillow back. What I found out was since the back curves out a bit its great for making you sit up straight, not so good for slouching down to watch TV. When you sleep on the couch you feel like its pushing at your back – not super comfy. Good luck w/sofa shopping!
That couch doesn’t have arms. How are you supposed to curl up with a good book, or take a long winter’s nap, on a couch without arms? I’m truly, truly baffled by this.
If you want to keep her off the couch entirely while you’re away, you could try the sonic mat; it emits a high-pitched beep when paws touch it. Orvis has one: http://www.orvis.com/store/product_choice.asp?pf_id=42P1&dir_id=1034&group_id=11997&cat_id=12004&subcat_id=12005&feature_id=17 Quite useful for our dog who wants to jump in the pool, roll in the dirt, then come in through her dog door and climb on the furniture with her muddy little paws.
Pet–furniture interaction tips: Faux suede – a tight weave polyester – is great for easy clean up (lots of muddy paws up here in Wyoming) and is fairly claw/tooth resistent. Also, for cats who like the corners of furniture or have a specific scratching spot: clear thick plastic (available at fabric stores by the yard) – sewn or pinned onto special areas. Alternate acceptable scratching choices are a must, though. And the one tip that saved a kitten’s life: wipe electrical cords with lemon (or any citrus) juice to keep them from biting the cord. Cats hate citrus.
My cats are freaks. They *ate* the citrus peels we put around the cords on the advice of the vet. *sigh*
put the cord wrappy stuff from Autozone around your cords to keep animals (and kids) from chewing on them. I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s long, plastic tubes, like plastic macaroni, with a lengthwise slit. It comes in different diamters so you can fit multiple cords in one tube. It’s designed to bundle the wires in car engines.
oh, I forgot, zuzu, what you might need is a demin or canvas slipcover. that way stuff won’t fall under the cushions, and it should be tough enough to withstand paws (although not concerted chewing).
Perhaps your sofa is just too damned delicious? Buying the liver-and-bacon-flavored furniture turned out to be a big mistake.