Looking for new Couch/Loveseat/Sectional...

Ok... In the market for new furniture. ... Ours is getting in need of replacement. I know what I want, but it appears that the two cats aren't in line with my ideal replacement. Is there any way to keep cats from attacking leather? All the fabric upholstery ones, I really haven't have as "comfortable" as say the leather or even the fake leather ones. Do you know of any good quality fabric ones that when you set in that you just kinda of melt away in?

 

Hey Chvymn99 , I have seen memory foam in alot of things lately (shoes, bedding) and when I was still selling office furniture some of the $$ chairs were using some in the seat, and it was "Aaaaahhhhh"

Cat? I clipped the nails on our previous cat, never even needed to scratch if thats an option, this new indoor/outdoor cat, well, not sure I want to keep her nails short for her own protection outside and she does not appreciate clipping like the Siamese did. Anyway we shoo her off verbally when she tries it here, working ok, but we do have some puncture holes in the pleather recliner I bought a couple years ago.

Agreed, pleather gets hot, but our analine leather set did too.... Fake suede was trashed in 2 years.

I bought some awesome couch covers years ago, they are 2 piece, one part for the seat cushions and another part that covers the frame and goes under the cushions, never sags and look good

 

Furniture stores seem to go into the same basket as used car dealers. But we too have found it is usually best to not buy cheap stuff and it really does end up cheap but expensive in the long run.

 

and talking to them... ....well........ Yeah......

 

HEY Chvymn99

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Well there suppose to be here tomorrow. ... I ended up getting some leather ones. Already started trying to train the cats for trimming there claws... 1 cat not so bad the other one is named El Diablo for a reason.... let's just say she's two and I'm zero... ... but I'm going to put some heavyweights sheets or curtains to put on the back were they like to lay by the windows... we shall see...

 

bogieb & wildwest .... any advice on how to trim a cats nails that is anti social?

 

Two people, one restrain and one clip. Restraining: I am right handed, left hand scruff him up high on his neck so when you pull backwards so his face and teeth are controlled. With right hand put front paws between fingers and pin his hips between your elbow and waist. That's how we did it at the humane society anyway. Alternatively, though it would be hard to get one paw at a time out, wrap him in a towel.

 

Also depending on the cat and how they feel about water, sometimes the sound of running water standing by a sink kinda gives them a deer in the headlights reaction and they don't struggle as much.

 

I tried the towel method last weekend twice... she's white fur, and I couldn't hold her and see the white claws...... to clip. Even the other half has a heck of time trying to clip them... she's one of those if she says pet me that's fine, but other than than that don't...

I'm probably more concerned about the other one since he's a bit younger and more rambunctious.... El Diablo is getting old and doesn't horse play as much...

 

Towel method can work for some things but agreed, fishing out one paw at a time, with the other 3 limbs struggling and possible the mouth sounds pretty hard. If you push on her lil paw knuckles the whole nail gets exposed to you can get the sharp stuff off without quicking them (clot with cornstarch if you do and if it doesn't stop by itself). If El Diablo is still kitten-ish age that would be an advantage to tolerating clipping nails or possibly even liking it. PS, I use human "toenail clippers", they are easier for me to maneuver than dog/cat clippers. I'd help you if we were closer, sorry.

 

Well I watch a few YouTube videos........ modified it a bit. I used a winter blanket on top of my table, allowing me more control of her. Covered her head, and got one paw done and she wasn't too pizzed afterwards either.... yea she's the cat that would sit on the cat tree in the corner wait for you to walk by and then swipe at you if she was in one of those moods, but most of the times she just does her own thing.....

 

There here.... ....