Pet proof covering for a cloth sectional couch?

February 5, 2020 11:18 AM

I have several cats, including one who occasionally pees on things when she's stressed. She's about to be in close contact with a cloth sectional couch, and I need a good cover for the couch so If (or when) she does, it's a simple matter of washing the cover and not trying to get pee out of the couch.

In less than two weeks I'm moving in with my newly minted fiance and we'll have many cats between us. One in particular has been known to pee on things. She's ruined a couch already, because we were unable to get the stank out of it.

So prevention is better than cure, but I'm having a hard time finding good pet-proof coverings designed for sectional furniture. Couches and love seats? No problem. I've been very happy with this brand couch cover, but apparently they are unaware of the existence of sectional furniture.

Worst case scenario I'll cobble something together with sofa and loveseat cushions (no idea about the ottoman...) but I'd like something designed for sectionals. Not hideous, preferably, but I'm fine with utilitarian. This is for my home office and personal space in the house, so few guests will see it.

I expect she'll have one or two incidents, at least, before she gets settled into the new digs.

posted by jzb to Pets & Animals (5 answers total)

Is she prone to peeing on the back cushions or is it generally just the seat cushions? You could use a non-peeproof sectional-fitting cover, and hide washable pee pads (I have these which I like because they don't make crinkling noise and aren't terribly slippery) under that.
posted by Lyn Never at 11:49 AM on February 5, 2020

I have a pee prone cat and keep around some Mambe blankets to toss over vulnerable furniture--there might be cheaper clones to find because I know they're not cheap.
posted by foxfirefey at 12:28 PM on February 5, 2020 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: I wouldn't say prone to it, but she's managed to decorate the back cushions of a couch too. I want to cover as much as possible.
posted by jzb at 6:18 AM on February 6, 2020

i'm currently rocking two cloth painting drop clothes that just get draped over my sectional and sort of stuffed into the sides. it's worked surprisingly well over the years if you want a dead cheap solution.
posted by zsh2v1 at 1:26 PM on February 6, 2020

Response by poster: zsh2v1: do they actually block cat pee? And are they easily washable? That's a brilliant idea if they actually stop cat pee. This furniture is going to live in my home office, so not something that many visitors are going to see - it has to look Ok in the background of video calls, but Martha Stewart isn't going to be judging it.
posted by jzb at 4:54 AM on February 10, 2020