Pumpkin and Snowdrop have shared my sitting room with me for a number of years. Historically, every now and again Snowdrop would do a wee on my leather sofa 'at' me to prove it was her sofa. This didn't matter as I would wipe it off the leather and disinfect the area. :lol:
I was given a longer sofa about a year and a half ago and she did ocassional wees on it to prove it was hers. However, more recently she is weeing regularly on it and I am having to wash the covers habitually and sponge out the offending wee!
I think it is because I have more recently started lying down on it at night before bed and she is genuinely trying to make a point that it belongs to her.
Pumpkin will happily come up there for cuddle with me. Snowdrop will come up there too for a nose around and to see if I have food treats.
But, I am often greeted the next day with a wee done sometime during the previous night.
I've put a couple of picnic blankets on and 'left' the last two wees on the blankets and so she has not needed to mark the sofa a third time, but, trust me, if i removed the blankets and put the freshly washed covers back on today, she would wee on them.
So, my question is, what is the best way to stop this? I want them to be happily able to access the sofa - they often sleep on it and it's nice to lie down and cuddle/stroke them.
Should I get one of those hideous plastic covers and slip that on and off the sofa when I am not in the room? if so, does anyone recommend a particular product?
I would be grateful for any insight as this has become a wee too far! :shock:
I was given a longer sofa about a year and a half ago and she did ocassional wees on it to prove it was hers. However, more recently she is weeing regularly on it and I am having to wash the covers habitually and sponge out the offending wee!
I think it is because I have more recently started lying down on it at night before bed and she is genuinely trying to make a point that it belongs to her.
Pumpkin will happily come up there for cuddle with me. Snowdrop will come up there too for a nose around and to see if I have food treats.
But, I am often greeted the next day with a wee done sometime during the previous night.
I've put a couple of picnic blankets on and 'left' the last two wees on the blankets and so she has not needed to mark the sofa a third time, but, trust me, if i removed the blankets and put the freshly washed covers back on today, she would wee on them.
So, my question is, what is the best way to stop this? I want them to be happily able to access the sofa - they often sleep on it and it's nice to lie down and cuddle/stroke them.
Should I get one of those hideous plastic covers and slip that on and off the sofa when I am not in the room? if so, does anyone recommend a particular product?
I would be grateful for any insight as this has become a wee too far! :shock:
