Leather sofa

[nimo]

I have very expensive leather sofa, which was given to me by a cat lover. It is in mint condition but smells really bad of cat wee wee. I paid to get it cleaned, waxed, conditioned etc but It hasnt got rid of the smell in the leather. Its like its ground in. What can I do to get rid of this awful smell ?

[Buenchico]

You're probably not going to like this answer. Oh, forget the 'probably'. You won't like it!

It seems obvious that the cat's urine has soaked well into the leather (and possibly beyond). The only way that you'll get rid of the smell is by getting a neutralising fluid to soak just as far into the sofa.

Now, I've got no problem recommending a liquid for eliminating the smell of cat pee. It's called "Simple Solution - Cat Spray & Urine Stain & Odor Remover". It's sold by Pets At Home. (Find your nearest branch here: http://www.petsathome.com/page/storelocator . It's probably available from other pet stores as well). As long as its allowed to soak in far enough to reach the offending odour, this stuff is guaranteed to do the job.

My worries arise, however, when I consider what this fluid might do to the leather. Unfortunately, I think you've gone about things the wrong way round. It would have been better to use Simple Solution first and then pay to have the leather restored. I've got a horrid feeling that, while Simple Solution might get rid of the smell, you'll still have some more work to do to to bring the leather back to pristine condition. Having said that, if the cat pee didn't actually ruin the leather then I see no reason why Simple Solution should do so.

Unless other ABers can come up with alternatives, I think that using Simple Solution (or a similar product) is the only course of action open to you.

Chris

[mullein3]

try using saddle soap..its used for the leather for horses saddles..its really good and should remove the smells..even if you have to wash it twice...i buy mine from a store called barratts they sell camping stuff and horse riding gear..you could look in your phone book to see who sells horse riding equipment in your area..

[woofgang]

was going to post the same as buenchico, I bet that the pee has gone into the stuffing and possibly the carcass of the sofa.....

[mimififi]

sounds like it could be a "claim on the household insurance" jobbie I'm afraid....They will be able to either fix it, or replace it....

:-( What a nightmare for you. I'm so sorry

[Buenchico]

Hello, what's this? Is mimififi trying to turn you into a fraudster? (So all mimififi's posts about family life are obviously a front! She's a big-time criminal really!).

There's no way you can make a claim on your insurance because:
(a) the sofa was soaked in cat pee when you got it and
(b) almost every household insurance policy excludes damage caused by animals.

Chris

[CheekyChops]

Buenchico, you are too honest!

You pretend to be painting your front room and 'accidentally' drop the tin of paint! Or anything along those lines, just donet tell them it smells of Cat P*ss!!

[mimififi]

Hey, amigo, I mis read the question, I thought her sofa was ruined by her own feline, also, I do in fact have a policy which covers me for all accidental damage including that caused by my pets!

I'm really sorry if you thought I was trying to be fraudulant. Obviously I would never encourage this sort of behaviour at all, I feel really worried that you might all think that I was trying to advocate this, I most certainly was not. I am a mother of 5, and upstanding (and sometimes, although not always after a couple drinks) and standing up member of my community. I recycle as much house hold waste as possible, I use terry towelling squares, I warm my husbands slippers and hand him his smoking jacket and cigars, I bake and make jam for the WI and I am known for my seamstressing and knitting skills. I don't think a person of my character would ever encourage fraudulant behaviour of any type. Me, here, encouraging fraud, at my age, with my reputation.........?

I feel really upset now. And, mr Buenchico, if you were pulling my leg, then really! Not much of a buenchico, more of a naughtychico! Shame on you harrowing defenceless poor ladies like me.....casting aspersions, my oh my, where will it end.....?

*sob, sob*

[mimififi]

( you may hand me your handkerchief now and apologise profusely....quick before I cry all over my newly cleaned cream carpets, I am under a lot of stress you know.....*boo hoo*, I have a son with hot feet, I'm trying to build my own triple bunks from a kit I bought on ebay from a couple of matchsticks and a yoghurt pot, I'm trying to trade in my country estate for a london bedsit, aswell as offering my pearls of wisdom to poor people on AB who are suffering with all sorts of sofa crises......And you thought I was, I mean.....Honestly......*sniff sniff*

And I thought we were friends, Buenchico.....you sent me URLs and everything, and now you turn me into the FBI. I just don't understand......*weep weep*

[mimififi]

Sorry Nimo, for hijacking your thread re your sofa. I'm all for the care and preservation of soft furnishings, and have been racking my brains since trying to find a solution to your dilemma.

Just the emotion of the betrayal, just got me right there...you know? I mean, Mr Buenchico, of all people....Sorry. Have to go again now....It's just all too, upsetting. * gulp*

[Buenchico]

Nimo: Apologies for hijacking your thread but I've got to post this:

mimififi: OK, I believe you. You're not 'Mr Big' (or even Mrs Gig) of the underworld after all. I'm sorry. I'm very sorry. I'm very, very sorry plus I'm finding it extremely hard to reach the keyboard from the grovelling position which I'm now adopting!

None of the foregoing, however, prevents me from blaming you for waking my neighbours up. When I read your posts I was laughing VERY loudly, so I'll probably get glared at by them in the morning!

Chris

[Buenchico]

Mrs Gig? This beer must be stronger than usual tonight!

[mimififi]

Well, Mr Buenchico, I can only accept your apology, and hope beyond hope that our relationship, working tho it is, may recover from this high level conflict. Obviously, on a normal day, I would have been able to cope with any accusation, but on a day coupled also with the sweating pieds of an 8 year old and the sore finger I have from an inappropriate use of a hammer and a glue gun, it was just the straw that broke the camel's back......

But, that is all fine now, we can resume our previous positions. Do apologise to your neighbours, I often have that effect upon people, I am just too much of a comedienne for my own good, unfortunately, some people don't appreciate the finer points of comedy in the same way as others. T'was ever thus.

What ever your poison, tho Mr buenchico (I have reinstated you to BuenChico, and removed the NaughtyChico), despite the sun being not a hair near the yard arm, I shall retire now from the RSI this jolly keyboard is giving me, and pour myself a very large sweet sherry. Chin Chin, and toodle-pip.

All is now right with the world; Phew!

[mimififi]

P.S there is another post in this section about someone elses leather sofa too. I was most careful in my reply, if not a little petulant, for which, I do apologise!

[noahvale]

mimififi, what has being a mother of 5 got to do with being an honest member of the community. All it proves is your total disregard for the world over-population problem.