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laura888 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:45 PM
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My cat just pissed all over my leather jacket
Is there hope of recovering the jacket? I mean really all over.

Ready to throw the cat out the window.
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:46 PM
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1. Leave the cat alone! Go buy Petzyme. That will do it for sure.
Mess with the cat and this one will show up while you sleep and mess you up (haha):

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laura888 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:47 PM
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3. Do you mean to use this product on the jacket? n/t
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:52 PM
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10. Yes, you just wipe it on and let it dry. Follow instructions.
If this is suade you're up shit creek but regular leather will respond to this. A pet store will have this or another product. Ask the shop owner.
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Brundle_Fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:48 PM
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4. a good drycleaner
can solve all your problems.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:49 PM
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Cat was just adding too what was probably already used to tan the leather
think about that little fact when you fork over $ for leather coats!
:evilgrin:
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:51 PM
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7. great post, agree, the cat didn't mean it, please leave the cat be
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mr_hat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:47 PM
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2. Try vigorously rubbing in
some kitty litter.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:49 PM
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5. I've seen a suede jacket reclaimed from a cat vomit attack
Look for a dry cleaner that does leather.
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:50 PM
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6. get "Nature's Miracle" from the pet store or look online and see
if it works on leather. If not, the cleaners. I would also try wiping it with a very damp rag now and see if you can get the smell out.

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441775473&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302026164&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023689&bmUID=1104097677627
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:54 PM
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11. This one's good too. Too many cats in my house. Wife a cat nut!
But I love them (just in case they're checking up on me).
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:59 PM
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14. yeah, I have 4 and guess I am a cat nut too. I had 8 when I was a
lot younger
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:14 PM
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16. You and my wife must be related...soul sisters!
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Matariki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:52 PM
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8. man, my cat pissed all over my favorite leather boots
2 years ago, and they still smell. i tried saddle soap and woolite pet stain spray.

if you find something that works, let me know. they're awesome boots and i don't want to throw them out.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:11 PM
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15. Cats have incredible sense of smell. Leather often tanned with urea.
Cat smells residue from tanning process that humans usually can't smell. Cats sometimes decide to 'override' the piss from the tanning process with their own scent marking. Cat is actually trying to protect you and your possessions from someone else's 'scent mark' in the view of the cat.

Keep the leather goods where the cat cannot be offended by the 'other scent mark' and it will help.

As to the problem of the present condition of your boots, ask around at a good pet supply store. There are some good products out there now for killing the oder. But be advised, just cuz something no longer smells to your feeble human nose, do not assume it is now cat proof.
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Be Brave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:28 PM
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19. Thank you for explaining that. I didn't know that about the tanning
process. So do dogs have accidents on leather, too?
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 06:12 PM
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29. dogs not as likely to do it, but some will to some leather
lots of varibles: tanning processes, some better than others, some more some less oder, and the territiorial bent of dog individuals...

Had a dog that would pee on sister's boyfriend's jacket, whether leather or not. Just didn't like the guy. Turned out, sis should have trusted dog's judgement.

Leather tanning is a strange and smelly process. Dogs and particularly cats, can find the whole thing offensive. Would be careful about investing in leather furniture if you have this problem with a dog or cat and coat/boots ;)

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Matariki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 09:48 PM
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30. no, my cat was just mad at me ;-(
Edited on Sun Dec-26-04 09:53 PM by kineta
she also pissed on my pillow, while i was sleeping - 3 times. i had been working at home and when i started a job with long hours away from home, she got annoyed with me. we had to straighten out who exactly was the princess in the house.
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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:52 PM
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9. goody, that's what you get for having a cat. flame away!!!!
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:55 PM
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12. This one's for you. Will visit you tonight. Repent before it's too late.

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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:57 PM
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13. that is not a cat, that is a tiger, they have better manners then cats
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:17 PM
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17. OK, Mr. Smarty. How about this one for a nocturnal visit.


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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 10:19 PM
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32. yep, right on the money. exactly why I don't like cats.
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jellybelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:19 PM
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18. your cat is a liberal...
...protesting your ownership of leather. Right on kitty kitty!:P
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Touchdown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:33 PM
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20. Time for paper bags around the paws!
Drives them insane!:evilgrin:

Less chance of arm/wrist/hand mauling solutions...
Switch to diet food
put ice cubes in his water (they hate that)
Go a couple more days without cleaning the shit-box
Move your hand far away when he jumps up expecting a scratch
Vacuum the floor
Get a kitten
Invite the toddler down the street to come in and "play" with your cat.
"Forget" treat time

Warning: You might get a hairball in your bed as a form of revenge though, especially if he's a calico.
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:34 PM
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21. Time to make a jacket out of your cat.
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jellybelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:35 PM
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22. so evil....
do it only if you have a very large cat
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:50 PM
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26. or...
if he's just a kitten -- make earmuffs.
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hickman1937 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:36 PM
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23. Male or female?
Unaltered male, you'll never get the smell out.
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Delarage Donating Member (716 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:40 PM
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24. Good luck
Cat pee is powerful and long-lasting. One of mine peed on a chair of mine. I bought all kinds of enzyme stuff and miracle cleaners and, after they all dried, the chair still smelled like cat pee. I wanted to kill the cat, but I never figured out which one it was and have since forgiven it because they haven't done it since. If she kept it up, however, she would be gone. I don't make enough money to replace furniture regularly.

But you could try hanging up your coat :)
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laura888 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:48 PM
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25. He had previously peed on my couch and I had to throw the couch out
and get a new couch. I have been confining the little devil to the kitchen when I'm not at home to avoid such expensive diasters.

Somehow he slipped past me this time.

He is a loveable cat, but makes statements by pissing on stuff.

I'm not rich either - so he's completely on probation at this point.

If anyone is thinking of getting a cat, they need to seriously consider what they would do if stuff like this happened.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:55 PM
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27. I love not having a cat
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Delarage Donating Member (716 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 06:01 PM
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28. I do like cats, I think.
but the peeing-on-my-comfortable-chair incident pushed me more towards being a "dog" person. My dog would literally explode, resulting in a shower of fur, blood, and urine before peeing on anything in the house.
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GingerSnaps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 10:01 PM
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31. That's christening not pissing
Your Cat wants to make sure that everyone knows that you have a cat when you wear your jacket. :D
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 10:35 PM
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33. Catch the cat
& piss all over it.
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 09:01 PM
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34. Isn't there a bar for that sort of stuff in NYC?
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 10:36 PM
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35. Damfino--
but if there isn't, there should be.
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