>On a lighter note, has anyone ever found a way to successfully ferretproof >a recliner? Just wondering if there's hope or if I should resign myself to >flat chairs/sofas with boards nailed to the bottom =) and an ottoman or two. I acquired a nice comfy La Z Boy recliner before I got my fuzzbutts and didn't want to give up either, so this is what I did. My recliner has the base which allows it to rotate. I turned it over, removed the flat wooden base (four bolts undone through a hole in the base) and stapled a heavy fabric all the way around the opening. The area where the two telescoping supports for the footrest come out was handled by slitting the fabric and sewing it up so the chair still extended, but the holes weren't huge - I can't have the footrest extended with the furballs out, but I didn't use it much anyway. A slit was made for each of the four bolts and the base was reattached. You still have to be careful about rocking it back all the way, but you can still express your right to plant your butt in a comfy chair. My Sabrina (the devious, sneaky, cute as heck female) managed to pop a couple of staples and get into this neat new space once so I had to sew the cloth to the cloth of the chair around the areas where she could get a good purchase with her claws. Since I've done that, there have been no further breaches, although I check it regularly to make sure there's no chance of an accident. If you're unsure of your stapling/sewing talents (I never let a lack of talent stop me from doing something...), perhaps a local reupholstery shop could help. Alan [Posted in FML issue 1394]