>[...] has anyone had any luck ferret-proofing a recliner? I've been pretty successful with my solution - what I did was go to a local fabric store and bought a couple yards of a tough cotton material which I stapled onto the bottom of the recliner (after first unbolting the recliner from the swivel base). You'll have to sew around the mechanism that extends the foot rest (leaving enough spare material so that it will extend, but stay closed up). My loveable tenacious Sabrina discovered that she could pull staples out where they weren't in very tight, so I had to go back and sew a large portion of the cover to the upholstery fabric to keep her out. I bolted the base back on after putting the cover on the bottom. I used a black material that looks OK (but what do I know) and haven't had any break-ins although my ferts don't get to run around as much in my current (temporary) digs as they did before. You still have to be cautious about the parts of the recliner that come close to the ground when you lean way back - so it's not perfect, but I don't have to worry about the guillotine-like mechanism up and under the chair. Your mileage may vary. My ferts saw the buttoned up area as a new challenge for a while, but never managed to get through it and eventually went on to other mischief. Alan -- Alan Moen [log in to unmask] LAN Manager, Wayne State University Counseling & Placement Services The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. Mark Twain (1835-1910) [Posted in FML issue 1648]