Ok, I broke down and bought a new sofa yesterday!! [View all]

I'm very excited as this is the second sofa I've ever purchased in my life (the old one is 27 years old and I bought it from Macy's and had it shipped to where I now live from San Francisco in 1991 and it has seen the likes of probably close to 15 cats during its lifespan)! It is really nice and just what I was hoping to find at a reasonable price considering how nice it is!

They are going to haul away my old sofa for free and deliver the new one for free as well perhaps today or later this week.

However, this new sofa is NOT treated with Scotchgard (or the like). It is made out of a fabric material and then man that sold it to me said that Scotchgard could change the color of it. It is a paisley sort of design and a mixture of browns/blacks/dark greens/grays (absolutely stunning IMO!).

Do I need to do something to the new sofa that is coming perhaps today to protect it?

I do have three cats but fortunately I have trained them to not claw the furniture, only their cat furniture made out of sisal. Its like a mini-cat gymnasium in the living room I must admit but eh, who cares? The cat furniture has saved my house and my cats just love it and work out on it constantly throughout the day. I recently bought two new beds and they have not clawed them at all as they are far more interested in their "cat furniture" instead.

Any advice re: my new sofa is greatly appreciated and yes, I'm excited as can be! Will post a picture of my new sofa when I get it. It is quite unique and made right here in California!

Thanks for your help kind friends on the DU!