Help! My cat peed on $300 worth of unused veg tan leather!!!

[Handstitched]

The smell must be incredible 

Could always turn the cat into a nice pyjama bag ? 

5 hours ago, Garyak said:

Urine has used in the tanning of leather since the very very start.

Doggy doo was also used . And those that collected it were called ' pure collectors' or pure finders. Mostly kids or the poor. 

HS

[Frodo]

go hunting.  

I have cats and live in constant fear of that happening.   Go buy a 48'' long plastic tote from ho depo  and keep your leathers in it

[tsunkasapa]

The PROPER way to keep cats out of the leather shop;

[AzShooter]

There is no worse smell then some cowboy holster rig from Mexico that has been tanned with urine.  Just think about it when you are competing in the range.  You can smell that leather from a long distance.

You can always use the side for practice. You can never practice too much.  Cut out as much as possible and you can save some of the leather for better projects.

 

[JLSleather]

8 hours ago, AzShooter said:

You can always use the side for practice. You can never practice too much. 

Yup.  And, DARE I say, I'll be the jerk.  Again.

WHERE did this leather come from?  WHO supplied this "$300 worth" of leather?  Cuz I have REPEATEDLY seen some retailers selling a pile of cat pee and CALLING IT "$300 worth of leather".   It should have been thrown away from the start, or used as floor mats somewhere, and the only reason it wasn't pitched out is  because the "retailer" was able to find somebody who DIDN"T KNOW ANY BETTER to sell it to. 
TIP:  MANY of the retailers you find HERE are here BECAUSE there are so many NEW GUYS ... (you may have heard "fish in a barrel").  

But, of course, NOT ALL of them are hustlers.  Not to detract too far from the subject, but I'll add that -- of those you meet around here, THESE have performed ...
I have never bought ANYTHING from Hermann Oak (St. Louis, MO) that I wasn't pleased with.  Yes, the NECK of the leather is generally not my favorite of any cow, but ALL the other leather I've got there was fantastic leather, less that 1 sq foot on the tip.
Cheryl and Carlos at Goliger Leather (CA) stock and resell Hermann Oak leather, for those who don't buy H.O.'s minimum 10-side order.  The A grade REALLY IS H.O. A grade, service is friendly and quick.
I have had a piece of WIckett-Craig leather I wasn't happy with, by the vast majority of their leather has been STELLAR.

And by way of honorable mention, though it's not leather, 
EVERYTHING I ever bought from Bob Kovar / Toledo Industrial was EXACTLY what I thought I was getting, shipped quickly and at reasonable cost, with the utmost concern for what I was trying to accomplish (thanks AGAIN, Bob).
Oh, and Texas Custom Dies has done pretty well 

EVERYBODY ELSE I have shopped with here has been .... disappointing.  Some even got multiple opportunities to keep a customer and couldn't (or wouldn't) do it.  I haven't mentioned them here, since that isn't this thread, but there are a good many.  In Springfield... In Atlanta...   

Edited January 11, 2022 by JLSleather

[BruceGibson]

I got nothin'.

[MarlinDave]

I have stepped in lots of species of poo in leather boots over the years., including cat. Never discarded any. Usually just leave them on the porch a few days. Sometimes sprayed with Lysol. Hog manure is the only one that never fades away. When cattle prices are up (not now) cow manure smells like money. 

[YinTx]

Bin it.  If n ya can't do that, wash it good with aforementioned solutions, let er dry, and make some tool kit that goes out in the garage with it.  Not suitable for EDC stuff imo.  And I'd hate to think customers would wonder if I used said hide in their products.

YinTx

[Sheilajeanne]

Have used the peroxide and baking soda solution to deskunk dogs a few times, and it's AMAZING!  I'm sure it would work well on cat pee, but I'd test it first on a piece of scrap.

Am glad I have a large cupboard for my leather, though I have to watch out for mice getting into it.

Edited January 11, 2022 by Sheilajeanne

[jcuk]

14 hours ago, AzShooter said:

There is no worse smell then some cowboy holster rig from Mexico that has been tanned with urine.  Just think about it when you are competing in the range.  You can smell that leather from a long distance.

You can always use the side for practice. You can never practice too much.  Cut out as much as possible and you can save some of the leather for better projects.

 

You want to have a whiff of leather tanned in India or Pakistan and i am not going to into what it may have been tanned in as i have said in another post, when i have had the misfortune to have work with it, i make sure i give my hands a good wash after i have finished.