I don't think I'd spend my time putting it together until you knew if the stains would come out. At least your cat only did a part of your washable quilt fabric -our dog decided the place to die would be in the middle of our fam rm carpet. We have now got new carpet -something we did not want to do but after 4 shampooings, and cutting a hole out of the center and placing the recliner in the middle of the room to cover that hole, we knew we'd have spend the money. PETS! you'll laugh abt it somewhere down the line.