My pets are allowed on my lap, couch, and bed. My daughter made a beautiful quilt for me that I kept folded on the back of a seldom used chair. One day I noticed the quilt was missing. When I mentioned it to her, she said if I wasn’t going to use it, she was. Her house is also an indulgent pet home. It is now being used on my bed and she is happy.
I think “treated with respect” is a subjective term. When her beloved old dog died, she buried him wrapped in the quilt I made for her when she was a teenager. She is very aware how much time and work goes into a quilt, but knew I would not consider her act of love disrespectful.
Other thoughts: (1) You can buy a “quilt” at Walmart for $20, some people think that’s what quilts are worth. (2) I quilt for my own pleasure and enjoy the cutting, intricate piecing, and the actual quilting. My biggest expense is buying fabric from my LQS. (3) Just because I think my quilt is gorgeous, doesn't mean it is. (4) Some people don’t want cats or dogs, some don’t want them in the house, some only want them on the floor, and some people regard them as treasured members of the household.