A male cat sprayed my DH's leather so I dug it out of the trash and threw it in the washer with a triple dose of Gain and had to rinse it a couple times. I figured it was worth a try-he had already chalked it off as a loss. It came through without any problems. I threw it over the cloths line till it was all but dry -turned it inside out-threw it in the dryer to soften 10-15 minutes. That was 20 plus yrs ago. I altered it to fit me after he passed away and it is still as soft as can be.