I would go with the arm covers as well. In fact, need to do that on our recliner. I did get a largish 'swatch' of 'close' fabric at one point to repair a tear (for same reason except it was the dog) on the one arm. Tried using fabric glue. Patch wasn't quite large enough so really didn't work well. We have an upholsterer locally that I've used for a variety of items. They said I'm welcome to come rummage through their scrap bin whenever I'd like to find something to either match or coordinate. So far, just haven't taken the time to do it. No charge for those scraps.