Step 1). Go to the local 5& dime.Buy cheap new seat.
Step 2). Tell the wife Fluffy got thru the fence."You'll check the house,while she check the hood".
Step 3). Swap out seat.
Step 4). (most important!)... Claim ignorence when she returns,and finds the old "Fluffster" in a closet.And Stick by your story!!!!
Merry Christmas to all...... Ron.
P.S. Stash the seat in the shop under some dusty old crap,,,,BEfore you start Holiday Festivities.