LMAO - well don't think I will be taking the seat out - but thanks for the tips! He is over 12, so he is pretty mild mannered - always was really unless a coon or cat showed up. Likes to fight a little bit with things like that, but is a total baby to people.
I put the seat cover I bought (it has "grippy" stuff on the seat part too and anchors to the seat so he can get traction) in the SUV yesterday and took him to town to get gas for the mower with me - you all called it - he sat up the entire way. Only a 20 minute round trip, so not sure how he will handle the hour to back home - we will just have to see. He seemed fine with it.
I bought the cover to keep his bear claws and hair off my seat, but I was mostly glad it kept his junk off my seat.......lol Might take his for a short test run this week in the Z and see how he does.