[PS4] Unable to Replace Patchy

If you buy a new patchy, at first it will seem like it's not the same one because you have to chat with the scarecrow again to get him to come to life, but as soon as he comes to life he is back to the same Patchy with the same relationship you had before.

@crinrict I am uncertain, as my Patchy still used the ashes to spawn and despawn. 

The other post I have seen something similar but it's when Patchy's current owner dies and there's no one in the household who has his post form friended, Patchy still arrives and does things around the house, but there's still a Patchy on the post. 

That second Patchy will leave and arrive through the front door instead of using the occupied stump until a household member befriends the stump, then the stump acts as the spawn point properly. 

Other times, though rarely, he doesn't ever seen to go back to his stump. He'll stay all night and eat and use the bathroom and then reset and go back to his stump properly. 

Ok. So i know this post is like a year old but Ive just run into a similar situation with Patchy except my Patchy was alive during the thunderstorm. Bothel Patchy AND his post were struck seperately by 2 different bolts of lightning. This resulted in the ash pile mentioned previously as well as a blackened Patchy (all burnt like when a reg. sim gets struck). Burnt-Patchy does not interact with his ash-pile stump. He just stands there in the same place he was struck. As a reg. Sim I am able to interact with the ash pile but only with a normal "throw away" interaction. There doesnt seem to be a way for me to get Patchy's stuml back and if I buy a 2nd Patchy there will be 2 Patchys on the lot but only one stump. Not really sure how to fix this. Maybe I can add Patchy to my household, move him out, delete him, buy a new Patchy and start over with the friendship bar? 

Console player. No Mods/cc.