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About a week ago I acquired a (full grown, male) cat, and I'm wondering if anyone has any good tips to keep a cat from using floorstanding speakers as a scratching post.I have had cats before, but the last was several years ago, and I just had some crappy bookshelf speakers at the time, which I could keep out of cat range and didn't much care whether they were clawed anyway. So far, the cat has actually not shown interest in clawing my floorstanders, but I don't want him to ever get the idea that it is O.K. I have been using a pet repellent spray on the grilles as a preventive measure, but have my doubts about its long-term effectiveness for several reasons: I have used it in the past, and it doesn't really seem to repel that well; it stinks; you have to spray it on every day; and I'm concerned it may do more harm than good for my speakers.
A new idea I'm trying is to wipe the speaker cabinets regularly with Lemon Pledge. Cats are known to dislike the smell, and my theory is that it will help him keep his distance. Has anyone had success with this or other methods? Any tips appreciated.
P.S. Cat-haters are encouraged not to waste bandwidth with cat-bashing responses. If it makes you feel better, I also co-own a dog with my girlfriend. :-)
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Topic - Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - Langdell 10:12:44 09/17/05 (84)
- Thanks to all for input! (Flamers excepted). (nt) - Langdell 06:43:35 09/20/05 (0)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - Inmate51 15:37:06 09/19/05 (1)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - Langdell 06:41:15 09/20/05 (0)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - metaxasm 09:16:45 09/18/05 (0)
- Anyone find it amusing, all the cat product ads by Google to the right -----) - cfb 09:06:08 09/18/05 (0)
- I'll bet on the cats - scruffy_ 07:10:31 09/18/05 (0)
- Maybe a PitBull in a bad mood?(nt) - noelblisard 04:13:14 09/18/05 (1)
- Door. Closed. Cat one side/speakers other side...N/T - musetap 22:57:05 09/17/05 (1)
- Live in loft. No doors. (nt) - Langdell 16:38:30 09/18/05 (0)
- Balloons. nt - lanny 20:41:10 09/17/05 (0)
- You also have to keep the cat off of the turntable! - myheadhertz 19:46:12 09/17/05 (10)
- Re: You also have to keep the cat off of the turntable! - Langdell 16:37:37 09/18/05 (0)
- Could we please see this @ 78 RPM? (nt) - Tin Ear 02:36:37 09/18/05 (0)
- This is hilarious! - ajedwardsjr 20:46:56 09/17/05 (7)
- Yes ... - Stephæn 21:19:53 09/17/05 (6)
- Ooops! I see your pix link is working now. Unregard my post below. nt - myheadhertz 22:29:21 09/17/05 (0)
- Is this what you were going for?? - myheadhertz 21:44:07 09/17/05 (4)
- And there's this one... - myheadhertz 21:45:59 09/17/05 (3)
- Re: And there's this one... - myheadhertz 21:53:18 09/17/05 (2)
- Re: And Tom Waites's cat... - myheadhertz 22:04:04 09/17/05 (1)
- Re: And my very favorite "cat eyes". Be warned. They will haunt you! - myheadhertz 22:24:20 09/17/05 (0)
- I just removed the grill cloths from mine all together - DAT 19:12:01 09/17/05 (0)
- As a long-time cat "owner" I've found that - Big Dave 18:05:17 09/17/05 (0)
- I Kid You Not.... - Todd Krieger 15:35:28 09/17/05 (1)
- Clever. Beats torturing your cat by de-clawing him or her. nt - gme109 15:40:35 09/17/05 (0)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - MIchael Samra 14:51:18 09/17/05 (7)
- Lose it and get to know your neighbor instead. - Guy 23:19:49 09/17/05 (0)
- Are you serious? - Caymus 16:30:35 09/17/05 (5)
- Re: Are you serious? - MIchael Samra 18:43:44 09/17/05 (2)
- Check your vet poster board and you’ll see indoor cats missing all the time - Caymus 19:18:07 09/17/05 (0)
- One of the best things you can do is have two cats - MIchael Samra 18:48:00 09/17/05 (0)
- Not true....... - ThomasW 16:53:49 09/17/05 (1)
- Of course front claws aren’t required for jumping - Caymus 17:36:39 09/17/05 (0)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - Art Shapiro 14:19:15 09/17/05 (0)
- Only the obvious thing works - Peter Gunn 13:44:13 09/17/05 (15)
- Re: I agree - MIchael Samra 00:00:30 09/18/05 (1)
- It's pretty sad - Peter Gunn 08:13:54 09/18/05 (0)
- Re: Only the obvious thing works - REL54 22:48:07 09/17/05 (0)
- Re: Only the obvious thing works - gme109 21:37:42 09/17/05 (2)
- Hate and vulgarity, what a surprise.... - Peter Gunn 07:58:07 09/18/05 (0)
- Re: Only the obvious thing works - Sherlock 22:06:12 09/17/05 (0)
- I had my toddler's fingers amputated for the very same reason. - SalD 14:52:59 09/17/05 (1)
- Thanks for the vulgarity genius - Peter Gunn 07:31:03 09/18/05 (0)
- Re: Only the obvious thing works - hifinutt 14:31:15 09/17/05 (1)
- I agree - Peter Gunn 07:19:17 09/18/05 (0)
- Leaving your cat defenceless is just asking for lots of vets bills. - Gaspode 14:23:07 09/17/05 (3)
- That is insanity - Peter Gunn 07:12:25 09/18/05 (2)
- My point exactly! - Gaspode 11:19:47 09/19/05 (1)
- Last word on the subject - Peter Gunn 12:27:45 09/21/05 (0)
- Re: The other extreme.... - Matts_ 14:13:42 09/17/05 (0)
- How about covering an ASC tube trap with woven sisal? Cats might prefer climbing it.- NT. - cfb 13:31:10 09/17/05 (0)
- Maybe try SoftPaws nail caps; covers the claw with vinyl lasts 6 weeks www.softpaws.com - cfb 13:17:15 09/17/05 (2)
- apologies, I didn’t catch the reference below - NT. - cfb 13:28:50 09/17/05 (1)
- No prob. I appreciate all input. Plus I'm a vinyl lover! (nt) - Langdell 13:35:27 09/17/05 (0)
- Almost everyone owns a cat carrier... - mt10425 13:15:42 09/17/05 (0)
- shoot it - rosconey 12:49:54 09/17/05 (9)
- Re: shoot it - mauimusicman 12:08:16 09/18/05 (0)
- Re: shoot it - hifi_nut@iol.pt 14:30:36 09/17/05 (0)
- Pit Bulls work too! - warnerwh 12:54:54 09/17/05 (6)
- not always. nt - samstone 19:21:06 09/20/05 (0)
- I had a Russian Blue... - DaveInVA 13:12:13 09/18/05 (1)
- the only fear i ever saw in my pit/lab's eyes... - SAMSTONE 19:20:11 09/20/05 (0)
- Re: Pit Bulls work too! - MIchael Samra 14:58:48 09/17/05 (2)
- This is unfortunate but I had a - warnerwh 23:12:49 09/17/05 (0)
- Many years ago when I was much younger. - GTF 20:43:57 09/17/05 (0)
- I actually clip the nails/claws everyweek...have you ever tried it..?...NT - Mellson 12:31:14 09/17/05 (2)
- No, but I'm a lazy cat owner . . . - Langdell 12:58:04 09/17/05 (1)
- I looked at that also... - DaveInVA 13:05:33 09/18/05 (0)
- Only one way for sure. - gme109 11:49:54 09/17/05 (0)
- My Vandersteens, as you might guess - - kavakidd 11:01:50 09/17/05 (0)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - Dawnrazor 10:57:13 09/17/05 (2)
- yeah.. i think this is the right one to try... - stan2 13:49:57 09/17/05 (1)
- Yep...Great additions (nt) - Dawnrazor 19:08:09 09/17/05 (0)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - quickie 10:50:08 09/17/05 (0)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - Prisoners 10:24:04 09/17/05 (1)
- Re: Tips on keeping cats from clawing speakers? - Langdell 10:31:07 09/17/05 (0)
- Try some different scratching posts throughout the house ... - samtellig 10:22:09 09/17/05 (7)
- Re: I also heard.... - alan m. kafton 11:00:28 09/17/05 (1)
- Our cat, Maksik, speaks Russian, too.(nt) - samtellig 11:46:51 09/19/05 (0)
- Agreed - Caymus 10:51:30 09/17/05 (1)
- Yep - Sometimes the solution is just plain simple... (nt) - Gaspode 14:24:49 09/17/05 (0)
- Re: Try some different scratching posts throughout the house ... - Langdell 10:34:13 09/17/05 (2)
- Re: Try some different scratching posts throughout the house ... - Karl W. 11:03:12 09/17/05 (1)
- if I had a rolled up newspaper.... - tommytube 16:00:23 09/17/05 (0)
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