Cats and speaker grilles (not grilled cats)

A few drops of tiger urine (small drops as this is high octane stuff) do the job or so I have been told.

ram your foot up its arse and use it as a slipper.

I hate cats.

From one with two cats - The easiest thing is to cover them when not in use. Most felines detest plastic, so a plastic wrap for lunches works fine.
There are also sprays that can be applied to the grill, or small patch of cloth and then set on a piece of plastic. These are tremendously effective, even at keeping the feline demons from the christmas tree. Downside is they need to be refreshed every couple of days.
Last but not least, give them at least one tablespoon of catnip each week. Tends to reduce or eliminate the chewing tendency

Hi,
My wife (who is besotted with cats) suggests:
a.Try feeding the cat now and then.(hungry?)**
b.Buy a sub-woofer! (sorry, she said it, not me)*
c.Attach velcro dots and park cat somewhere.(?)**
d.Buy a Coleous canina plant or two. Place near speakers. Cats hate it.****
e.Apply orange and/or lemon peel to prohibited areas.***
f.Try some lions dung from the zoo. (I have to believe this is an outdoor treatment!)
g.Get cat a scratching post.*
h.Buy (or borrow) a fearless dog and keep it in
listening room when not in use. (May damage things itself when bored. Not recommended)
i.Apply sudden short burst of loud music when cat is lounging on speaker.(Shania Twain?)*****
I accept no responsibility for any of these suggestions.(Our cat is now very well behaved) Though we used to put cardboard, magazine racks or plywood in front of the speakers when it was younger to avoid him climbing the grills. He doesn't like loud music. Perhaps I just haven't found something to his taste yet...

Nime

Cut off all of it's feet,and then nail it to the floor.

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Originally posted by garyi:
ram your foot up its arse and use it as a slipper.

I hate cats.

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You forgot to cut it's legs off!

Try using a lemon - most cats hate the smell and will avoid. Slash the rind and wipe the oil on the cabinet.

Failing that try biwiring the cat.

I had the same problem with my cats and briks.

I now put some wooden planks on the briks when I am not playing any music. My cats don't like to sit on the wood and don't dare climbing on the briks when I am there listening to the stereo.

Even if they do jump on there is nothing to scratch and their weight is carried by the box and not the drivers.

You could use some serving trays for higher waf.

cheers
Gus

PS playing a loop of vacuum cleaner noises should also do the trick (the real hooversonic) but I'd try the planks first.

I find that a quick blast from a water pistol tells a cat that their behaviour is not acceptable!! and they soon learn not to do it.

Just be careful that you don't get too much water on your barik's they dont like it.

If not there is always the petrol and match soloution


Regards

NB

I think you will find that is for hot dogs. . .

Not quite; petrol and matches skilfully applied can indeed make a cat go 'woof'.

M.

My cat is not hungry (maybe lonely and bored). She doesn't eat the foam really, just shreds it. She used to shred newspaper the same way. The spray won't work because I am around to yell at her when I'm home--the problems are when I'm at work. In fact I have never seen her on the Briks, just the impression from her body and the shredded foam. Too lazy to place and remove planks multiple times per day. My cat likes to sit on plastic shopping bags, so I don't think plastic is the solution. She also handles loud music fine.

--Eri

Shopping bags are not the same as saran wrap, but, like trays, you'd have to put it on and take it off

If your cat only misbehaves when you at work the trays won't be such a hassle. I always put a CD on and then take the planks off.It takes about one second. Then I put them back on when I go to bed or leave the house.

You could experiment with some chopping/cutting boards from the kitchen. Once you stop finding cat hair on them you can probably stop using them.

It'd be a shame to loose a tweeter to the cat.

cheers
Gus