Thread: Chewing

I don't know whether this is a common problem but for the second time this week Harry has chewed through two phone cables the second was my son's phone charger which he bit in half ! - Any suggestions guys ?

Timmy my domestic cat chewed through a laptop cable when he was a kitten and it sparked and scared him and he never did it again. I dont know how you can stop them unless you catch them doing it but i would be hiding as many cables as I could. I am also very interested if anyone does knows a way to stop this.

When my dogs were puppies and they started chewing things they weren't supposed to I used to clap my hands and shout no - it scared them and they didn't do it again - not sure this would work with a cat though.

Ive lost (been bitten through):-
4 blind cords
3 electronic drum cables
2 audio leads

I found some "bitter apple spray" on amazon and tbh... Im not convinced its working.
I sprayed it all over the drum cables four times and left it to dry. Cats still seem very interested in them, although I havent yet got them plugged into the kit and seen if they will get bitten again.

Bitter apple spray: Bitter Apple Spray - Bitter pet healthcare

Im thinking that for the really important cables I will get a length of braided pvc hose, cut it down the middle and then lay the cable in it.

Braided hose: 8mm Clear Braided PVC Tubing Pipe Air Fuel Hose 5 Metre on eBay (end time 21-Mar-10 15:35:46 GMT)

I don't know... we used to have a dog that would eat the cables on the trailer... but the cats we've had have all been good...
Now I'm worried as I have lots of cables around....

Kittens definitely teeth just like puppies, and this continues up to about 6mos. from my experience. I have read many cautions about electrical cables and kittens, and suggestions to get "cable organizers" to protect them (e.g., Hosa Cables, Corrugated Tubing, Hosa Cable, HOSA WHD-410, Split Loom Corrugated Tubing), which is what we did for almost all exposed electrical cables.