Today I Chased My Cat

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Today I Chased My Cat

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Post by De_Wildfire »

I caught my cat chewing on the 220 volt line on the edge of the table that ran to the amp. What a close call. Now the cat is locked out of the radio room for good.
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That could have been VERY ugly! :icon_e_surprised:

Glad you caught the cat before all heck broke loose!
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Ooooh, 220 volts + 1 cat = Fried and crispy cat.! Not good. :icon_e_surprised: :icon_rolleyes: :cat:
And not to mention the stink.! :pale:
Glad to hear you saved the situation before it got a whole lot worse. Good Kitty!
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Phew! That could have damaged the amp! :icon_e_wink:

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Holy cheese and rice! That could of been really bad. My cat use to do that all the time too.
Have a good one.
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I had a cat that chewed into a TV cord once...Knocked half the Cats tung off...Cat wouldn't eat, took it to the Vet, then seen why he wouldn't eat! Later found the chewed TV cord...Cat quit chewing cords after that too.. :mrgreen:
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Yes, that was lucky. I don't know how I would explain that to the XYL when she came home.
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Post by Eskimo_Pie »

My does the same thing, but only chews on HMDI cables, the expensive ones, and finally had to dose the cables with hot sauce, cured the problem toot-sweet.
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Glad the cat is ok.


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Re: Today I Chased My Cat

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That is a good one with the hot sauce. I will have to try it.
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