New kitten - safety

dandysmom · 13-07-2009, 07:44 PM

Another idea, although perhaps messy also: cats dislike the smell of citrus so they say ....maybe rub a slice of orange or lemon along the wires/cables???

Kazz · 13-07-2009, 08:06 PM

Never had a puppy or kitten chew or attempt to chew through wires...so I am a bad owner too........I just let them get on with it, and try to correct what I don't want when it happens.

angieh · 13-07-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dandysmom

Another idea, although perhaps messy also: cats dislike the smell of citrus so they say ....maybe rub a slice of orange or lemon along the wires/cables???

The Crittercord is impregnated with citrus Eileen - which is what made me think it would be a brilliant idea. Now I have seen on another forum via Google search that it doesn't work for Jack Russells, but that's not to say it wouldn't work for cats.

I'll see if I can find out anything about crab apple oil.

dandysmom · 13-07-2009, 08:55 PM

I think it was on here I read about the citrus...someone's cats were peeing in the large indoor planters and there was a suggestion to put orange peels there to deter them. Hopefully, new kitty will not be a cord chewer! But the offer is still good if you want me to order here.

angieh · 13-07-2009, 10:51 PM

Thanks for your kind offer Eileen - I'll bear that in mind.

pookyandjo · 14-07-2009, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dandysmom

I think it was on here I read about the citrus...someone's cats were peeing in the large indoor planters and there was a suggestion to put orange peels there to deter them. Hopefully, new kitty will not be a cord chewer! But the offer is still good if you want me to order here.

yeah orange peels are supposed to be a good deterent for areas that you dont them to go into.. like indoor pot plants... etc... as for cats chewing wires.. none of my others have ever done it...
mind you.... Harri has done heaps of stuff that no other cat i've ever had or known has done... if there is mischief to be had... she's there... i keep looking through her fur to see if she has 666 on her skin somewhere... she is certainly a little devil!

angieh · 14-07-2009, 09:59 AM

I suspect it's her "gingeriness"!

dandysmom · 14-07-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pookyandjo

yeah orange peels are supposed to be a good deterent for areas that you dont them to go into.. like indoor pot plants... etc... as for cats chewing wires.. none of my others have ever done it...
mind you.... Harri has done heaps of stuff that no other cat i've ever had or known has done... if there is mischief to be had... she's there... i keep looking through her fur to see if she has 666 on her skin somewhere... she is certainly a little devil!

I'm sure it's on the skin of those horrible destructive squirrels~

angieh · 14-07-2009, 04:11 PM

Here's the link to Crittercord, in case anyone is interested. It sounds just the right thing. I just wish I could find someone who has used it and found out whether it works for cats or not.

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