I know this problem well - many a beautifully made cable in my house has suffered from cat attack. Personally I never did much better than chasing the cats away when I caught them at it. I've heard of chili oil being painted on the wires as a deterrent - my mother claims to have had good results from this. If your cats are immune to cayenne this may not work as well for them - but hey it's worth a try if it saves your cats from a shock. Cheers, Zik On 24/07/06, Lindy Mayfield wrote: > Please accept my apologies if this should be OT, I wasn't sure. > > In the past my cats have chewed through a few network cables which aren't cheap. And yesterday I just noticed they chewed up a Nokia charger (wall wart) and rendered it completely useless. Those are only DC a few volts. I'd stick my tongue across the wires if I didn't have a Voltmeter. (-: > > For their water supply they have a little fountain that filters and pumps the water. This is connected directly to mains (220VAC) and I noticed it had been chewed a bit so that a little wire was exposed. > > Then I started to get worried. There are many things plugged in all the time in my house. What is the risk to the cats if they chew on a live wire? I've seen National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation where the cat chews through the Christmas tree cord and gets fried. I'm hoping that is fiction. > > Anyone with experience with this? I love my cats, could one of them actually die from this? > > Anyone know how to prevent this if it is a hazard? I've tried cayenne pepper before on the network cable but it didn't help much. Just guessing, but maybe make a paste of cayenne and water and then paint it on the wires? > > I've been 3 years with one cat without any incident with mains wires and 1 year with 5 cats since kittens without it, but seeing bare wire on a wire direct to mains scared me. My cats are my family and I'd never forgive myself if something happend that could have been prevented. > > Thanks very much in advance for any help you might share with me on this matter. > > Best regards, > Lindy > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist