It got to the stage where he'd gone through his nails and was starting to chew the area around his nails which resulted in a nasty infection and very sore fingers. As he has a behavioural disorder and also has an incredibly high pain threshold (he sliced his arm open at one point and didn't notice until we had to rush him to hospital for stitches) we had to stop this pretty quickly before he ended up losing fingers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gus S Calabrese" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:56 AM Subject: Re: [EE] Cats chewing on cords > Why? Is chewing nails a harmful process ? > > On 2006-Jul 24, at 07:33hrs AM, Dominic Stratten wrote: > > We paint our childs fingernails with some anti chewing stuff that tastes > absolutely disgusting. Even if he touches something after it has been > painted on the taste transfers to that. > > Reminds me a bit of Clove oil but its worth a go. Try it on a toy or > something that they chew regularly and see if it puts them off. > > Dom > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lindy Mayfield" > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 6:59 PM > Subject: [EE] Cats chewing on cords > > > 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 >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: > 21/07/2006 > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > Gus S Calabrese > Denver, CO > 720 222 1309 303 908 7716 cell > Please include and do not limit yourself to "spam2006". I allow > everything with "spam2006" in the subject or text to pass my spam > filters. > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 21/07/2006 > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist