any cat tips??

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thanks guys for all the input, i guess ill have to deal with it. i hope i dont end up with a loony cat. i guess worst case i could move the studio into the spare bedroom after i clean it out. sounds like its gonna be another fun chapter.

ill let eveyone know how it goes. thanks again for all the tips..
 
I've had three cats - they aren't allowed on the top floor. All three basically has behaved in the same nonproblematic way. When they were small we just chased them away - they learn faster than you think (no violence or air needed). Once or twice a year they test the water of course - but that's no big deal. But just as with children - success lies in consistency. If you carry the little monster into the studio once or twice you've messed up the rule - and it's his monitors, not yours...
 
im glad im not the only one nutty enough

to let the furballs into the same room with 1000's of dollars worth of equipment. I have 2 cats and I have never had any real problems with them screwing with stuff. Yeah every now and then one goes to sleep inside my kickdrum or covers my guitar amp with hair but I love the little guys enough to put up with it.
I would recommend keeping your mixer covered when not in use as well as anything else a cat may decide to lay around on. I use pillow cases for my mixer and monitors. The majority of my stuff is in rack cases so they never fool with that.
Once the cat gets in your studio while you have a marshall stack cranked or a band at full volume playing the critter will get the idea that its not the most ideal place for napping and probably wont spend too much time there.
 
LOL

"i hope i dont end up with a loony cat."

Uh Fuzzy digital did you miss that memo? ALL CATS ARE FREAKIN NUTS. You will soon find this out.

Good luck man
 
A couple of notes:

1) When you cat designates a place/thing as a pissing spot, it's all over for said place/thing. There will be many encore performances.

2) While I agree with earlier poster that declawing leaves cats defenseless, it should be noted that a fully clawed indoor-only cat will shred the holy f*ck out of every piece of shredable furniture (s)he can get hold of. Buy all the catnip infused scratching posts you want, your furniture is toast. I personally like the indoor/outdoor cat solution, where you pitch the puss outside anytime (s)he is caught scratching inside. This worked pretty well for me and my studio cat. Easy for me to say, however, as I live on 3 acres in the woods where the biggest threat to cats is hawks overhead.

My old studio cat, Slick Nick, was congenitally deaf, which actually made him an excellent pet. We would have the whole band playing way too loud, Nick would actually stroll into the room, curiously watching us thrash instruments that made no noise (like everything else). He would leisurely stroll across the room until the gust from the kick drum ruffled his fur. Then, he'd freak and run. Hilarious. Also, this was the only cat in existence who loved the vacuum cleaner. I don't mean tolerate, this puss would erotically caress the nozzle while I was vacuuming. It was funny as hell, and actually prompted me to vacuum on a regular basis.

Cats are cool studio pets, but they pose some interesting logistical challenges. I like the idea of the motion sensor and fan...
 
Get your cat fixed when it is old enough. That should prevent it from spraying. If you don't put tags on him/her the cat should rarely make a sound. Our cat runs around the studio all the time and I think is only on one guitar track from one song, and I like the noise. It was his tags clinging together when he jumped off the couch. (like finger cymbals). Anyway, if you have a well-behaved cat, they won't really bother you. That would be much less of a worry than say....kids.
 
Seriously, don't declaw your cats. If you keep your cats indoors, it can be a pain in the ass...but you got the cat(s). Time to deal with it. Their claws are their only defense. If they get out, you'll probably want them back someday...

I have two cats - both of whom were quite happy tearing the shit out of my furniture. I've found the "No Scratch Spray" stuff to be completely worthless..but here's what works.

Get a wide roll of double-sided tape, and coat the arms and backs of all of your furniture with it for a couple of weeks. Sure, it looks like shit..and you won't be keen on putting your body against it. But your cats will dislike it even more than you do.

They'll jump up on the furniture to start clawing up your stuff, and stumble off immediately. They can't stand the stickiness.

Don't bother trying the aluminum foil trick, as it's done nothing for me.

Also, keeping your cats' claws trimmed helps TREMENDOUSLY. You'll hear veterinarians tell you not to trim your own cat's claws: that's crap. If you look at their nails, the tops of the nails are an off-white color, and it starts to get pink closer to the paw. If you get a standard set of nail clippers, you can cut their claws just above the pink area without worrying about doing any damage. JUST BE SURE NOT TO CUT INTO THE PINK AREA NEAR THE BOTTOM. This will not only REALLY piss the cat off, but will cause him/her to bleed...you'll actually hurt 'em.

A huge part of the reason cats scratch stuff is to keep those claws trimmed down.

Lastly, I have a spray bottle in every room where there's furniture. I keep it full of water, and readily accessible. When I see a cat in a place it shouldn't be, the cat gets a quick squirt. Obviously, be careful where you squirt in the studio..but otherwise, have at it. It's actually tons of fun..and really drives home the point.

If none of this works, try getting an actual tree-stump or something. The only thing cats love to scratch more than furniture is wood..

...and if STILL nothing works, consider giving your cat away. Just DON'T declaw him/her. He/she depends on you for food and safety...without you, he/she depends on those claws.
 
I've got 4 cats. Generally they don't go in the basement. Mostly so they don't get stuck down there.

I'll echo the DO NOT DECLAW statement. When they declaw a cat they removed the first knuckle. That is a serious downer to the cat.. It can also cause pain and cramping thorugh their entire life.
 
I'd say don't get a cat. They cause allergies and litter boxes smell to all hell. I would just find an oppourtune way to kill it and make it seem like accident. If I was forced with this dilemma I also might find a way to make its life a living hell if it came near me. everytime it comes into your room squirt t with a water gun. or put it in a pillow case and hang the pillowcase from the ceiling for a while. I'm assuming since they aren't the thickest of animals that it would quicly stop coming near you.

p.s. - even though I don't like the vermin, I agree with the declawing comments. If they were born with it, it would probably hurt to remove it.
 
i got a cat sleeping on a computer chair all the time, she still sleeps there even when I sit on the chair with her...the cat hasn't caused any major problems yet, but i dont like it when it sleeps on my computer monitors (where the heat comes out) Other than that, catch it's hair

Al
 
Todzilla said:
1) When you cat designates a place/thing as a pissing spot, it's all over for said place/thing. There will be many encore performances.
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Spice it up with pepper, chili, cayenne or something like that.
 
A friend of mine had two cats.

They never pissed or shit outside of there boxes (that I could tell) but evey time I would come over to jam or record they would seek out every fucking cable and cord I owned and start chewing.

After losing two wall warts, a good monster cable, two classical guitar strings, and almost losing a good power strip.... and my fiend yelling at me for punting his cats....I had to tell him that if he couldnt keep the cats out or pay to replace all of the cables they had ruined and would damage in the future, then I was going to punt them until they stopped ruining my shit. So when I would come over they were put in another room and all parties were satisfied.

Dont get me wrong because I normally love cats and animals in general, but cats chew shit....and will climb into anything they can fit into.....subwoofer ports...the backs of amps....grill cloth makes for a wonderful scratching post.....and gear bags.

If you have cats and a studio and you cant put a door between the two....I would be far more worried about losing cables than smelling piss......well not far more worried but equally as worried.

Thats a straight up money situatio just like Fredrick's antique furniture.

My 2 cents

-mike
 
Mine (2) behave in the house, but I never let them in my working room when I'm not there... One of them is always looking a bit too interested at the woofers of my Genelec 1031's :eek: :eek:

They have a nasty look sometimes though.


Herwig
 

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This one OTOH is mean as hell towards any technology.. chews cables to pieces before you know it (very friendly little bunny though)


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This one OTOH is mean as hell towards any technology.. chews cables to pieces before you know it (very friendly little bunny though)


Herwig
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We used to have a bunny when we lived in an apartment. She ripped the wallpapers to pieces, ate whatever cables and pipes she could get get her teeth into. After a couple of months she started attacking everyone but my wife when they were in "her" area - often when they least expected it - and I mean attack. It was like a real bad horromovie - "Killer bunny from hell!"..

I hated that bunny!!! I don't even wan't to see pictures of bunnies. I'm taking another drink now!
 
wow, im gonna have to rethink this through. man, i should have never agreed to this. this is ganna be a lifestyle change altogether. ok, i guess im gonna have to move the studio to the spare bedroom and build a storage building or something. im also gonna take the advice on the declawing but the first time it cost me $ the claws are history, but i promise to keep the cat safe though. shweew, will a small dog go in a litterbox, haha. thanks for all the stories and pics guys. im gonna post some pics as soon as i get the damn varmit.

oh yeah, behringer stinks............(just keeping the perfect record for the forum)
 
:D :D :D My friends... You need an exorcist! ;)
My cat never caused any problem to me.
 
I'll echo the DO NOT DECLAW statement. When they declaw a cat they removed the first knuckle. That is a serious downer to the cat.. It can also cause pain and cramping thorugh their entire life. [/B]
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It does not cause pain and cramping throughout their entire life, thats entirely bullshit. I just asked my sister who has been a vet for over 10 years. She said very rarely are there problems, and if there is its caused by incompotence on the vet's part.

However, there is an alternative, they can now sever the tendon so the claws can't extend, but they are still there. While overall better for the cat, you as the cat owner have to help the cat desharpen the claw by gently pushing it out by squeezing the paw, then clip it using a fingernail clipper.

Of course you could get goldfish instead.
 
Or a Chia pet - as a plus, you get humidification in the winter, from the water you add... Steve
 
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