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This little monster chews cables. So, I ran power cords through water hoses.

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[–] TheEntity 47 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

Margit, the Fur Omen

[–] Kyle_The_G 13 points 1 week ago

I hope they call the cat carrier Margit's shackles

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

this is all I came here for and I'm not ashamed

…well, maybe a little

…Tarnished

Also stop chewin' them cables ya lovable fuzzy Omen! lol I hope the garden hose works

And he looks so happy! "Hey hey, how's it hangin', Tarnished?"

[–] _lilith 5 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Playing as a Lord...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Hi Margit!

I spent a good 30 seconds trying to figure out if you had aquarium air pump wall outlets in your place before I read the text of your post. But now I have an idea for a new house feature to sell people with more money than sense... and, I guess, people with a lot of aquariums.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

hey look, it's the person who helped me figure out Voyager tags!
I know this because you have a big red "testing" next to your name lol
o/ friend

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

|˶˙ᵕ˙ )ノ゙

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Hi from one brain cell to one brain cell

[–] binary45 8 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Another option would be to smear a bit of hot sauce or mentholated petroleum jelly (Vicks VapoRub) on the cords. That might be a better choice, as it should help train against chewing on cords altogether.

[–] teft 14 points 1 week ago

They actually make sprays for chewing. They're usually super bitter but some are spicy hot. The spicy hot ones you have to make sure that you remove their water source because otherwise they'll learn that they can drink water to remove the heat and then you'll have a cat that craves mexican food.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Meanwhile my cat chews the tubes for my nebulizer.

Maybe you need a nice big houseplant to put in the way. Nontoxic to cats, of course. Looks like not a lot of light there, so maybe a Cast Iron Plant.

[–] edgemaster72 5 points 1 week ago

Margit's expression has put a smile on my face, thank you for sharing, internet stranger

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago
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[–] vatlark 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This tube is the water hose that covers the power cable

[–] vatlark 9 points 1 week ago

Thank you. That raises new questions. I have heard of Power-over-Ethernet but never water over power.

Does it prevent curious pets from biting the wires?

[–] Zidane 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I need to know too, OP plez

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This tube is the water hose that covers the power cable

[–] ScruffyDucky 2 points 1 week ago