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Hey ya'll. I just moved in with my girl and her 3 cats which i think are great but heres the deal...I have lots of computer stuff and electrical wires and my girl has had problems with the female chewing on wires. I will wrap most of them up with that plastic protector stuff but id like to find a better solution. Spraying her with water wont help cuz we dont catch her doing it. Thanks

I've actually been working on this with my Chessie. One thing I did was get cable ties and bundle the cables as much as possible and coil excess cables so I don't have a spaghetti bowl of cables. On some cords, I've taken a wet paper towel to wet the cable and then take a big pinch of cayenne pepper and smear it on the wet part of the cable where I've caught him trying to chew. The wetness will make the pepper stick to the cable until he tries biting on it, gets some in his mouth, and then walks away shaking his head.
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Chessie in his favorite spot while I work in the kitchen.

Hi,

I think the plastic covers are the best way to deal with this problem. Not only do they protect the wires from cat teeth, but they keep them dry as well in case something were to spill on them. Spraying water to deter the cat from chewing isn't a good thing around electronics anyway!

Regards,
PHKitkat