Cat jumped on turntable


OK, I know the obvious response about this but moving past ditching the cat . . . I was playing my VPI Scout 'table with a Dynavector Karat cartridge when the cat (Jack) leaped onto the 'table.  The tone arm slide across the record and the platter stopped.  After addressing the situation, I didn't see any obvious problems (but I have an untrained eye) and dropped the needle.  The tone arm immediately slide across the record to the center.  Upon reflection, it seemed like the tone arm was light since it moved pretty effortlessly.  Before taking it, I thought I would solicit some thoughts here.
scarlson
Yes sounds like stylus gone at minimum. 
Bad kitty!   I’d raid her catnip fund for the repair cost so she does not do it again. 👌
If it’s any consolation I had cats that devalued my record collection value permanently by sinking their claws into the spines while the records were filed innocently on the bookshelf.  Bad kitty’s!   
Pets.....

Do you let it ride on the Roomba?

If so, then this was an accident just waiting to happen.

Yeah - I've bought albums with clawed covers before (always at a discount, of course). It only annoys me when it the little blighters have scratched off the printing so I can't tell what they are without pulling them.

Frankly, kids and animals have no place in a listening room, but I suppose if you have a modern open floor plan house you are stuck unless you can lock them away when the gear is being used.

I had one couple visit with their young children and the kids headed for the stereo gear. I asked the father for the name of his insurance agent and when I said that if they let the kids at my gear and one of the damaged my cartridge, I need to know who would be paying as it wouldn't be me. He asked how much it was worth and I told him (several thousand) and he immediately rounded up the children and left pretty quickly after that. Amazing how parents today seem to think that whatever their brats do is somehow blameless and no one is accountable.
Dynavector has a re-build service  for Karat as long as it was purchased from an authorized dealer.  Check with a Dynavector dealer. The rebuild includes tip, cantilever and suspension.