How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?


We adopted a long-hair, one-eyed stray kitten. She is a very lovely cat, however, she likes jumping up on stereo equipment - tube preamp and mono block amplifiers. Am I right in thinking that cat hairs that fall inside the equipment can eventually fry things? Assuming so, I can't be the first person to have a cat AND hifi equipment. How do you keep the cat off? For the record she only jumps up there when she is alone in the room, so I think she gets that we don't want her up there, but just hasn't filed under "relevant info." I would greatly appreciate suggestions!

sid-hoff-frenchman

I had a cat once about 50 years ago, only once. and this is why,

I was laying on my bed listening to an album when all of a sudden the needle started to jump around!

Naturally I leaped up and saw that my now gone cat was pouncing on top of the dust cover of the turntable! it seemed that the spinning record label had something to do with this odd behavior.

I have three cats and top vented equipment, including a 532H sitting on the floor. They lay on the top of everything because the equipment is left on all the time. I have never seen chassis damage created by the cats or hair in the equipment. I have opened the equipment for small repairs and tube changes. The only drag were the scratches on the top of a pair of JBL speakers. I had inexpensive, custom covers made for them.

Have 2 since they were +/- 2 months and were able to learn audio anything is Yes, in your turf but N/A for their amusement/vantage point(s)/napping/anything. 

Clio' is Ev's lap, Ginger reminds me of Tuxy, who was a reserved kinda guy.

I want to build them a catio....but not so long ago lost Betty to a bumper.

Zed suddenly Bridged with a GI issue suddenly and expensively.

Reluctant to test Fate.

Clio' has bonded to dog Sunny; 15 years of off/on again cats, she could give a squat.  She and The G stay out of each others' food, cool with each other.

Squirt gun if any critter forgets, hasn't occurred for quite awhile.

*Raps skull*  Knock on wood. ;)

 

Cat’s are territorial and since you probably don’t lay down on the stereo stuff you have they think oooh mine! There are a few ways to help you but do not  squirt Ms whiskers with a little water pistol or dump essential oils on your stereo! Lol

try to put the cat in another room and give them a space to make their own base camp with their bed there and a litter box near bass camp not tucked far away in a corner!