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 Another casualty of our cats’ chewing addiction today. Following hot on the heels of 2 charging cables chewed to small pieces yesterday.


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 kitten tho right?

they are such terrors until they reach a year, it's the cost of doing business 😹  
 That’s what people said… “they’ll stop doing it once they reach a year old. 

They’re 1.5 years and if anything it’s getting worse 😐 
 must be a breed specific thing then

i know that russian blues continue to play like kittens for as long as 4 years sometimes

probably need to start making boundaries, i know one thing for sure, cats are not allowed in bedrooms, their circadian cycle is completely in conflict with humans, probably need to do the same thing with the computer lab by the sounds of it (or make a computer lab space even - yeah this is one big advantage of desktop computers too... less problems with failing cables). 
 Buying a pack of those eva foam "safety mats" & putting them around the house might help. In general if you get them toys & things they like destroying more they usually go for those first. Also wadded up paper or note cards make for great toys. They need fresh ones from time to time because they seem to like them crispy. And just some plain string or ribbon can be good too. When they get wound up throw a wad of paper or break out a laser pointer. 
 haha yeah, don't waste money on "cat toys" they prefer scrunched up paper and pieces of string and computer cables and random beetles that got unlucky and came inside

the cables can be a real hassle... much easier with desktops to get a good cable management set so there's nothing for them to bat at 
 oh yeaaaahh russian blues love playing "fetch" also, literally can stop them doing anything at all by throwing a scrunched up piece of paper across the room past them, it's quite hilarious, one of the best features of the breed other than the pretty silver hair 
 They were probably thirsty 🤷‍♂️😂

Idk how cats work 🤣 
 😅 I know how that feels like. They are so innocent aren’t they? But when one leaves the house it’s mayhem 
 Yup. Game on! 
 f'n pussies 
 Good time to ditch the plastic sippy cup anyway. Stainless steel maximalism>>> 
 Why do so many cats love chewing plastic? 
 Get  bottle of one of the no chew sprays, spray something you don't care about and then give it to them in the open. We did this with our cats and cables and they all stopped after a few days.   
 No chew spray…. Got it! 
 Cats are are destroy-everything monsters.