Cats on the equipment

fd_colorado

fd_colorado

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I am about to get a home table and we have a cat.

Other than the obvious, "get a cover" are there any other ways to keep the cat off the cloth?

Will cats try to sharpen their claws on the table's cloth and rails?

Thanks
 
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It even has a window so they can watch you play.
 
fd_colorado said:
I am about to get a home table and we have a cat.

Other than the obvious, "get a cover" are there any other ways to keep the cat off the cloth?

Will cats try to sharpen their claws on the table's cloth and rails?

Thanks
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Another obvious suggestion, get rid of the cat. Then you have no worries of claw sharpening or the worse problem of cat hair on the cloth.

In all seriousness I would definately get a cover and possible keep the cats from getting ino the poolroom period.

Kevin
 
Maybe you'll be lucky and have your cat help you like mine does; she sits on the rail near the pocket and when I slow roll a ball anywhere near the pocket she BATS IT IN!!
Too bad I can't use that in the real world
 
Go to pet store............
Go to reptile section...........
Buy 25 feeder mice............
Release in house.............
This should keep the cat busy for a few weeks. :wink:

If the above isn't possible, then buy a dam good cover..........
:grin:
 
I've posted this a couple times now but I feel it never gets old:
Redding, Connecticut,
Oct. 2, '08.
Dear Mrs. Patterson, -- The contents of your letter are very pleasant and very welcome, and I thank you for them, sincerely. If I can find a photograph of my "Tammany" and her kittens, I will enclose it in this. One of them likes to be crammed into a corner-pocket of the billiard table -- which he fits as snugly as does a finger in a glove and then he watches the game (and obstructs it) by the hour, and spoils many a shot by putting out his paw and changing the direction of a passing ball. Whenever a ball is in his arms, or so close to him that it cannot be played upon without risk of hurting him, the player is privileged to remove it to anyone of the 3 spots that chances to be vacant.

Ah, no, my lecturing days are over for good and all.

Sincerely yours,
S. L. Clemens
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thepavlos said:
Maybe you'll be lucky and have your cat help you like mine does; she sits on the rail near the pocket and when I slow roll a ball anywhere near the pocket she BATS IT IN!!
Too bad I can't use that in the real world
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My cat rolls balls into the pockets as well. REALLY well. For a cat, he's a solid A player. He never misses. If anyone wants to spot my cat the cue and the cue ball, you got action. The gaff is...the game gets put on hold when he gets bored. When he feels like playing again, game on. I'll send'm in.
 
I have a cat at home (came as a packaged deal with the wife!). This cat was very curious when the table was "born". "Mo" jumped up on the table and I threaten to beat him to death with my cue (always barely missing him). "Mo" now jumps up on a chair and watches the balls go in the hole. "Mo" has never jump up on the table since his near death experience. He also doesn't go near my "light saber" that almost killed him.
 
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The first time your cloth is soiled by the cats urine, you'll regret leaving the table exposed.
My friends table was just great, no problems with the cats for at least 4 or 5 years... and then BANG, within a week, the table was their new litter box.

The stink was terrible. We couldn't play at all.

He had to spend another $300 to replace the cloth and never allow the cats into the pool table area again.
 
fd_colorado said:
I am about to get a home table and we have a cat.

Other than the obvious, "get a cover" are there any other ways to keep the cat off the cloth?

Will cats try to sharpen their claws on the table's cloth and rails?

Thanks
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I have 2 cats. I keep the table covered very well when I am not playing. By well I mean I first put one of those cheap vinyl covers on then put some blankets on top of that. This keeps the cat hair off the cloth. Only one of my cats has ever gotten on the table when I was playing. The noise of the balls colliding tends to keep them out of my pool room. I have had my table for almost 3 years and cats the entire time and not once have any of them tried to claw on the table or the cloth.

The key is to keep it covered when you are not playing.
 
I have five cats in my house (yeah, I know), but they have all had their front claws removed. I'm not particularly fond of the procedure (it is fairly major surgery), but all of my cats recovered from it quickly, and the ones that are indoor/outdoor cats can still climb trees like nobody's business. In fact, about the only thing they can't do is yank songbirds out of the sky with one swipe like they used to. Plus, all of my cats were rescued from shelters that euthanize, and if they could speak I think they'd tell you that being at my house without front claws is better than being dead with them.

We initially decided to go this route because of some very expensive furniture (some leather and some antique), but it is especially nice to not have to worry about them sharpening their claws in my Simonis. I still keep a leather cover on the table when it's not in use, just to protect it from hair and hairballs, which, as anyone who's owned cats long enough can tell you, seem to always get puked up in the loveliest places. If my cats still did have their front claws, then I would probably try to find a way to keep them away from the table altogether.

Good luck,
Aaron
 
Some cat lovers will vehemently disagree with this, but you could also get the cat declawed. We tried everything possible (scratching posts, double sided tape...) to discourage our cats from scratching the furniture. Nothing was 100% successful. Unless you keep a cover on it at all times, the cloth will be very tempting.

Many vets will declaw adult cats. We ultimately had to choose to declaw or get rid of the cats and chose front declaw. I'll now duck into my bunker and prepare to hear about how declawing is like cutting off a finger....
 
Tom In Cincy said:
The first time your cloth is soiled by the cats urine, you'll regret leaving the table exposed.
My friends table was just great, no problems with the cats for at least 4 or 5 years... and then BANG, within a week, the table was their new litter box.

The stink was terrible. We couldn't play at all.

He had to spend another $300 to replace the cloth and never allow the cats into the pool table area again.
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Oh man. That's the absolute worst case scenario, and I'm not sure there's a cover on the market that would actually protect your table from cat pee. If you have an un-fixed male cat in your house, this should be a major concern, as they are prone to suddenly and unexpectedly spraying an area for no apparent reason. After the first time, it is practically impossible to get them to stop.

I had to get rid of a male cat I had one time, and he actually was fixed. A stray male in our neighborhood would spray outside our front door, so our cat felt that he needed to spray inside the front door. The only thing that saved us was that we had a marble floor in the entryway and were eventually able to find a new home for the cat.

Aaron
 
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