Cats on the equipment

[emoney]

de claw the cat then keep it out of the pool room and get a good cover

 

[manwon]

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

I suppose it depends how well trained your cats are. I own a pool hall and I have a pool hall cat that lives there all the time. I have no problem with her getting on the tables and she is still a kitten (4 1/2 Months old). I have had her for around 1 1/2 months and I have trained her to stay off my tables. She will also come to me when her name is called, and she will sit most times when told to. I know she sounds like a dog, but she is one smart Cat. Now I have never owned a Cat before, so I don't know how smart they are suppose to be.

Hope this helps.

 

[Blackjack]

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.

To see Dave's cat in action, go to this link -

Dave's Cat On The Pool Table

The fun starts at roughly 6:50 into the video and continues until some bully chases him away.

 

[Pushout]

My wife made a denim cover that works well. The cat who might claw the table will now seldom get on it unless it's covered.

 

[JB Cases]

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

You have to train your cat that the table is off limits. I did that and he stayed completely off my pool tables even after we moved.

Mine respected that I told him no sternly several times and that was enough. Yours may need more guidance.

I would consult some places on the web that deal with how to train a cat to stay off of places you don't want him to be.

 

[JB Cases]

I suppose it depends how well trained your cats are. I own a pool hall and I have a pool hall cat that lives there all the time. I have no problem with her getting on the tables and she is still a kitten (4 1/2 Months old). I have had her for around 1 1/2 months and I have trained her to stay off my tables. She will also come to me when her name is called, and she will sit most times when told to. I know she sounds like a dog, but she is one smart Cat. Now I have never owned a Cat before, so I don't know how smart they are suppose to be.

Hope this helps.

Actually you can train a cat to do anything a dog can do. My cat would come when called, would follow me like a puppy, would stop on command (most of the time) and would stay off of places he was not allowed to be on.

 

[RonsTheOne]

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

Just tell him to get down.....Ron

 

[rackem]

Could be worse.

Get rid of the cat and get a dog. Dogs make better pets anyways.

Yes my friends dog has chewed the claw legs on his table. Chewed most of the fringes off the drop pockets. Chewed one of the side pockets to drop the measel cue ball and scared it up. Got the 6 & 9 out another time gnawed on the 6 and must have burried the 9 we never found it. Centenials :angry: :angry: :angry:
Yes, he still has the dog but has not put the table back up since moving.:angry:

 

[Rick S.]

It's no big deal....just keep the table covered when not playing.

I had 3 Himilayans (Long hair) and they never tried to anything bad to the table. Sure, they would jump up on it. Big deal...surely nothing that deserves being mutilated (declawed) over.

If you do get some cat hair on the table, those lint rollers work wonders. It takes less than a minute to go over the whole table.

Don't worry about it! Cats, and pooltables can get along just fine.

Tito, my current cat.

 

[Bigtruck]

Hmmmm

What table did you decide on Fred?

Watch out when you're shooting!!

Ray

 

[dbyap]

I had a cat that loved to sleep with its head in one of the pockets, fur usually covers the table if the cat is long haired as well

 

[CamposCues]

Almost read my mind...

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 thought we were on the same page for a sec. I was thinking...
Go to pet store...
Go to reptile section...
Buy burmese python...
Release in house....bam, cat problem solved. I'm just kidding, but seriously:wink:

 

[JimS]

Sure, they would jump up on it. Big deal...surely nothing that deserves being mutilated (declawed) over.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Gotta love a guy who believes that having a cat declawed is mutilation.

 

[CrownCityCorey]

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

When I had my table at home, the cats hardly ever got on the table. They absoltely wouldn't while I played.

What's the puzzle with getting a cover? Just get one - a good one. IMO, even without pets, when your table is not in use, it should be covered.

Even if they were on the unconvered table, they never used their claws on it, but the cat hair is a pain in the ass!

I'd be more concerned about kids!!! Can they be de-clawed - legally?

 

[gatorcc]

I have a few suggestions.

Buy several scratching posts and offer them up as alternatives. Cats love to scratch sissel line wrapped posts. There are also cardboard blocks that are infused with catnip. They scratch em up and get mello.

If the cat ever shows an interest to scratch the table legs, apply tape to the legs. Reverse the tape so the sticky side is out and wrap all the legs. One or two experiences where the tape sticks to the animals feet and it will learn to stay away. I taught my cats to leave my stereo speaker covers alone in this way. The tape can be removed after a day or so.

Lastly, have adequate litter box space and keep the box clean daily. The cat will not urinate on the table if it is spayed/neutered and has a clean litter box alternative.

My Brood

I agree. Spray bottle or squirt gun work wonders on cats. My cats used to hit my blinds at night and I sprayed them a few times with water and they stopped!

 

[fd_colorado]

I suppose it depends how well trained your cats are. <snip> and I have trained her to stay off my tables. She will also come to me when her name is called, and she will sit most times when told to. I know she sounds like a dog, but she is one smart Cat. Now I have never owned a Cat before, so I don't know how smart they are suppose to be.

Hope this helps.

You obviously have never had a cat before, otherwise you'd know that they can't be trained! The only way that you could've trained that cat was if you didn't know they were untrainable

 

[Bigtruck]

Trained

You obviously have never had a cat before, otherwise you'd know that they can't be trained! The only way that you could've trained that cat was if you didn't know they were untrainable

My cat was really into training. He trained us!!!

Ray

 

[Jude Rosenstock]

My cat was really into training. He trained us!!!

Ray

The difference between cats & dogs (if I remember correctly).


A dog will say, "Wow, this person feeds me, gives me shelter, takes care of me. THIS PERSON IS GOD!"

A cat will say, "Wow, this person feeds me, gives me shelter, takes care of me. I MUST BE GOD!"

 

[bigskyjake]

two words, dragon kick

 

[ctyhntr]

Dogs have masters, cats have servants!

The difference between cats & dogs (if I remember correctly).


A dog will say, "Wow, this person feeds me, gives me shelter, takes care of me. THIS PERSON IS GOD!"

A cat will say, "Wow, this person feeds me, gives me shelter, takes care of me. I MUST BE GOD!"