Cats on the equipment
- Thread starter fd_colorado
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Can you close off the pool room so there is no access to it except when you are playing?
If not, you may be faced with this:
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My friend had a cat (she died a little while ago) and she was so mellow. She would just sit in her chair and watch us...or sleep. Can't find the pics right now, but here are a couple pool-friendly pets.
Here is her newest pet, Cueball. Isn't she cute?
If not, you may be faced with this:
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My friend had a cat (she died a little while ago) and she was so mellow. She would just sit in her chair and watch us...or sleep. Can't find the pics right now, but here are a couple pool-friendly pets.
Here is her newest pet, Cueball. Isn't she cute?
get a rottweiler. He'll take care of your cat "problem" real fast. 
Dogs are better anyways.
Seriousley though, id declaw em
Dogs are better anyways.
Seriousley though, id declaw em
My cat loves the pool table, and he has never harmed it. He is not declawed, but I have not had any problems whatsoever.
blueridge
Banned
fd_colorado said:
Get yourself a squirt gun. It's a great cure for many undesirable cat habits. When the cat jumps onto the table, squirt him. If you catch your cat in the act enough times and give him a good squirt each time, your pool table will be a very undesirable place for your cat to jump on.
k:
2 cats + 1 table + 0 covers = bad idea ... 
My cats have a very bad habit of puking up hair balls on my table, it has become quite stained over the last couple of years. This is not a big problem for me, and I don't particularly care about what others think ..... BUT .... one time a cat puked on the rail while we were out of town, and I didn't discover it for a few days (normally I clean them up fairly quickly) ... that portion of the rail is dead as a door nail :angry: I am guessing that something in the cat puke interacted with the cushion rubber taking all of the bounce out of it. The silver lining is that I have a pretty good excuse for my poor scores in the BUD BOWL.
Dave
My cats have a very bad habit of puking up hair balls on my table, it has become quite stained over the last couple of years. This is not a big problem for me, and I don't particularly care about what others think ..... BUT .... one time a cat puked on the rail while we were out of town, and I didn't discover it for a few days (normally I clean them up fairly quickly) ... that portion of the rail is dead as a door nail :angry: I am guessing that something in the cat puke interacted with the cushion rubber taking all of the bounce out of it. The silver lining is that I have a pretty good excuse for my poor scores in the BUD BOWL.
Dave
DaveK said:2 cats + 1 table + 0 covers = bad idea ...
My cats have a very bad habit of puking up hair balls on my table, it has become quite stained over the last couple of years. This is not a big problem for me, and I don't particularly care about what others think ..... BUT .... one time a cat puked on the rail while we were out of town, and I didn't discover it for a few days (normally I clean them up fairly quickly) ... that portion of the rail is dead as a door nail :angry: I am guessing that something in the cat puke interacted with the cushion rubber taking all of the bounce out of it. The silver lining is that I have a pretty good excuse for my poor scores in the BUD BOWL.
Dave
Speaking of the Bud Bowl, aren't you supposedly one of the tournament directors? Isn't this spectacular display of cuemanship usually underway by now?
Inquiring minds want to know.
SGM
Get one of these instead
cigardave said:
That would ne nice, but I think the rubber is pooched (or catted as the case may be) ... you can feel how hard the rubber is with your thumb, there is no give whatsoever when you push down from the top.
My cats are gonna make very nice mittens some day.
Dave
supergreenman said:
I put out a quick feeler and discovered that our friends-to-the-south have their turkey-day on the third turdsday of November or some such nonsense. We Canucks can start anytime, mabey even tonight :thumbup: And if it's cuemanshit you're after, perhaps I can video my effarts.
Now where did I put that drivermaker post ...
Dave
Our cat got on the table once... that I know of and the fear I put into her has kept her from going back. I grabbed her by the back of the neck, then started yelling at the top of my lungs, doused her with lots of water and continued yelling bloody murder all the while.
The squirt gun idea is probably the best/most humane idea that will provide instant feedback.. get on table=get wet.
If the cat was persistant I'd get it declawed or lose the cat.
I havn't covered the table in years, except when going out of town for several days.
The squirt gun idea is probably the best/most humane idea that will provide instant feedback.. get on table=get wet.
If the cat was persistant I'd get it declawed or lose the cat.
I havn't covered the table in years, except when going out of town for several days.
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
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
blueridge said:Get yourself a squirt gun. It's a great cure for many undesirable cat habits. When the cat jumps onto the table, squirt him. If you catch your cat in the act enough times and give him a good squirt each time, your pool table will be a very undesirable place for your cat to jump on.
2 things:
1.Wet felt= slow.
2.What do you do when you have one of several breeds of cats that LIKE water, and will jump in while someone's
taking a bath or shower....?I'm sure it's the most humane but two of my Bengals could care less for the most part.
I have scratching posts, trees, all kinds of stuff for their amusement, but where do they like to go sleep.....?
Yep, right on the Anniversary.
Never had to clean anything but some cat hair off of it occasionally, but it scares me to death sometimes.
I put a cover on it- they love it more than they did before.
Now they don't even go sleep on my bed.
So I came up with a plan to discourage them!
It involves my two year old son, some old pool balls, and a short cue.....
On second thought, I'll just try the squirt gun.:wink:
JimS said:
The first idea works good. My older rottie put her paws on the table once to try and eat some chalk and i freaked the f out. Slapped her and got really loud and started cussing. She actually knows cuss words and that the the eff word is worse than the S word and she leaves me alone when I start cussing (shes so smart) Well after that she never put her paws on the table again.
the second idea works also. I keep a squirt gun by my side to keep both of them off the couch.
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