Any tricks to keep cats away from speaker grills?

aj: as i read the ad from sharper image, you'd need one of them there pet peeves for EVERY piece of furniture from which you wish to ban your cat. that's a lot of $$ to spend on a device that replicates commands a cat wouldn't respond to if delivered in person. i think you can buy a gross of mouse traps for the price of a single pet peeve. and i KNOW cats respond to a mouse traps, even if you're not around. :o) -k

I love cats.I have four of them. They are not allowed in my listening room unless I am there. 2001impala's idea works great with my beasts. I am at the point I don't even have to spray them. When they see me pick up my squirt gun, they run. Very effective. They seem to enjoy my music very much. I have one that runs from the room when Dylan plays his harmonica.

I have used double sided tape at strategic spots on furniture and speakers to deter cats - they hate the sticky feeling of the tape.

Cats ain't seen the speakers since Stanley, the German Shepherd arrived. One cat was my best listening partner, often found lying on her back in front of the right speaker, or beside me on the couch. Stanley prefers the floor between the speakers, next to the couch. All cats declawed in front, so no problem to begin with. I do have 2 gates so Stanley can't get in unaccompanied, as he sometimes likes to chew, and my fantasy is if the electric cords don't get him, I would. Oh yeah, cats are in basement family room with home theater. No problems there, but the ferrets liked the port in the subwoofer.

Try urinating on the grills, that way they'll know its someone else's territory (you've marked it).