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How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?

We adopted a long-hair, one-eyed stray kitten. She is a very lovely cat, however, she likes jumping up on stereo equipment - tube preamp and mono block amplifiers. Am I right in thinking that cat hairs that fall inside the equipment can eventually fry things? Assuming so, I can't be the first person to have a cat AND hifi equipment. How do you keep the cat off? For the record she only jumps up there when she is alone in the room, so I think she gets that we don't want her up there, but just hasn't filed under "relevant info." I would greatly appreciate suggestions!

sid-hoff-frenchman
mahler123
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I had a girlfriend that moved in with her cat a few decades ago.  I would routinely carry the cat out of the listening room because of the fears cited by the OP re-fur getting in components.  Eventually the cat learned the listening room was off limits. I knew the relationship with my girlfriend was over when the door to the listening room would suddenly open up and the cat would be tossed into the room

oliver_reid
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re "I have never been able to understand why people keep cats.  They are free-loading bastards that don't empathise with their keepers one little bit."

Like a lot of children these days :)

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rbyington711
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I know all cats are different I tried every thing on the one persons list lemon juice and the rest and my cat just walked right through it including vinegar 

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roxy54
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@oliver_reid 

"Like a lot of children these days :)"

So true. When I look at all that my brothers and sisters have gone through and continue to go through with their children, I am very grateful that I never had any myself.

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