Cat Health & Safety
You might find this tip shocking
For cats and kittens that love to chew, electrical cords and power cables can be quite tempting. But cats can get a nasty shock and painful burns in their mouth — and potentially a whole lot more — from chewing on these cords and cables. Electric cord shock can be painful, distressing, expensive, and potentially fatal. And, as if that isn’t enough, a chewed cord can also spark a house fire! If you’ve got a chewer, try spritzing some bitter spray on a cloth and rubbing down the cords, or use hard plastic cord covers to keep their inquisitive teeth off.
family had never given much thought to their laptop power cords, nor to the fact that their 7-month-old kitten loved to paw and swat at them. That all changed though when Picatso’s swatting turned to chewing. His family wasn’t even in the living room when it happened, but they heard the scream and commotion from the kitchen. They rushed Picatso to the vet where he was given medications for his pain and the burns he suffered in his mouth. Unfortunately, his family had to bring him back the next night when they noticed him having trouble breathing. X-rays showed fluid in his lungs, not an uncommon problem following electric shock in animals. He spent three days in the ICU recovering, the first two in a specialized oxygen cage. His owners keep a closer eye on Picatso after that, and they cover, hide, and unplug all their power cables now, too!
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