[sdiy] Feline synthesis problems

[patchell]

    I had to take Homer to the Vet a few months ago because I caught him
chewing on my solder (Kester 44 :-)
http://www.silcom.com/~patchell/pictures/cats.html
    Luckily, he did not injest any (nothing showed up on the X-Ray).  I
generally keep the door to my workroom shut.  He can come in and help
when I am working in there too.  He also destroyed a spool of #26 teflon
tubing.  The vet felt he would probably be ok from that.

    A previous cat destroyed one of my synthesizers by chewing up the
wiring (he got inside the box through a hole)...I am still in the
process of trying to bring that up again.  The part he destroyed is
being completely rebuilt.

Bobinvertedsdiy at aol.com wrote:

>    Um, I don't want to worry you, but if you love your cat you should
> probably
> take her to the vet. A piece of wire could puncture something inside
> of her.
> That would be a painful way to go. I worry about my girlfriend's cats
> doing
> that same type of thing. It's almost imposible to keep cats out of
> trouble. I
> should probably switch to lead free solder.
>
>

--
 -Jim
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