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ShazzieB

(17,987 posts) Fri Apr 7, 2023, 08:02 PM Apr 2023

Help! Willow wants to eat my charging cords!

She has become obsessed with the cords I use to charge my phone and tablet. If she had her way, she'd have electrocuted herself by now and probably burned down this apartment building while she was at it.

Needless to say, I have to get this under control somehow. I've heard about bad tasting stuff you can buy to put on things you don't want your pets to chew, but I'm leery about using something like that. I have to handle those cords a lot, and I don't want the nasty taste to come off on my hands. But I don't have any other ideas, good, bad, or indifferent.

Any thoughts, ideas, tips, etc., would be welcomed.

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Help! Willow wants to eat my charging cords! (Original Post) ShazzieB Apr 2023 OP

Google something like this 'charging cord protectors for pets'. irisblue Apr 2023 #1

I'm looking at these now. ShazzieB Apr 2023 #4

That nasty stuff, Bitter Apple, comes in a spray spooky3 Apr 2023 #2

Stop rubbing them with bacon grease and cheese crackers. Problem solved! Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2023 #3

Have you tried behavior mod, saying a loud NO as she approaches the cord? Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #5

Cord wrapper works. Nululu Apr 2023 #6

we use black electrical tape. we haven't lost a cord since we dawn5651 Apr 2023 #7

irisblue

(33,743 posts)

1. Google something like this 'charging cord protectors for pets'.

Reply to ShazzieB (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2023, 08:10 PM

Apr 2023

Dog and Cat Cord Protector 32.8ft Wire Protector Sleeve Covers for Cord Protects Your Pets from Chewing Through Insulated Cables - this one is on amazon

ShazzieB

(17,987 posts)

4. I'm looking at these now.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 7, 2023, 08:20 PM

Apr 2023

I think I may just try this. Thanks!

spooky3

(35,583 posts)

2. That nasty stuff, Bitter Apple, comes in a spray

Reply to ShazzieB (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2023, 08:12 PM

Apr 2023

And is your best bet. It does work. You can put a paper towel under the cord so that excess doesn’t get on your desk The smell and taste do not last long, however, so you may have to re-apply until your kitty gets the idea. It washes off your hands quickly.