Circuit breakers have been used for ages (here in the United
States). They are used on every circuit in a house. Problem is,
in order to detect a short circuit, current must be extremely high
(at least over the outlet's rated current).

If you think it's not going to hurt your cats, test your theory by
cutting through a wire that's plugged into the wall. Be sure to
make a video. In case it kills you, leave a note for somebody else
to upload the video. What you will probably experience is a "BOOM"
followed by the circuit breaker tripping. And you will notice a
piece of your diagonal cutting pliers is missing.

It would be like setting off a firecracker in your cat's mouth.

This troll must be drunk...


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Subject: Upside down packaging tape, no more chewing on electrical cords
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John Doe wrote:
My first critical application of upside down packaging tape was to
keep my cat off of the windowsill in a cat-hostile apartment complex.
Now that I'm temporarily fostering three kittens... They start
chewing on a group of electrical cords in a very small area on the
floor. Put two pieces of 4 inch long packaging tape among the
electrical cords. Reapplied as necessary. I just love it when they
start whining about having the tape stuck to them, and I get to come
to their rescue It's like cat correction heaven. One half hour to
one hour later, no more chewing on the electrical cords. BOOM.

If you've ever seen what household current can do to tool-steel in an
instant (like when you accidentally cut through it), you will freak
out at the thought of your cats accidentally chewing through an
electrical cord. It just can't happen.

It helps to put ground fault protectors on all your circuits. that way, as
soon as some groung current is drawn, the breaker trips and the cat probably
won't feel a thing. This is especially true if your electricasl wires are
swhielded by grounded woven steel cables, The cats will have to chew through
those first, and then as soon as it bites into the hot wire, the ground
current will trip the breaker off and it won't come back on until/unless you
reset it. Most new houses have these in the bathrooms and kitchens, but
there is no reason why you couldn't put them throughout your house. They are
great for young pets and children who are likely to mess with the wiring.