John Doe wrote:
Anybody who knows anything about electricity would know what I am
talking about. I'm talking about current flowing from one wire to
the other through your cat's mouth. It has nothing to do with
current flowing through your cat to a tub of water or whatever.
There is no abnormal current flow, your cat's mouth acts like a
circuit. I don't need to ask an electrician, I know plenty about
electricity and electronics. Besides, I've experienced the thing.

Again... All you have to do is test your theory. And please record
the video...


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John Doe wrote:
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.

You either didn't read my post, or don't understand it. I am talking
about a
special kind of circuit breaker, called, "Ground Fault Interrupter"
Circuit
breakers. These detect very small amounts of current leaking to
ground, and
pull the breaker immediately when they do. Current drawn between one
side of
the line and the other doesn't count. Its current drawn to the
ground on
grounded devices that trips the breaker when it is less than 10
milliaMPS.
they use them maiunly in baths and kitchens where there is water,
but there
is no reason why they can't be usede anywhere in the house, as long
as there
exists a ground to draw the current. Most electrical cords arent
shielded,
so the GFI wouldn;t work. But you casn get shielded cords for
anything, and
as long ss the shield is grounded at the Circuit Breaker end, it
will trip
the breaker as soon as 10 milliamps of ground current is detected.
When a
cat chews through the shield and hits a live wire, the ground current
through the shield will trip the breaker. Ask an elecftrician about
them....
He wiull be able to install them anywhere in your home that you
please.

GFI's have been around for many years. They automatically pull the breaker
before any high current gets into your cat's mouth. If you, "know all about
electricity" then you should know about GFI's. I sent you a link. If you
donl;t want to read it or learn anything, that's your business. I have
completed my obligation. You can lead someone to knowlkege, but you can't
make him learn...