CONVENIENT way to stop biting electric cords?

[NYC11516]

Today I found my 1 yr old Leo had bitten thru a thin microphone wire and need
to take some action to prevent this especially since I am going away for the
weekend. I have read about bitter apple and tabasco sauce, but to me this
seems like a REAL pain to put on all the dozens of wires I have in my home.
Anyone have any better solutions? Would tying up the cords into a thick bundle
with garbage ties help? What about plastic tubes to put the cords in? Thanks
for all suggestions.
-------------------Eric B.

[Joan]

My Junior tends to like to do this, but only with the thin cords (boy, I
can't tell you how many headset wires he destroyed - until I got
smart!). Tying them up might help, as might the tubing. In my case, I
keep all headsets (and thin wires like that) as far away from Junior as
possible (store them in big Ziplocs so he can't get at them, or keep
them out of his sight, like behind the computer for microphone wires).
If you're going away, I'd suggest unplugging as much as you can and
bundling them up out of the way with ties to keep them from being
tempting.

Joan
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[Adam]

> Today I found my 1 yr old Leo had bitten thru a thin microphone wire and
need
> to take some action to prevent this especially since I am going away for
the

As you mentioned, putting the wires into plastic tubes that are too large to
bite will do it. Radio Shack sells what they call "split tubing" that will
do the job, or you can even use pieces of garden hose slit lengthwise, or
anything else similar. Don't forget to do something about the power cords
too.

Adam
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[Andrea Fuller]

In article <hAJA6.192$5d.2...@newshog.newsread.com>, Adam
<lo...@bottom.of.message> writes

Lightly coating wires in eucalyptus or other strong smelling substance
(but non toxic to cats) work wonders. Most cats over here only bite
through a wire once. 220V into one cat will go, but said cat won't do it
again. Less painful for both if you go with the smell option.
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Andrea Fuller
Winchester, England
HEDS (VEDS overlay), FMS, OA, IBS, lumbar scoliosis, tinnitus, some hearing
loss, stomach problems, chronic depression, multiple allergies, asthma....
Please excuse any typos or odd phrases. I am talking to the Dragon.