Drummer's cat Pissed on my pedalboard!!!

[Frenchy-Lefty]

Where else is a cat supposed to take a leak?

 

[Michedelic]

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Back to the original situation, this incident illustrates why I pick up on beater cabs to leave over at practice spaces of other's; heads and pedalboards are easily transported, but schlepping a cab is a pain. Elevation on concrete blocks or wood palates can also help thwart any basement flooding problems.

 

[Honch]

If it's cleaned up or not, you'll see it on the next gig that has dark light (UV light) on stage.... Cat piss jumps out in UV light...stained, dried up or remnants. You can still attract other cats too, mind you, if they are in the mating season (which is probably why it took a leak in the first place).

One of my friends cats did it over my Gator soft pedalboard case once. They had JUST castrated it, but some horniness were still left. Impossible to get rid of, no matter what you did. You had to always cover it with something else, wunderbaum trees, jasmin scents and so fort. I sold it later on to...guess what? To another cat owner, so he wouldn't ever notice.

 

[Honch]

There are few things in life more redundant than a bass guitar AND a can of "Pussy Off."

(bada bing!)

Ahh, that might explain this pic, always wondered:

(bada bada bada ding!...raggadouche!...buillon push!)

 

[Honch]

 

[tpaul]

The title of this thread should be "I stole my drummer's cat's pedal board."

 

[Mvilmany]

$10 says that it was actually the drummer, and he's just blaming it on the cat.

 

[40Hz]

If it's any consolation, we had an aging Labrador raise a leg on a vintage Fender Lead 75 amp. Despite all the repeated cleaning in the world you can still spot it on the grill cloth if you look...

 

[Kevan Campbell]

While going outside the litter box can be a sign of a serious issue it generally indicates a lazy owner. If an owner fails to maintain a cat's littler box they will stop using it and find another place to go. The drummer is likely the one to blame here, not the cat.

Thanks for mentioning that, I guess I was a bit presumptuous in assuming that the drummer was keeping the cat's litter clean; when I have feline fosters I clean the litter daily and change out the litter weekly just to avoid incidents like the OP's. Still, even having a clean litterbox, some cats will improperly eliminate due to other factors (onset of emergency medical issues, territorial behavior when confronted by other animals, age-related mental issues).

 

[Kevan Campbell]

Well, it definitely sucks, but I am not so sure the drummer whose house is being used for rehearsal space owes the OP replacement of gear, etc. I had a friend leave some drum gear in my basement because he didn't room to store it at his place anywhere. Then we got a septic backup, and a wood ammo box he used to carry/store hardware was damaged. Well, I felt bad for him, but I don't warranty everyone's experience when using my house as a place to leave gear. I take all reasonable precautions, but surely I don't need to have you sign a waiver if I am doing you a favor of providing my space for your stuff. I don't feel I am on the hook for $ for something I provided to someone free of charge as a gesture of goodwill. You want guarantees, rent a storage unit or rent a practice rehearsal space. Just one way to think of this situation, I guess.

Another reason NOT to leave gear anywhere outside of your control. Perhaps I jumped the gun on the drummer needing to replace the gear, that likely would have to be determined after seeing if the drummer (or whoever is responsible for the cat) was keeping the litter cleaned.

 

[Aidenn7]

thank god I'm allergic to Cats, Dogs, and most Furry animals. So I never have that problem.. and if they Cat did that to my gear.. he'd be going outside for a long time.

 

[swarfrat]

It doesn't necessarily mean the owner is lazy. My cat would refuse to use the litterbox if it was too dirty, but she just held it and complained, then jumped in the litter box as soon as the first scoop left the litterbox. It can also be spite - I got my cat while I was still single. After I got married, the cat would occasionally pee on my jeans next to the bed. I'm 100% certain this was a reaction to bringing a woman into the house (and her dog - took those two about 6 years to start getting along, even then the dog was afraid of her). (The cat was high strung, high maintenance, but not as much as the wife. Whenever wife went into one of her 3-4 month "Cluster B" behavior episodes, the cat would start hissing at her "for no reason". Yeaah right, ... no reason. Cause she can get away with it, cause she's a cat.

 

[rmayer]

First, I'm not particularly fond of animals, or of the people that treat them as people. I don't think the cat needed free rein over the house, maybe the drummer could have kept him out of the basement where musical instruments were kept. I've heard from my nephew that cats sometimes like to run their claws (if they still have them) over amp grills and carpet like coverings. Would never happen with any of my gear, just saying. Anyway, the real name of this thread, if I wrote it would be "Why I pissed on My Drummer! The Real Story"

 

[DavC]

if it didn't smell of ammonia ,... it probably wasn't cat pee ...

did you have a " Aqua Puss " pedal in there .?

my stuff usually had spilled beer or sticky black berry brandy on it ...

 

[Strung_Low]

The cat most likely does not have a medical, or any other "problem"...the cat is being a cat. They are territorial, you left your pedal board in his territory long enough that it's his now his pedal board, and he will protect it for you free of charge.

 

[Razman]

If it's cleaned up or not, you'll see it on the next gig that has dark light (UV light) on stage.... Cat piss jumps out in UV light...stained, dried up or remnants. You can still attract other cats too, mind you, if they are in the mating season (which is probably why it took a leak in the first place).

One of my friends cats did it over my Gator soft pedalboard case once. They had JUST castrated it, but some horniness were still left. Impossible to get rid of, no matter what you did. You had to always cover it with something else, wunderbaum trees, jasmin scents and so fort. I sold it later on to...guess what? To another cat owner, so he wouldn't ever notice.

UV light?? Thanks for the tip. Cat's are uppity things, aren't they? Won't eat if you don't have the right food, won't use the litter box when you switch cat litter.

That's what happened to us, we started using the World's Greatest Cat Litter (wonderful stuff from Walmart - you can flush it down the toilet) but our cat wouldn't use it!! He started going on the bath rugs in our shower area. One day we locked him up in the bathroom where his box it and then he used it, but now we have to keep the other bathroom doors shut or he'll still go in there (note to self - no more MALE cats, for this and other reasons).

One night last week he got stuck in our room overnight - now he went somewhere in our bedroom and I can't find it! I'll try the UV thing. Ugh - still smells!

Now the other issue I have is one of my mastiffs likes how that cat litter tastes - geez...

Raz

 

[Honch]

UV light?? Thanks for the tip. Cat's are uppity things, aren't they? Won't eat if you don't have the right food, won't use the litter box when you switch cat litter.

UV light yes. A little bit of CSI forensics can help immensely sometimes. I used to own a handheld UV-light rod to detect a) false money bills c) white limescale in bathroom, after cleaning d) all urines detection, even human, but from cats, rats, rodents especially. Or really all bodily fluids, even after they dried up. Human sweat even. And... yes... dandruff. Check your teeth too, for various ... well let's not go there. My "do and die" test is when my sister visits me with her large dogs. Sort of "first time", they sniff on everything, and if they just sniffs the bathroom and not "tracking" on the floor and goes in there, there's nothing of their interest at all. Then I'll know I could perform surgery in there without contamination...no catpiss or anything...if they starts to wag their tails... then I've missed a spot...

Rodents aren't there when you are but you can detect the "kilroy was here" thing with UV-light. If they haven't chewed onto anything yet. But as it is, rodents and cats doesn't usually share the same space ... it's either one or the other...and if the cat smells a rat..or..mouse, you'll bet she/he'll stay in there forever...

Agree, cats are a bit of drama queens...uppity...and then some.

 

[Rip Van Dan]

You know that you can't use normal cleaners on cat pee right? You have to get some of that enzyme cat pee cleaner stuff. That works pretty well. I'm surprised you didn't smell it. Cat urine is highly aromatic because it is highly concentrated. Perhaps something else spilled on it like coffee with sugar. No question you'll smell it if it's cat urine.

 

[Joedog]

Piss happens.......

 

[Liam Wald]

This is reason number 104 of why I hate cats.