Drummer's cat Pissed on my pedalboard!!!

[cultrvultr]

I had this happen to me too. Cat peed on a cardboard box full of pedals packed away in a basement. Ate through the cardboard, ate through the metal enclosures, ate through the circuit boards. Nasty stuff

 

[Snakeman1066]

why wasn't your pedal board in a case?

 

[DerekW]

Same reason the cat wasn't in a cage.

They need to run free.

 

[bongostealth]

Will cat piss help me determine if my '68 Fender Jazz is legit?

 

[MindinAction]

Another great scent removal product is "Anti-Icky-Poo." Rats made their home in the metal box around our fireplace and when we started it up after a few years -- YOW! We couldn't get in to clean it beyond vacuuming, but this worked. Works on cat urine, too.

 

[Shortie]

heer up, it could be rat piss

Who says it wasn't?

 

[Shortie]

You should have done a sound check before you cleaned everything off. I saw on TB that cat piss gives a special edge that's very desirable for certain genres.

As for eating, are you sick now? If not, just wash your hands before eating (always a good idea) and move on.

From now on, cover your gear with a plastic tarp - I do that at home - my dog likes to "mark" a new bass so he knows it's friendly. I've found it helps the sound, but not the finish.

 

[Shortie]

owners are supposed to control where their pets do their business.

Nobody controls a cat:

The Dog is Man's best friend; The Cat is Cat's best friend.

 

[dBe]

Ugh.

 

[Bassmaticmatt]

Piss on his drums.

Piss on the cat.

 

[4001]

Nobody controls a cat:

The Dog is Man's best friend; The Cat is Cat's best friend.

You do have a point, I have four cats....


My jam room is off limits to them though... cats and musical gear don't mix well.

 

[brotondo]

cat piss has a distinct and VERY strong smell. apart from being sticky.
if you touched it and brought hand close to mouth (nose) while eating - you would clearly notice something smelled funky.

This! you would have smelled it instantly! And you'd still be smelling it!

 

[capnjagg]

No recommendation for the smell, but I would suggest buying something like an old Samsonite suitcase from a local thrift store and keeping your board in there. Close it all up when you're done practicing and voila, your board is safe from the elements. Plus, it makes it easier to transport when you've got gigs or whatever.

 

[bnolsen]

dontcha know everyone wants to be a cat?

 

[DerekW]

No recommendation for the smell, but I would suggest buying something like an old Samsonite suitcase from a local thrift store and keeping your board in there. Close it all up when you're done practicing and voila, your board is safe from the elements. Plus, it makes it easier to transport when you've got gigs or whatever.

Or put the cat in it

 

[markmeloney]

Hmm...this (among many other reasons) is why I never leave gear anywhere. No exceptions.

First off, does the drummer know about this? One, he should be apologizing and helping you clean up your pedals and going so far as to replace anything that's permanently "marked". Hopefully you'll be okay just wiping down the pedals with cleaner and replacing the Velcro!

Two, improper elimination (peeing outside the litterbox) in cats can be an indicator of a serious medical condition. He needs to get that cat to a vet to rule out any illnesses before he starts working on behavior modification with the cat. It's possible that the cat gets stressed out by the loud noise (to him) of your band rehearsal, so that could be a whole 'nother issue to tackle.

Yeah, a week before his cat also pissed on the guitarist's guitar. all over the pickups and body. lovely

 

[markmeloney]

That sucks, my high school had a bass that you could check out for a week or so at a time and a guy took it home and the case got pissed in by a cat. That stuff is stubborn

one time my buddy's dog poopie right on my guitar case. that was bitch to clean off lol

 

[markmeloney]

Too bad the power wasn't on at the time. That'd be a great band name: ZZZZZTTT RRREEOOOWWRRR!

tonight's headliner 'electric cat ass'

 

[markmeloney]

Flame thrower is your answer. Multiple times.

for the cat or my gear?

 

[markmeloney]

you never hear stories of dogs pissing on pedal boards.

actually some chance it might have been one of his dogs. It didn't really smell. Not sure how old the piss was though