Drummer's cat Pissed on my pedalboard!!!

[markmeloney]

I never leave all my gear anywhere for just this reason.

If I leave an amp, I take the power cord and speaker cords with me, and cover it if I have a Tuki cover for it (which I generally do).

I never leave my pedalboard or instruments anywhere. They always travel home with me. Always.

I used to do that but my rig has gotten excessively large. 2 410 cabs. I find that the lows come out a lot more when you have way more speakers than you need.

 

[markmeloney]

Castrated/neutered cats will still mark stuff.

I'm wondering if @markmeloney has any pets at home, if there was a lingering scent on the pedalboard of some sort that made the cat in the drummer's place feel threatened.
Or the litter box was gross.
Or the cat has a UTI.

As far as cleaning stuff goes, it can be done.
White vinegar and direct sunlight can do wonders for feline urine removal.
Also try: Invalid Link Removed

No pets at my place. I can't stand picking hairs off of everything. I like animals but I'm way to busy to take care of one

 

[markmeloney]

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...

Perhaps some automotive carpet cleaner would do the trick

 

[markmeloney]

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

Holy poopie

 

[Honch]

It's not me who put this one up.

 

[Honch]

You know how to make a cat sound like a dog, don't you?

Douse It With Lighter Fluid And Toss On A Match!

And WOOOOOFF! it goes !!!!!

 

[40Hz]

Perhaps some automotive carpet cleaner would do the trick

Nope. Tried that too. Upholstery, carpet, auto…Even stuff specifically made for pet effluvia.

Actually, I think what we're seeing now is where it got bleached out after all the stuff we used on it.

 

[Dug2]

On youtube, lookup American Eagle eats cat. never gets old.

 

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[Zooberwerx]

Stones, UTI's, etc. will drive cats to pee in all sorts of weird places...but not the litter box. For whatever reason, cats seem to be drawn to surfaces that have a strong plastic aroma including shopping bags, PC boards and the like. The likelihood of the cat returning to the litter box is zilch unless you treat the underlying disorder as he/she now associates that location with pain.

Riis

 

[brian1e]

You could try the mineral deficiency test
.

If the cat lands on it's feet it has a lead deficiency. This is easily treatable, supplements are widely available, one application is all that is needed.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Three weeks ago I had to take a very nice and expensive couch to the dump because one of my cats pissed all over it.
Now waiting for the $1800 replacement to arrive.

 

[ToneMonkey]

I used to do that but my rig has gotten excessively large. 2 410 cabs. I find that the lows come out a lot more when you have way more speakers than you need.

Like I (think) I said. I'll occasionally leave amps and cabs (under certain conditions) but instruments and pedalboards always come home with me. Was I somehow not clear about that?

 

[Rogatien022]

for the cat or my gear?

The cat, of course. Now PETA's gonna look for me, I better stop joking with flame throwers and animals.

 

[Ender_rpm]

you never hear stories of dogs pissing on pedal boards.

I had a dog that waltzed into my office, looked me dead in the eye and pissed on my guitar.

HAD.

 

[GIBrat51]

Hate to say it, but... he was marking his territory. It's HIS pedal board now; and if he's rubbed up against you? You're his, too...

 

[Danhedonia]

This is reason 104 of why I hate undereducated, unsophisticated, stupid people.

 

[GIBrat51]

As far as cats go? For me, this pretty much sums it up...