Cat fancying my receiver?

bigaudiofanatic
bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
edited September 2010 in The Clubhouse
So for the past two weeks I have gotten up and noticed instead of my cat laying in bed with me, she is over laying on top of my receiver.

She pushed my digital photo frame back against the wall and lays there. Now I have not been home so I have not been running it so it is not warm for her to be attracted to it.

Anyone think of why she is doing this?
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited August 2010
    Because your receiver is SEXY!!!!
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited August 2010
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    So for the past two weeks I have gotten up and noticed instead of my cat laying in bed with me, she is over laying on top of my receiver...

    I think she's trying to break up with you, but doesn't know how to tell you.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited August 2010
    Lolz
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited August 2010
    Eat the cat. Problem solved.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2010
    my cats does the same thing.. i think Mike is correct.. they like high places.. if your dog starts doing the same thing.. then you've got a problem :p
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2010
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Eat the cat. Problem solved.
    Hummmm, BBQed cat :D
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2010
    It might also be if the apt is hot, she finds the metal nice and cool.

    My cats liked the sofa & chair most of the time, but in the summer they would like on the kitchen floor if they got too hot.

    Or as Mike said if the receiver is up high, cats will go as high up as they can.

    My Tami was a climber & I would sometimes find her at the top of the kitchen cabinets. She would go from the floor, to counter, to top of fridge, to cabinets!:D She would also sometimes go from floor, to the back of my tv, & then jump over to sit on top on one of my speakers.:eek:

    She knew she wasn't supposed to do it, but it didn't stop her from doing so.:rolleyes:

    I miss my cats.:(
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  • Polk user
    Polk user Posts: 311
    edited August 2010
    Cats like to sit next to something warm, especially if they are NOT feeling well. Might be time for a trip to the vet.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2010
    TECHNOKID wrote: »
    Hummmm, BBQed cat :D
    Install a sensor on your receiver so it turns in automatically when the cat lies on it. You will be able to compete with Kentucky fried chicken with your new product; "New Jersey fried cat" :D That would however work best with ONKIO receiver :p
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  • geebolt
    geebolt Posts: 215
    edited August 2010
    My son had a cat that decided to "mark" his Onkyo 604 and sprayed all over the top. The receiver would not turn on at all. Fortunately I was able to take the cover off and spray an entire aerosol can of circuit board cleaner on the various pc boards and it came back to life and has been working fine since.
    The cat is gone now...

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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,726
    edited August 2010
    TECHNOKID wrote: »
    Install a sensor on your receiver so it turns in automatically when the cat lies on it. You will be able to compete with Kentucky fried chicken with your new product; "New Jersey fried cat" :D That would however work best with ONKIO receiver :p

    More likely that the receiver would be damaged due to overheating before the cat would cook.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2010
    She's trying to fill the receiver with hair and dander.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited August 2010
    All natural dynomat.... ;)
    Didn't you know that your cat is a licensed audio professional?
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited August 2010
    Cats are like that.

    Mine will lay on ANYTHING he can find. If i put a postcard in the middle of the floor, he'd lay on it rather than anywhere else in the apartment.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited August 2010
    Mine liked laying on top of my amp (which is on a shelf under the shelf for the TV, so a small space), until she got too big and couldn't fit anymore (that was a funny day...)

    My new kitten hasn't discovered that spot yet, but it's also not cold out yet.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • potee
    potee Posts: 610
    edited August 2010
    Turn the system on the cat is into AUDIO.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited August 2010
    LOL my cat is actually into audio.


    She is always helping me with my audio installs.

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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited August 2010
    My cat only lays there when the receiver is good and warm. No idea if she does when it's off as I wouldn't be in the basement. Maybe she just got used to sleeping there so it's his/her new bed.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2010
    When I was working at home mine would fall asleep on top of my monitor right on the front edge. Twice she fell off and landed on the keyboard, scaring both me and her. :D

    Other times she would swish her tail back and forth, like a windshield wiper, over the screen. I swear she did this on purpose just to irritate me.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited August 2010
    Whassup.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited August 2010
    i had a def cat that would lay its head on stuff that vibrated.. (ya not that)
    it would put its head on my old CRT monitor or on the side of my computer.
    my cd player the water pump for the fish tank ......
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  • wz2p7j
    wz2p7j Posts: 840
    edited August 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Whassup.
    zippty2001 wrote: »
    i had a def cat that would lay its head on stuff that vibrated.. (ya not that)
    it would put its head on my old CRT monitor or on the side of my computer.
    my cd player the water pump for the fish tank ......

    What was the cat's name, Def Leopard? :eek::eek:

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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited August 2010
    lol manson he was white with one green eye one blue eye and a black line down his face
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  • wz2p7j
    wz2p7j Posts: 840
    edited August 2010
    zippty2001 wrote: »
    lol manson he was white with one green eye one blue eye and a black line down his face

    Sounds like a cute kitty. :):)

    Chris
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited August 2010
    geebolt wrote: »
    My son had a cat that decided to "mark" his Onkyo 604 and sprayed all over the top. The receiver would not turn on at all. Fortunately I was able to take the cover off and spray an entire aerosol can of circuit board cleaner on the various pc boards and it came back to life and has been working fine since.
    The cat is gone now...

    George

    This would be my biggest fear. That would also be the day I became a former cat owner.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2010
    Maybe she likes to sleep on top of your receiver?
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,696
    edited August 2010
    Your cat probably likes your receiver because it has a nice tunar.





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  • wz2p7j
    wz2p7j Posts: 840
    edited August 2010
    Rivrrat wrote: »
    This would be my biggest fear. That would also be the day I became a former cat owner.

    I can see you've probably never had a cat. You don't actually own cats. They sorta own you. :o:rolleyes:;)

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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited August 2010
    wz2p7j wrote: »
    I can see you've probably never had a cat. You don't actually own cats. They sorta own you. :o:rolleyes:;)

    Chris

    As a matter of fact......


    Yes I have, and yes I do have one now. Our cat knows what is out of bounds when I'm home, but I suspect that changes when I'm not home. :p
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2010
    Rivrrat wrote: »
    As a matter of fact......


    Yes I have, and yes I do have one now. Our cat knows what is out of bounds when I'm home, but I suspect that changes when I'm not home. :p

    You better believe it does, the second you are out the door!:D
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