Will your contents cover protect against pet damage?

Crizzy

Crizzy

Crizzy

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Mine won't, which is understandable really. I mothballed my speakers when I agreed to get a kitten with the wife, the kitten is now a year old and seems to have gone through its crazy town phase. I was thinking about getting the speakers back out, however a quick call to my insurers reveals I've got no protection should the cat decide they'd make nice new scratching posts.

I would quite happy switch insurers for a company that would provide cover for peace of mind, but obviously I need to balance cover cost against the cost of the speakers. They are not very expensive speakers in the world of AV, they were £750 new about 6-7 years ago, but now I have a house and a child so throwing that sort of cash at some new speakers is not as easy to justify as it was the past! Plus I really love those speakers so it would be such a shame if they were scratched to pieces.

I thought of selling for some nice bookshelves, I'm still thinking this might still be the best option, however I don't imagine they would be very easy to shift! Or if anyone has any suggestions (bar maiming the cat of course) I am all ears?

Thanks all.
 
You have 22 cats?! Wow, must be a mad house with that lot?

Thanks for the suggestion, what does scent marking involve, does it work for you?
 
Just an update - I brought my speakers out of their temporary retirement about 4 weeks ago and to my surprise and delight the cat has no interest in them at all.

I guess it was worth keeping them out the way while he was a kitten and now that he is a bit older he's much more calm and already has his favourite scratching spots, but even those he rarely uses now.

If he does go to crazy town on them I'll have an excuse to go and buy some nice new bookshelves anyway! But I'm fairly confident they'll be ok now.
 
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