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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2004Cots on Monitors
My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for him? > My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for him? Back when my Siamese (RB16) was alive, she discovered the VCR in the office and decided it was a nice place to sleep. This went on for a long time. The VCR was only used on occasion so I didn't mind. One day I decided to record something and discovered the thing was dead. She had managed (I guess) to turn it on and it had burned out. MLB >> My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for him? If you can try to keep the cat off the monitor. (Maybe get a flat screen?) One of the things that will happen if the cat lays on the monitor is the air circulation will be blocked and could lead to the monitor overheating and/or burning out. >Back when my Siamese (RB16) was alive, she discovered the VCR in the >office and decided it was a nice place to sleep. This went on for a long >time. The VCR was only used on occasion so I didn't mind. One day I >decided to record something and discovered the thing was dead. She had >managed (I guess) to turn it on and it had burned out. MLB The cat or the VCR or both? I would doubt that the cat did anything to hurt the VCR. Mine stay on 24/7 for many years at a time (on timer for recording.) Usually what dies first on the VCR is the motor (hence people started using tape rewinders.) (I would point out i've had VCRS running 24/7 for more than a few years.) > My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for him? your cat could block the ventilation and cause the monitor to start a fire... maybe you could build a shelf above the monitor... since heat rises, it would still be warm there... and the heat could dissipate from the inside of the monitor > > My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for him? > > > your cat could block the ventilation > and cause the monitor to start a fire... Absolutely, this is probably the main worry. Monitors have so many vents for a reason. Last year I was working at the computer when my monitor suddenly started smoking in front of my eyes! I panicked and quickly switched it off. Needless to say it was dead. Luckily though I was there to see this and switch it off on time. Had I been outside the house, Gosh, I'm scared to think what could;ve happened. And that was with monitor uncovered. So no, don;t let your cat sleep on monitor! Too dangerous for everyone! Gee > My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for him? I have just been reading a book called "You're okay, your cat's okay" which has some interesting observations and tips. It does mention a cats like for monitors but points out that if cats habitually sleep on a monitor they expose themselves to huge amounts of radiation which, of course, is not good for them. I just put lots of "things" on top of my monitor which makes it impossible for my cat to sit there. I started doing this a while ago after one of my cats was sick while on top of my monitor...after having to fork out for a new monitor I wasn't so keen on them sleeping there! ...and especially not after reading about the radiation warning. Troy >> My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for >him? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Troy Just think about the huge amounts of radiation YOU are exposed to, then, when sitting in front of it. Utter rubbish. You are spouting the myth of Urban Legend. >>>My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Utter rubbish. You are spouting the myth of Urban Legend. right. monitors today are low radiation. television sets built over 50 years ago did have some radiation however >>>>My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > monitors today are low radiation. > television sets built over 50 years ago did have some radiation however Philo: haven't heard about White Cat in a long time. Is he still with us? Purrs for his wellbeing, MLB > O > > Philo: haven't heard about White Cat in a long time. Is he still with > us? > Purrs for his wellbeing, MLB i did a repost a few days after his teeth were extracted... they removed 4 teeth and he is doing fine. the first thing he did when i brought him home from the vet was to go over to his food bowl and eat!!!! since he's 17 years old i was pretty worried... but he came through just fine... and though he mostly eats canned food... he seems to have no problems with dry he appears to be completely back to normal thanks for asking! philo >> O >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > philo That is great news. Your "bunny" picture of him is a classic. MLB > >> My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for > >him? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Utter rubbish. You are spouting the myth of Urban Legend. Mr. Nobody, You may be right, I was merely stating what I had read - besides, I'm not sure how you use your monitor but I do not sit 2-3inches above the actual cathode ray tube. Troy. >> >> My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe >for [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >Troy. No, you sit 12 to 24 inches (more than likely) in front of the largest surface area of the monitor, directly in front of where the phosphor lining of the CRT is being bombarded by electrons. You do the math. >>> >> My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe >>for [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > You do the math. As mentioned further up in the thread, the monitors dont radiate much any more, and the monitor screen have a filter that block the radiation. So the math is, you are getting very little radiation in front of a modern moitor. Thanks for all the responses. I called Indy's doctor today and she said that she knows of no health problems from cats sleeping on monitors. Indy does not ask for much so I'll let him sleep there. > My cat likes the heat from sitting on the monitor. Is this safe for him? > Thanks for all the responses. I called Indy's doctor today and she said that > she knows of no health problems from cats sleeping on monitors. > > Indy does not ask for much so I'll let him sleep there. Erm...What about the fire danger?????? If you gonna let him sleep on monitor, dont let him cover the wholes, but only let him sleep on the front bit.You wouldn;t let a cat sleppon TV for the same reason. >> Thanks for all the responses. I called Indy's doctor today and she said > that [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > only let him sleep on the front bit.You wouldn;t let a cat sleppon TV for > the same reason. Agree, I would also strongly advise to NOT let him sleep there. Covering the ventilation holes of a monitor is quite dangerous. I understand your concern. Even though he is a big cat and covers most of the top of a 17" monitor he cannot block all the holes. There are some holes on the side too. > >> Thanks for all the responses. I called Indy's doctor today and she said > > that [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Agree, I would also strongly advise to NOT let him sleep there. Covering the > ventilation holes of a monitor is quite dangerous. >I understand your concern. Even though he is a big cat and covers most of > the top of a 17" monitor he cannot block all the holes. There are some > holes > on the side too. Yes, the holes on the side is the where the air goes IN. So if your dear cat blocks most of the holes on the top where the warm air goes out, no air will go in at the sides. Best regards Gunnar S. Paulsen |
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