Comments on: Wiis, iPods and Playstations dangerous to pets

A survey has suggested that tech gadgets pose big dangers to pet safety

[Lerianis]

Absolutely none of my things have caused injury to my pets, except when they are stupid and have chewed the power cords on them, thereby getting a bit of a shock.
Never had a Playstation, computer, anything fall on my pets head. I have had my cat decide to do a 'traipse across the keyboard' (something that gets me pissed everytime he does it, because I am afraid he is going to break the darn thing, not break himself)...... but never have anything fall on him.

[ChrisMatyszczyk]

You seem to have your cat well-trained, Lerianis. Well done.

So much of this stuff is down to the parents, isn't it?

Chris

[Kev_Orng]

I was in working on a paper back in university when my pet rat jumped onto the keyboard and managed to dance across Command-P-Enter, thus sending my half-finished draft to the printer. My wife's pet rabbits have chewed through a number of active power cords without injury, and have destroyed three laptop chargers, which didn't directly injure them, but the third one nearly landed them in the stew pot. That was some years ago, though, all our power cords are well above chewing height now.
As for Petplan, we have pet insurance for our cat, and we're glad we do, because if we had had to pay for his $2000 worth of surgery this year, we'd be forced to make difficult decisions. We got back more than we've paid in.

[ChrisMatyszczyk]

I'm sorry, Kev,

Your pet rat? Your pet rat?

Do rats make good pets? A little smelly, no?

Chris

[Kev_Orng]

Rats make excellent pets. They have the temperament of a friendly dog; they are the only one of the rodent pets that actually like people, and they adjust their sleeping schedule around the times you're available to play; They are cuddly and loyal and greet you with Retriever-like excitement. They are exactly as smelly as you allow them to be, based on diet and cage cleaning; garbage in, garbage out! This means that they are no smellier than any other pet you've ever been responsible for; look to your own past to determine how your next pet will smell. Responsible pet owners won't find them smelly. I should know, I had four of 'em. Mischievous and playful, yes, but not smelly.

[ChrisMatyszczyk]

Wow, Kev,

I feel like I've learned something today. Thank you. I am still trying to get my head around a rat greeting me with "Retriever-like excitement". Or anyone greeting me that way, frankly.

And you've had four of them? I think you should write a book about it.

Chris