How to wean a sphinx cat from chewing wires

Often, owners of Sphynx cats complain that their pet chews wires (electrical, telephone and Internet cables), which causes quite a lot of trouble...

How to stop a Sphynx cat from chewing wires.

Let's start with the simplest way - hide the wiring behind a closet, wardrobe, sofa, or put it in cable channels (under the baseboard), that is, limit your pet's access to the wires.
But in most cases, it is not possible to hide the wiring, then it is worth thinking about what is the best means to treat the wires so that the animal does not have the desire to approach them.

Citrus will come to your aid. Its main components are used to produce drugs that stop Sphynx cats from chewing wires. At home, you can treat the wires with freshly squeezed lemon or grapefruit juice. For the same purposes, you can use garlic, ground red or black pepper, and mustard. But professional breeders do not recommend using pepper in such events. Since the animal may lose its sense of smell if pepper gets into its nose. If pepper gets into an animal's nose, a complete loss of smell can occur. Better use citrus.

Another option on how to stop a sphinx cat from chewing wires is to wrap it with tape (sticky side out) cats are squeamish about sticky surfaces.
You can use loud, sharp hissing sounds, for example: a can of compressed air. Such sounds in cat language mean aggression, dissatisfaction, and your Sphynx cat has no other options but one, to leave the wiring alone.

Start weaning your animal from chewing wires from childhood. The optimal age is from three months to a year. Don't forget to give your Sphynx kitten vitamins and anti-worm tablets. Make sure that the kitten has something to play with and indulge in (lots of toys).
Pay more attention to your pet, play and communicate with him more often, a kitten that receives enough attention will not chew wires.

Important: Do not use chemicals, they can cause poisoning or death of the animal!