r/Catification • u/rum_hamm69 • 2d ago

Recommendations Cat proofing external monitors

My idiot son has cracked 2 external monitors on my work desk. He likes to launch himself at the window from the couch and my desk is the fallout zone. Unfortunately this is the only spot where it fits so I can’t move my workspace.
I have tried to encourage play elsewhere by putting cat shelves up and cat trees around the apartment but he still loves fucking around by the windows.
Usually it’s just knocking over my pen cup and coffee mug, but he’s taken out 2 monitors now and this shit is expensive lol.
Does anyone have good recommendations for weighing down monitors to prevent them from toppling over? I tried using monitor mount arm things but he managed to break that as well.

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u/Hour-Orchid2594 2d ago

We drilled into the monitor stands and the desk in 2 or 3 points i dont remember, those babies arent moving anywhere but you do need to 'ruin' the desk

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u/Aguacate_con_TODO 2d ago

Get the articulating arm type that mounts or clamps to the desk. Those freestanding ones are NOT for cat houses lol.

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u/More-Opposite1758 2d ago

If you’re not particularly handy, get some duct tape. Anchor your monitor either to the wall or desk. I had to do this to my tv that my cat kept trying to knock off my dresser.

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u/DuckyDoodleDandy 2d ago

I’d suggest museum putty/earthquake putty instead of duct tape, but same idea. (Or maybe in addition to duct tape, lol. Depends on the configuration and the weight, speed, and aggression of the cat!)

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u/Kyouhen 21h ago

Bolt them to the desk, it's the only way