Optimum News 12 Newsday MSG Varsity Explore LI AM New York Newsday Cars Newsday Homes
Print Aa

Cats and the cable box: A hot issue

January 2, 2013 12:18 PM By MARC MORRONE petxperts2@aol.com

Many cats are drawn to the warmth of

Photo credit: Newsday/Ellen Yan | Many cats are drawn to the warmth of cable boxes. (Aug. 21, 2012)

Marc Morrone

Newsday columnist Marc Morrone Marc Morrone

Marc Morrone was born in 1960 in the Bronx and,

bio

Q I have two cats who love to curl up, for hours on end, on our TV cable boxes for the heat. I doubt it does much for the cable boxes, which should be open on the top to dissipate the heat they generate. But does it hurt the cats, either through too much heat on their undersides, or through the electrical activity they're being subjected to? It's annoying to have the cable boxes off when we're not...

Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online customers.

Already
registered?
Log in
Already a
subscriber/customer?
Register
Get a 4-week trial for $1
Subscribe