My Cat Bit the Hose!

Artwood · Post by **Artwood** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:40 pm

Last night was my first night with a Fisher and Paykel HC431 Mask and when I was getting ready for bed my tomcat Jaspar was biting on my CPAP hose. This morning when I woke up it sounded like the mask was noisy.

I found small little bite marks in the hose and my pressure was at 15--which is max for me on Auto-Pap.

My question is this: What hoses would be less likely to be punctured by cat teeth?

If I bought an Aussie heated hose and my cat chomped down on it would it hurt him or kill him?

Would I come out better if I bought one of those insulators or just bought a stronger hose?

I did have an older hose but I think it might also have a very small hole--also is it better to go with a shorter hose? I get tangled up with a long one and feel like the shorter one might be more accurate, too. Does distance make any difference--I was thinking of getting a 3 or four foot hose instead of a 6-foot one.

How long is the Aussie hose?

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ldemmery · Post by **ldemmery** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:51 pm

I'd love to know too. Except my old hose got clawed.

BTW, electrical tape makes does a wonderful job for instant hose repair for the hose until you can get a replacement.

I keep the old one as a backup in case.

Lynne

wolftracker · Post by **wolftracker** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:08 pm

my thought would be a cover would work best.
I dont see any of the hoses i have ever seen would
stand up to teeth

at least the cover would provide some protection
and if necessary maybe a little green apple on the
cover might help ...

Offerocker has a nice comfortsleeve you could check out.

wolf

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:13 pm

My 1st question would be

Was puss trying to catch a mouse that ran up the tube ?

Seriously, a fleecy cover may help.

DSM

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:13 pm

Or put the cat in the box the XPAP came in. Jim

cpapjack · Post by **cpapjack** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:59 pm

Goofproof wrote:Or put the cat in the box the XPAP came in. Jim

ROTFLMAO !!!

As always, Goof, you have a great response. I always look forward to reading your posts.

christinequilts · Post by **christinequilts** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:29 pm

I made a polar fleece cover for my hose, though I haven't been using since my cat has no interest in it. Now I have other medical problems, and I was parinoid when I first got my feeding tube that Maxwell cat would bite my actual feeding tube, resulting in a trip to the hospital for replacement & a big co-pay, or bite the hose the formula was in. Ironically the only time we got a hole the formula tube was when we were saftey pinning a towel over the top of it, to protect it from Maxwell. He does like my suction tube though- he bit the first one within 5 minutes of me getting home from the hospital- so that one gets covered at all times.

The only time Max did puncture my xPAP hose, had to be with the ComfortCurve's mask specific hose...and that was because he absolutely loves velcro and was biting at the velcro thingy you can wrap around a hose & then clip to your nightshirt (which now is a polar fleece covered velcro thingy). It was only one tooth that slipped & hit the hose, so it wasn't bad to repair. Someone else mentioned using electrical tape, but I had no luck with it for more then a week or so before it would start slipping & it never sealed that great to start with. It might have been because it was a spot that gets bent so much, being right at the conection, so I ended up using Teflon plumbing tape- it worked so well since it formed to the peaks & valleys of the hose perfectly and it only sticks to its self, so it doesn't leave any icky residue.

My other cat couldn't care less about the hoses...just give her a box to sleep in & she is happy.

lawdognellie · Post by **lawdognellie** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:17 am

I had the same thing happen. After 2 hoses I figured out how to keep it from happening. I got one of those fleece snuggle hose covers and haven't had a problem since. I also discovered that duct taping the holes can be a quick fix for the hose.

Sarah

kurtchan · Post by **kurtchan** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:05 am

These cat postings are fascinating to me because my Minou wanted nothing to do with the CPAP when I first received it. She usually sleeps plastered to my side all night long, but was terrified of the hose and mask. I hate to say it because my machine's not noisy, but maybe it reminded her of her arch-enemy, the vacuum?! She's finally made peace with the hose and is back to sleeping in her usual spot, with her head over my left wrist and her paws wrapped around my thumb (go ahead, say "awwww" all you want, but try rolling over with a cat stuck to your arm!)

wolftracker · Post by **wolftracker** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:49 am

kurtchan ... that is nothing

my bed partner has one cat on each side and one
on her head... try that on for size ...

me i get the hose

which some times blows air to the one on my side

kurtchan · Post by **kurtchan** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:19 am

Wolf,

Prior to starting with CPAP, the only time my cat would move from her usual spot was when my partner would be at home and the three of us would be sharing the same bed. The cat, of course, insisted upon separting the two of us, rather than staying on her side of the bed!

As the saying goes, "Dogs have owners. Cats have staff!"

Kurtchan

ladytonya · Post by **ladytonya** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:30 am

My husband and I are both on xpap and we have 3 cats. When he first got him 5 years ago, they chewed the heck out of several hoses. After lots and lots of tape on the last one they attacked, they finally stopped. Only thing we could ever figure was that they just got used to it. When I brought my new cpap in the house, they just sniffed it and rubbed it to put their scent on it. They haven't touched it since. All three cats sleep in the bed with us and the noise of two machines don't bother them at all. Of course, the youngest has never known my husband to not have his bi-pap on so that probably helps too.

lvehko · Post by **lvehko** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:31 am

Love the cat posts -- here's mine:

We have three cats, all of whom sleep with us from time to time. Two of them seemed to have no reaction to the CPAP whatsoever, but our boy cat was completely amazed at the thing the first night I wore it -- at first he was scared, and then he gave it a complete cat scan, and then (of course) he wanted to play with it. I did what I've done with all the electric cords in our house, I applied bitter apple spray to the outside of the hose -- one taste of that and he was cured, he's never tried to bite it since. However, he does still like to lie where the exhaust port blows directly on him -- I don't know WHAT that's all about, but it sure is funny.

You can get bitter apple or something similar at any pet store. Just don't go licking your hose after you've put it on, because it is some nasty stuff!

Min

wolftracker · Post by **wolftracker** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:43 am

minerva wrote:Love the cat posts -- here's mine:
You can get bitter apple or something similar at any pet store. Just don't go licking your hose after you've put it on, because it is some nasty stuff!

Min

Is this experience talking

something for my better half to put on her tooth brush

lvehko · Post by **lvehko** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:49 am

wolftracker wrote:
minerva wrote:Love the cat posts -- here's mine:
You can get bitter apple or something similar at any pet store. Just don't go licking your hose after you've put it on, because it is some nasty stuff!

Min
Is this experience talking

something for my better half to put on her tooth brush

I found out the hard way after forgetting to wash my hands after I put it on the electrical cords -- I was reading something and went to lick my finger to turn the page, and YECH! I was tasting that stuff for a week.

Min

My Cat Bit the Hose!

My Cat Bit the Hose!

cat bites

Found solution

awwww

Mask

Additional Comments: Started CPAP June 14, 2006, pressure set at 8.0