Musicians are weighing in after a new cat owner worries about his gear, only to find that felines have a funny affinity for Rock & Roll: ‘She will try to climb BETWEEN me and the guitar.’

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Apr 12, 2026 6:15 AM EDT

Adopting a cat can change a lot of aspects in your life that you didn't think needed any special attention. But just as this one guitar player below, who recently became a cat pawrent, found out - cats are true mewsicians when it comes to a house full of instruments.

First of all, we have to admit that adopting a cat changes your life. Yes, we love cats, it was never a secret. But even as avid cat fans, we have to admit the fact that a lot of things need to shift around to accommodate the fact that a new feline family member has joined the house as a permanent resident. And for musicians, hobbyist or pawfessional, this realization comes quicker than for most.

Music is loud. Guitar with an amp, piano that reverberates through the walls, and trombones… we don't need to describe how loud these things are. But high volume is usually not compatible with cats. So if you have a passion for both picks and purrs, what would you do? Well, as it turns out, cats and music go very well together. This one guitarist, who has just gained the title of "cat dad", got all his answers from other guitar players with feline family members. And honestly? It's everything on the spectrum of Pawdorable to Rock & Roll!

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    hamfists Tele-Meister Hi guys I can't find much information on this subject so I thought I'd ask on here. My wife wanted a cat so we got a cat. I'm a little concerned about having him around when I practice at home mainly because of the noise but also is there and danger of him being hurt from the amp?
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    Does anyone have any problems with cats or any advice. I would really appreciate any advice thanks in advance.
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  • Before we fret our way into the lovely, funny, and also serious advice of the pawfessional musicians, we asked our cat pawrent colleagues to tell us - how do they combine their pet life with music? Here are a few of our favorite answers, in no purrticular order:

    “My cat is deaf. I play bass in a band with friends. Every time they come, he knows - it's time to sit on the amp and feel these low bass vibrations. It's his favorite time of the week.”

    “I play trumpet since I was a 6-year-old. I recently got a kitten, and she's absolutely adorable. She's so small and young that she doesn't grasp the concept of fearing loud sounds yet. When I practice, she just sits there, mewing the smallest mews whenever I stop. It's cute."

    “I have a piano at home. My absolute unit of a cat learned that if he flings his entire body weight onto the keys, I'd do anything to stop the noise. This is his way to ask for treats now. Multiple times a day.”

    “Unfortunately, my kitten is afraid of my flute. I'm really trying to practice as far away from him as possible. It's working kind of okay for now.”

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    Chud Poster Extraordinaire We have two cats, Loki and Kali. Neither like guitars. Not the acoustic ones, not the electric ones, none of them. Lol. Yours will decide pretty quickly if he likes the guitar or not, and he'll either hang out when you play or he
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    won't. As for getting hurt by the amp, I suppose it's a possibility if he likes to curl up in the back of a tube amp and decides to lick the base of a tube that he might get a shock. I guarantee he won't ever do it again. Lol.
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    John Owen Friend of Leo's I posted this picture in another recent thread about rehearsal spaces...anyway our cat always hangs out while my band rehearses. She like to lay right in front of the drum set. I would say, if your cat is not comfortable with the volume level, it will go somewhere else. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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    Bellacaster Tele-Afflicted My cats just scowl at me and leave the room if it's too loud.
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    4 Cat Slim Poster Extraordinaire If they are not comfortable around your volume settings, they'll leave.
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    Before turning power on to an open-backed amp, you might want to check just to be sure your cat isn't crawled up inside.
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    Oddly enough, it's when I play slide acoustically that my cat flees to the other side of the house as if I'm hurting her ears.
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    Chud Poster Extraordinaire I used to have a cat who loved the subwoofer port on my surround system.
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    He would literally stick his head right in the port and make a kitty wind tunnel face when we watched movies with lots of explosions or listened to music with a lot of bottom end. Fr king weird cat. Lol
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    brookdalebill Tele Axpert My two cats tolerate me and my guitars/amps just fine. They have to, though.
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    It's not like they are going to move out over my constant playing, and the guitars all over the place. We're used to each other.
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    Rich_S Poster Extraordinaire When it's time to change guitar strings, Nigel is a complete pain in the a.
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    Here he is last night, on top of the MuchXS blackface Champ stack.
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    waparker4 Doctor of Teleocity My cat plays my guitar when she's hungry.
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    Ironwolf Doctor of Teleocity McArthur and Lee like my guitars.
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    IronSchef Tele-Afflicted mine gets jealous when I play she will try to - climb BETWEEN me and the guitar.
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    Not a big deal though (kind of cute actually), and she does not damage anything, although she WILL curl up in any open guitar case, and will also lay on top of a guitar I just put down:
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    Mr. Lumbergh Poster Extraordinaire Like Nigel, Winston is a complete PITA when it comes to changing strings. Aside from that, he be all like:
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    "It's coming from inside of here! I know it!" Note the amps against the wall and the cardboard shield in front of them. Both recommended.
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    Jakedog Telefied First off, cats are a LOT smarter than dogs. I say that as a person who loves and lives with both.
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    If your cat doesn't dig the sound or volume, he'll leave the room. I can't see the amp hurting him. I've had several cats. I've never had one get hurt by gear, or tear up my gear. They generally don't do stuff that can hurt them.
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    Gerdie likes to hang out on top of amps whenever possible. But if I make a move to plug one in, she takes off like a shot. She does not care for the noise at all.
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    My cat is indoors only. She will not go outside. I can leave all the windows and doors open and there's no danger of her leaving the house.
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    She doesn't tear up furniture. Or claw anything she's not supposed to. She's never once peed any place but her litter box.
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    hamfists Tele-Meister Wow this all great I feel a lot happier out giving him a try soon we've only had him less than a week. I'm sure it has been a ploy of my wife's to stop me playing at home lol.
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    tomkatf Tele-Afflicted The sound doesn't bother Mille but she's always trying to cop licks, which is annoying!!
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    This is all I have. Manual Slim Poster Extraordinaire Ibanez
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    Otis Fine Tele-Afflicted Lately she's taken to napping in here.
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    amaggieo Tele-Afflicted Bob was my biggest fan. 10
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    Jackson makes a good sentry. But not a fan of the guitar. 00 INSTRUMENTS
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    RomanS Poster Extraordinaire Emmylou is an expert when it comes to Bigsby string changes! 290 WISYWOH! 900 610 $10 110 GREISCH DER STA
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