CAT LOVERS! What can I put on wires to keep kittens away from biting them?

CAT LOVERS! What can I put on wires to keep kittens away from biting them?
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Pet stores sell a sour-apple spray or rub-on product. Try that. Or else get those hard plastic sheaths…which would be clumsy but, well…
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