diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
index 1a9064f556..1b7eb25bb8 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@
 		pushed_mob.pass_flags &= ~PASSTABLE
 	if(pushed_mob.loc != loc) //Something prevented the tabling
 		return
-	pushed_mob.Knockdown(30)
-	pushed_mob.apply_damage(10, BRUTE)
-	pushed_mob.apply_damage(40, STAMINA)
-	if(user.mind?.martial_art.smashes_tables && user.mind?.martial_art.can_use(user))
-		deconstruct(FALSE)
-	playsound(pushed_mob, 'sound/effects/tableslam.ogg', 90, TRUE)
-	pushed_mob.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] slams [pushed_mob] onto \the [src]!</span>", \
-								"<span class='userdanger'>[user] slams you onto \the [src]!</span>")
+	pushed_mob.DefaultCombatKnockdown(40)
+	pushed_mob.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] slams [pushed_mob] onto [src]!</span>", \
+								"<span class='userdanger'>[user] slams you onto [src]!</span>")
 	log_combat(user, pushed_mob, "tabled", null, "onto [src]")
-	SEND_SIGNAL(pushed_mob, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "table", /datum/mood_event/table)
+	if(!ishuman(pushed_mob))
+		return
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = pushed_mob
+	if(iscatperson(H))
+		H.emote("nya")
+	SEND_SIGNAL(H, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "table", /datum/mood_event/table)
 
 /obj/structure/table/proc/tablelimbsmash(mob/living/user, mob/living/pushed_mob)
 	pushed_mob.Knockdown(30)
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@
 	banged_limb.receive_damage(30, wound_bonus = extra_wound)
 	pushed_mob.apply_damage(60, STAMINA)
 	take_damage(50)
-	if(user.mind?.martial_art.smashes_tables && user.mind?.martial_art.can_use(user))
-		deconstruct(FALSE)
+
 	playsound(pushed_mob, 'sound/effects/bang.ogg', 90, TRUE)
 	pushed_mob.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] smashes [pushed_mob]'s [banged_limb.name] against \the [src]!</span>",
 								"<span class='userdanger'>[user] smashes your [banged_limb.name] against \the [src]</span>")