Keeping the neighbours cats off my car!

you can buy lion pooh from garden centres. Put this in yer flower beds to keep cats away. Not much help but this is all i couild think of---- unless you want to try the conditioning method. For this you will need a water pistol/gun. Every time the cat goes on your car, give it a shot of water. They very quickly associate your car with water. Does no physical harm and is effective. Might be wise to discuss with the owners first.

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Originally posted by and:

unless you want to try the conditioning method. For this you will need a water pistol/gun. Every time the cat goes on your car, give it a shot of water. They very quickly associate your car with water. Does no physical harm and is effective. Might be wise to discuss with the owners first.

A sensible post in The Padded Cell? Whatever next? Welcome aboard!

Don't try this aversion therapy on neighbours though! I kid you not!

Mickey,

I use a device called Catwatch from http://www.conceptresearch.co.uk/index.htm

It is reliable and deters my cats from leaving my garden. I bought it after a bit of research saying it was the best on the market. I've used it for eight months and it works.

Shotgun? Don't point at the cars though.

I disagree strongly

Michael;

I've used a high frequency emitting device for some time, to positive effect.

Mains powered; it permanently emits a choice of three selectable high frequencies, depending on the size of creature, one wishes to deter.

I haven't had a cat on my car, since I've had it.

John.

Cat owners seem to expect folk round about them to put up with cat behaviour. We were in a similar situation a few years ago. Next door's cat regularly sat on the bonnets of our cars (and caused the usual claw marks in the process). The same cat had previously killed some fairly expensive fish in another neighbour's pond, and our neighbour smiled and said "that's cats" for you. Suddenly his cat became much more biddable when I told him that the next time I saw it on our car it would receive an airgun pellet up its arse.
I'm still good mates with him. He just needed the line to be drawn clearly.

Count.d,
Nice to see a cat owner who accepts his cats' behaviour is his responsibility.

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Originally posted by Tarquin Maynard-Portly:
Saucer of milk for the youth with the SenseOfHumourectomy.

you're talking about the same person who thought *that* car ad was real...
and he calls someone else thick. Hmm.

I'd also like a non-violent suggestion other than a water pistol as some c*nt lets his/her cat roam around the car park of our flat and I can't exactly sit out there all night waiting for the little bastard to start attacking my car.

If you really wish to keep your car you might try e.g. water 'Super Soaker' to deter trespassing felines etc.

my cat used to sit on my cars. That is until she got we a few times. They are resillient little buggers but they are also quite clever. Water the cat a few times - they will get the message.

andy c!

count d

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You're a tosser and need psychological help

Could you could recommend the psychologist you use then?

BTW shotgun? Only if you use both barrels at point blank range, oh and did i mention i think they're a pest.

Hi folks,

Thanks very much for your replies. I have been to the Greenweld website (http://www.greenweld.co.uk) and ordered a HF emmiting device (I think it's thhe same as J.N's, as it has three different frequencies). It costs £35 including delivery.

I'll hopefully get it installed next week, and I'll let you know how I get on.

I have tried thhe water pistol thing a few times, but I tend to work away quite a bit and the cats forget who's boss quite quickly! Hopefully this device will mean I don't have to embark on a more sustained cat wetting programme!

Thanks again guys,

Best,

Mickey

Mickey keep us posted re the cat scarer.It's £15 cheaper than the RSPB one.
You have to keep the water pistol thing going for some time befor the cats get it through their thick heads.

Martin D I agree.

Howard

The water pistol method works but you need to keep at it. If you work from home,is there a deputy available ? (feel a deputy dog joke coming on but i am not smart enough to execute it)

As a cat owner I wouldn't (and couldn't) object to the use of water to get rid of the little blighter from another's property. Since they spend so much time spraying the scenery, spraying them back seems almost appropriate.

Car bonnets make great resting places. Reasonably flat, warm for long periods after use in all weathers, good view of the surroundings with reduced risk of attack from other moggies.

Paint scratches are usually due to sand and gravel between their toes and pads rather than deliberate claw marks. Not that it makes much difference as far as paint damage is concerned.

Cat's are fairly waterproof. So you'll need a decent water pistol to deter the little sods from their favourite resting places. They're more likely to scarper at the first sign of your approach before you can get them seriously wet. A hose or bucketfull of water might be more effective. Just remember to hang on tight to the bucket!

Just note that the water-gun may not work, or may only work for a short period of time. Some cats LIKE water ie Bengal's ( what I have ) or Abyssinian etc. For me the water pistol only worked for a day or two before the cats would just sit there and get the shower. A good direct squirt would ruffle the fur, may cause a bit of a body lean, but the cat would just sit there and look at me seeming to say... Is that all you got - and they call me a pussy!!

How about a car-cover? - Probably more apt for the Fiat being it will probably be the "toy". Other than that the HF device may be an option, but depending upon the range, may not be a good thing if the cat(s) live next door.

Good Luck

regards,

michael

mykel,

I agree with you in relation to different breeds liking water. We have a Marble & a Spotted Bengal, they both love the water (when they come into the bathroom you can swat as much water as you like at them, they seem to enjoy it).

Nime,

I,ve a male who since he's been spayed hasn,t sprayed at all. The vet recommended it as he said it will restrict him straying looking for a female, and calm him down a bit.

It would have the same effect on me just having your balls chopped off!

Justyn.

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he's been spayed

Should have said castrated.(My female cat was spayed).

Cheers

Justyn.

Keeping them off and entertainment to boot?

Air rifle.

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Originally posted by joe90:
Keeping them off and entertainment to boot?

Air rifle.

Here is another one of them! Funny: not!

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Originally posted by joe90:
Keeping them off and entertainment to boot?

Air rifle.

Joe 90 aims and fires but breaks his own car windscreen! The pellet ricochets and hits his elderly, near-blind neighbour in her one good eye. Milk bottles smash on the crazy-paving as she collapses with a heart attack outside her front door. Police and ambulance services are placed on emergency call-out. Racing to the scene following anxious telephone calls by horrified neighbours who have witnessed the carnage. The ambulance loses control on the wet road and crashes into a long cinema queue of excited children waiting to see the new Harry Potter film. Many lie screaming amongst the dead and badly injured. Two police cars responding to the firearms report also lose control in the slippery conditions and crash simultaneously into two seperate bus queues. An armed response unit is called out when the police cars and ambulance fail to answer urgent radio calls. Joe is shot 90 times with automatic weapons fire for resisting arrest, discharging and brandishing a weapon in a built-up area and refusing to lie down in his best pyjamas on the wet pavement as ordered. RIP. The sun comes out as neighbour's cat, who escaped quite unharmed, dozes quietly on Joe 90's car bonnet. The leader of the armed response unit leans over and gives the cat a gentle pat on the back. The cat opens one eye, stretches and then falls asleep again.

Tread (very) softly in my world.