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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2004How do I chase a cat away?
I have a neighborhood cat that likes to sneak into my garage and sit on car. Wintertime, summertime, anytime. The cat gets muddy prints all over the hood, and has also scratched the paint. I have chased it away 3 times, but it returns late almost every night. Although there are 4 other cars that park next to my car ( also in garages), it likes my car. What can I do to chase this cat away from my garage? I am getting very annoyed and may do something harmful to this darn cat. Thank you in advance. > I have a neighborhood cat that likes to sneak into my garage and sit on car. > Wintertime, summertime, anytime. The cat gets muddy prints all over the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thank you in advance. If you're not a troll (or even if you are), think very carefully before you advocate cruelty to cats in a cat group. Ivor Speaking as a cat lover / owner, I would say that Vito is showing good restraint, rather than advocating cruelty. A lot of people would be happy to try to kill the cat without bothering to find an alternative, and be proud of it. Whenever I talk with a neighbour and get those 'anti-cat' vibes between the lines. I recommend a water spray or a handful of soil (earth, not sh.t) thrown at my cats. Not everybody loves cats. Live and let live. Dave W. Portsmouth UK > snipped< > If you're not a troll (or even if you are), think very carefully before > you advocate cruelty to cats in a cat group. > > Ivor I am not a troll, nor do I hate cats. I like animals, but this one is upsetting me. It is also annoying and will cost me money for scratched paint. I was hoping for an inexpensive solution. It comes out at night and runs whenever I go near it. I can't catch it, so I can't find the owner. Will soap or mothballs work? Animal officer sounds good. On 8/9/04 12:08 PM, in article cf87hr$qgd$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk, "Ivor Jones" <this.address@notvalid.inv> wrote: >> I have a neighborhood cat that likes to sneak into my garage and sit on > car. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Ivor Vito Cavallo > I am not a troll, nor do I hate cats. I like animals, but > this one is upsetting me. It is also annoying and will cost [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > night and runs whenever I go near it. I can't catch it, so I > can't find the owner. Will soap or mothballs work? Cats, being vain, and fanatical about cleanliness, hate getting wet, and hate getting dirty considerably more. Spray with a hose, or hurl soft mud at it. > I have a neighborhood cat that likes to sneak into my garage and sit on car. > Wintertime, summertime, anytime. The cat gets muddy prints all over the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thank you in advance. Best option. Keep the garage door closed. That's what it's there for. If you can't get it shut because of the junk, contact www.freecycle.org/ and get rid of some of the junk. Use a car cover on your car. They also help to keep off the dust and you won't need to wash the car as frequently. There is a thing called a ScatMat that you plug into an electric outlet and place on the hood of the car and it will slightly shock the cat, driving it away. It's not cheap. Find the owner of the cat and ask them to keep their cat inside. Explain that many cats have been injured by climbing into the engines of cars on cold days and at start up, you get mashed up kitty. Explain that many diseases exist outdoors that will make their cat sick. Explain that many folks aren't as nice as you and would want to harm their cat. Use a humane trap and trap the cat and call Animal Control to come and pick it up. Then place signs around your neighborhood directing the owner to pcik their animal up from AC, where they will pay a fine for letting it run loose. Laws regarding cats running loose vary, so check to see if it's illegal to begin with before trying this strategy. > Use a humane trap and trap the cat and call Animal Control to come and pick > it up. Then place signs around your neighborhood directing the owner to > pcik their animal up from AC, where they will pay a fine for letting it run > loose. Laws regarding cats running loose vary, so check to see if it's > illegal to begin with before trying this strategy. From what I can tell, such laws are the exception rather than the rule and only a few local authorities in one or two countries have such laws. > I have a neighborhood cat that likes to sneak into my garage and sit on car. > Wintertime, summertime, anytime. The cat gets muddy prints all over the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > What can I do to chase this cat away from my garage? > I am getting very annoyed and may do something harmful to this darn cat. Hmm, same thing I suggested to the guy who wanted to keep the cat off the table... get one of those battery operated toy motion-sensor dogs; the cat jumps up, the dog immediately barks shocking the cat, the cat runs away. By the time the batteries have run down the cat won't jump up there anymore. Scares the crap out of the neighbours too. pat A fake dog sensor is a great idea!!!! Cheap, scary AND wakes the neighbors!!! Thank you. On 8/9/04 7:30 PM, in article qOTRc.11$sHj1.4@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com, "rpl" <plinnane3NO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote: >> I have a neighborhood cat that likes to sneak into my garage and sit on car. >> Wintertime, summertime, anytime. The cat gets muddy prints all over the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > pat I had a similar problem so I cleared some space up on my work bench and put a couple of folded towels there and about a foot away I placed food and fresh water. Now the cat sleeps on the towels and not the car. This worked great but they have sortta spilled over into the house. Seven in all.. DGB > I have a neighborhood cat that likes to sneak into my garage and sit on car. > Wintertime, summertime, anytime. The cat gets muddy prints all over the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thank you in advance. |
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