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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2005How do I stop cat from bringing mice in the house?
Any ideas besides http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm ? > Any ideas besides > http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm ? That's amazing..! Must build one..!! Ivor >> Any ideas besides >> http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm ? > > That's amazing..! Must build one..!! It is incredible, isn't it? I reckon if the people who built that can get a compact, commercial prototype made they could end up with something more than a little saleable ... >>> Any ideas besides >>> http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm ? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > can get a compact, commercial prototype made they could end up with > something more than a little saleable ... I was just thinking that, maybe we should email him to see if he's thought of marketing it. I'd buy one..!! Ivor > > Any ideas besides > > http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm ? > > That's amazing..! Must build one..!! Yeah, I'm considering the same. Biggest concern is bulky box right in front of the door. It will have to be removable so I can carry big stuff in & out of basement. Then there's fairly complicated piece of software to write that will have to analyze images... I don't think Quantum Pictures will want to release their code to public. Peter > Any ideas besides http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm How about keeping your cat indoors?  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Any ideas besides >> http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm > > How about keeping your cat indoors? Not always an option. IMHO it's cruel to keep a cat permanently indoors, how would you like it if it were you..? I'm not intending to start the outdoor/indoor argument again but I would never have a cat if I were forced to keep it indoors. Ivor > Not always an option. IMHO it's cruel to keep a cat permanently indoors, > how would you like it if it were you..? It's not cruel if you know what you're doing. Indoor only cats live longer and healthier lives. > I'm not intending to start the outdoor/indoor argument again but I would > never have a cat if I were forced to keep it indoors. And I would never expose my cats to the dangers of the outdoors. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Not always an option. IMHO it's cruel to keep a cat permanently >> indoors, how would you like it if it were you..? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > And I would never expose my cats to the dangers of the outdoors. It depends where you live as to whether it is safe to let your cat outdoors. In England everyone does it and the majority live till their teens many til there late teens and older. If you live in a city it may well be dangerous but the majority of the english will not keep cats if they live in such areas. So the indoor cat rarely occurs here because the need never arrises. SignatureBadger Badger Badger [snip] >> And I would never expose my cats to the dangers of the outdoors. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > not keep cats if they live in such areas. So the indoor cat rarely > occurs here because the need never arrises. I have a friend who adopted a beautiful long haired ginger gentleman from our Cats Protection shelter. He is FIV+ and so it was reluctantly decided he should not be allowed out. This is the *only* situation in which I would consider confining a cat indoors, bacause otherwise he would never have been adopted. Ivor They may live longer but they have behavioral problems if kept in doors. > > Not always an option. IMHO it's cruel to keep a cat permanently indoors, > > how would you like it if it were you..? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov > Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > They may live longer but they have behavioral problems if kept in doors. Really? Is that your expert opinion based on years of research and study on the subject of animal behavior? Somebody should tell my cats they are supposed to have behavioral problems... SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > Any ideas besides http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm > > How about keeping your cat indoors? I've tried that. After a week they would start going thru cracks in windows. Seriously, I think it's cruel & unhealthy to force cats live indoors. I live in a rural area with very little automotive traffic, and no known predators (unless you count in rabbits). Our cats do not get fat despite having all the food they want. Pretty much only concerns are parasites (have to give them Drontal every 1-2 months), and occasionally bruised paws. Once they bought home a rabid mouse which bit my wife while sleeping. Now our family is immune to rabies ;) Peter Peter, Making one for a cat door that goes through a 6 or 8 inch wall would give you some room to work with and allow for more convenient placement of box. Then there's always the downsizing of the electronics. Lot of work, I know, but you're on to something. I'd patient yours now if I were you. Stone >> > Any ideas besides > http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Peter >> Any ideas besides http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm > > How about keeping your cat indoors? That is the best solution!!!MLB > Any ideas besides http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm > ? WOW!!!!!! That is one amazing invention!!!! SignatureBadger Badger Badger >> Any ideas besides >> http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm ? >> > WOW!!!!!! That is one amazing invention!!!! Now all we need to do it get him to market it..! Ivor Don't use a cat door. You can see if he has anything before letting him in. > Any ideas besides http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm > ? > > Any ideas besides > http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm > > ? > Don't use a cat door. You can see if he has anything before letting him in. Can't let them in during night, and when we're gone (sometimes for days). I guess I could hire a kitty-sitter so someone could monitor what those felines bring in, but am not sure I can afford it ;) Peter Why can you not let them in at night? > > > Any ideas besides > > http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Control/flo_control.htm [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Peter I'm sleeping and can't hear them meowing outside the door! > Why can you not let them in at night? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I guess I could hire a kitty-sitter so someone could monitor what those > > felines bring in, but am not sure I can afford it ;) > I'm sleeping and can't hear them meowing outside the door! > >> Why can you not let them in at night? When I want my cats to come in for the night, I knock a fork against a tin of cat food at about 1800. I then feed them indoors and they stay indoors for the rest of the evening (I put them "to bed" in the shed, before I retire). However, they are outside from about 0700. I don't now your situation, but would this approach work for you? SignatureZ 51? 37' 23" N, 3? 56' 27" W >> I'm sleeping and can't hear them meowing outside the door! >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I don't now your situation, but would this approach work for you? Sorry, I should have read your post better. You leave the cats to fend for themselves when you're away - in your words, "sometimes for days". I don't do this. I always get some-one to cat-sit (normally a mate whom I can pay in beer) or put them in a cattery. Could one of your neighbours feed them when you're away and let them into your garden shed or garage at night? SignatureZ 51? 37' 23" N, 3? 56' 27" W > >> I'm sleeping and can't hear them meowing outside the door! > >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > beer) or put them in a cattery. Could one of your neighbours feed them when > you're away and let them into your garden shed or garage at night? Well, I'll give it some thought. We have a relative coming whenever we're away to top up dishes with fresh cat food, so it's not like cats are left entirely to themselves. If we had a cat door that we could lock so they can't get out, but can get in - that would be a solution. The door would have to have a clock, though, so it locks itself every night. Peter /snip/ > If we had a cat door that we could lock so they can't get out, but can get > in - that would be a solution. That shouldn't be hard to make. We made one long ago, tho I don't remember the details. The door had some sort of latch that would prevent it being opened from inside when the latch was set. > The door would have to have a clock, though, so it locks itself every night. That might be a little harder, but there are so many automatic timing devices available these days. Just about anything can be plugged into them. What about a door held closed by an electromagnet plugged into the timer? Or what about combining a door with some person coming in, who could open it for them every morning? Margaret |
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