Cats

[Whitebeam]

I'm looking for suggestions that :

i) Keeps me on nodding terms with the neighbours who own the :tsktsk: thing.

ii) Have no risk of involving me with the Police, RSPCA or local cat lovers.

iii) Won't damage my car.

It didn't worry me much before as it was not often that it happened. However the neighbours have just got a new Celica and always park it on a slope (probably to stop their cat!). My lex is obviously next in line. Wash it Sunday - muddy footprints all over bonnet Monday. Last straw tonight as there are now bits of feathers mixed in with the mud!

All ideas considered!

[LennyLexus]

Bisons got nuff cats!!!

just make the :tsktsk: dont scratch your pride and joy!!

I heard lion excrement is good for keeping cats away

[Bazza]

I'm looking for suggestions that :

i) Keeps me on nodding terms with the neighbours who own the :tsktsk: thing.

ii) Have no risk of involving me with the Police, RSPCA or local cat lovers.

iii) Won't damage my car.

It didn't worry me much before as it was not often that it happened. However the neighbours have just got a new Celica and always park it on a slope (probably to stop their cat!). My lex is obviously next in line. Wash it Sunday - muddy footprints all over bonnet Monday. Last straw tonight as there are now bits of feathers mixed in with the mud!

All ideas considered!

get a big dog !

i got the same problem , my neighbours got 6 cats , :yack:

bucket of water/hose over them, a few times helps

[Wosket]

shoot the thing! but wear a disguise and have a good alibi, that should sort it

[Bazza]

dont TDI do de-catting

[Rodders_UK]

I've got an ultrasonic cat scarer in the garden - works pretty well

[Whitebeam]

Headline:

Local resident arrested hiding in own hedge wearing a balaclava and armed with a rifle and a bag of lion sh!t. When questioned, Mr Whitebeam explained he was actually in Glasgow at the time and could produce witnesses ......

I'll probably try the water if I can catch the :tsktsk: when the neighbours are not looking.

[Whitebeam]

Ultrasonic thing sounds interesting Rodders, any ideas how much / where from?

[Wosket]

Headline:

Local resident arrested hiding in own hedge wearing a balaclava and armed with a rifle and a bag of lion sh!t. When questioned, Mr Whitebeam explained he was actually in Glasgow at the time and could produce witnesses ......

I'll probably try the water if I can catch the :tsktsk: when the neighbours are not looking.

[LennyLexus]

Headline:

Local resident arrested hiding in own hedge wearing a balaclava and armed with a rifle and a bag of lion sh!t. When questioned, Mr Whitebeam explained he was actually in Glasgow at the time and could produce witnesses ......

I'll probably try the water if I can catch the :tsktsk: when the neighbours are not looking.

reminds of me the news article of some guy that was run over by a lexus....

Its posted on here a couple months back

[Steve ( West Mids )]

Keep polishing the bonnet so the f'er slides off :) Else try vaseline :)

[BESTY]

Keep polishing the bonnet so the f'er slides off :) Else try vaseline :)

vaseline on a cat ive never used the stuff on animals

my next doors cat was doing the same thing so i kept firing taties at the *****,got rid of it but i lost 2 stone

[ekky]

Argos sell one the ultra sonic scarers now I think they around twenty quid, believe the ones that switch on and off using a PIR to detect the cat work best

[LennyLexus]

vaseline on a cat ive never used the stuff on animals

we dont wanna know what u do use it on :P

[Scorpion]

A 4 stage Maguires will help

Seriously though if you approach the car and the little :tsktsk: on the bonnet,dont scare him off coz he'll dig his claws in to get traction to do a runner....yikes,scratches everywhere.

[Wosket]

stick a fake cat on ya bonnet every night

[Evista]

stick a fake cat on ya bonnet every night

would have thought a fake dog would have been better :doggy:

[GERRY]

:P What about a bigger woofer !

[Fidgits]

I keep mine in the garage....

But, a good tip is to cover your driveway with Dettol and/or Bleach (or at least a nice big circle around your car), the smell should keep them away...

[Wosket]

stick a fake cat on ya bonnet every night

would have thought a fake dog would have been better :doggy:

mancunian cats are well hard and enjoy intimidating dogs, it would be more of an attraction round here!

[Scorpion]

cats round my way wear Dr Martins and you can hear them saying "ave it"

[Rodders_UK]

Ultrasonic thing sounds interesting Rodders, any ideas how much / where from?

You can get them from garden centres

have a look here:

http://www.izola.co.uk/newanimalchaser.htm

[dipstick]

Interesting. We too have a cat problem and have tried most things.

We've had two ultrasonic things; it might be my garden or just the make, but both were useless. Even caught a cat asleep next to it once. Perhaps it was deaf, although it seemed to respond to "you little **** get your **** out of **** or it will be *** on your **** paws" well enough.

The one thing that DOES work (for us) is Silent Roar, which is indeed dried lion dung. Really does keep the cats off, but it's a tenner a box, which doesn't go far, and you have to renew it every so often.

Hadn't thought of putting it on the car; I should as we do get pussy pawprints on the bonnet in the mornings sometimes.

The ABSOLUTE guaranteed device, if anyone cares, is called a Water Scarecow. It has a PIR, and you attach your hose to it. When it detects movemetn s is squirts water and makes a loud rattle. I can promise that will keep the cats off, but you have to have £60 to buy one, leave your hose connected to it permanently and of course aim it at the right place so it doesn't soak you everytime you go into thegarden (been there done that).

[Whitebeam]

Thanks all for the (mostly) helpful suggestions.

Let you know how I get on.

[Rich200]

Have a go at this Mr Whitebeam at least it'll let some of your anger out

http://www.richsalter.btinternet.co.uk/cks2/index2.html