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Can anyone help.
I have a new Lotus Elise which our damn moggy has taken to sleeping on the soft top overnight prior to strolling in for it's brekkies in the morning.
Trouble is it leaves muddy footprints on its way up and down, covers the roof in hairs and worst of all is stretching the fabric of the roof.
I can't throw anything at it for obvious reasons and as soon as it sees me it jumps off anyway.
Help before I shoot the wretched thing.
I have a new Lotus Elise which our damn moggy has taken to sleeping on the soft top overnight prior to strolling in for it's brekkies in the morning.
Trouble is it leaves muddy footprints on its way up and down, covers the roof in hairs and worst of all is stretching the fabric of the roof.
I can't throw anything at it for obvious reasons and as soon as it sees me it jumps off anyway.
Help before I shoot the wretched thing.
andygo said:
Can anyone help.
I have a new Lotus Elise which our damn moggy has taken to sleeping on the soft top overnight prior to strolling in for it's brekkies in the morning.
Trouble is it leaves muddy footprints on its way up and down, covers the roof in hairs and worst of all is stretching the fabric of the roof.
I can't throw anything at it for obvious reasons and as soon as it sees me it jumps off anyway.
Help before I shoot the wretched thing.
Sell the lotus and buy a Fiesta
Shoot the cat anyway
andygo said:
Help before I shoot the wretched thing.
This will work perfectly well if done with a water pistol, moggie stays in one piece, as does lotus, moggie gets message (eventually, usually) that sleeping on car = wet!
edited missing bits
>> Edited by gopher on Tuesday 8th June 09:10
gopher said:
Help before I shoot the wretched thing.
This will work perfectly well if done with a water pistol, moggie stays in one piece, as does lotus, moggie gets message (eventually, usually) that sleeping on car = wet!
It will work even better with 32 grammes of Eleys finest Super Game 12 bore cartridge.
Better make sure that the cat is on the way off the roof before deploying it though as it at least deserves a sporting chance and you don't want to get wet seats if you happen to be a little low with your aim
Get a Sport Ka;
www.thedierks.com/allowe/video/FordKAcat.mpeg
Warning: It's quite large. And cat lovers might be offended. Like, who cares?
www.thedierks.com/allowe/video/FordKAcat.mpeg
Warning: It's quite large. And cat lovers might be offended. Like, who cares?
Presently I be keepin' cats out of my garden with a pistol crossbow. Specially made bolts with a broad flat end don't cause damage to the animal but once they've ad it up 'em and been knocked off the wall as they enter, they don't usually come back. Neither do they come back if they climb in from the field and get 10,000 volts up 'em from the electric fence atop the fence posts. 
gopher said:
Help before I shoot the wretched thing.
This will work perfectly well if done with a water pistol, moggie stays in one piece, as does lotus, moggie gets message (eventually, usually) that sleeping on car = wet!
That should do the trick - the rest of you need help, shooting cats is not funny
You can get cat deterrent stuff from garden centres, ranging from the mild (lemons / pepper smell) to the extreme (lion sh!t)!. Just spray the ground all round your car with that stuff and it should keep your cat from wanting to sit near it.
Worked for me when I had a problem with a neighbours cat sleeping on my soft top.
Worked for me when I had a problem with a neighbours cat sleeping on my soft top.
Can you turn up the sensitivity on the alarm so it goe off when the moggy jumps on the roof?
Mine does it anyway and I once saw a cat jump onto the roof from a tree, the alarm went off and the cat practically bounced off backwards with shock.
He never jumped on it again and would always watch the car cautionsouly when it walk past the car!
Gave me a giggle!
Mine does it anyway and I once saw a cat jump onto the roof from a tree, the alarm went off and the cat practically bounced off backwards with shock.
He never jumped on it again and would always watch the car cautionsouly when it walk past the car!
Gave me a giggle!
gopher said:
This will work perfectly well if done with a water pistol, moggie stays in one piece, as does lotus, moggie gets message (eventually, usually) that sleeping on car = wet!
This will probably work fine and the cat will stay away after you've done it a few times (while it thinks you're around with a water pistol anyhow, they're not stupid!) but I fear for the canvas of the roof, as moggie will invariably employ its patent feline traction control system to assist its swift departure.
Best solution: Buy an Exige.
Another of my pet hates - my car is currently the favoured rest stop for a white/grey cat in the area, giving it (the car not the cat) a somewhat "Willie Nelson" appearance 
, actually not it makes me 
All the above remedies sound good - water pistol sounds like the most cat-friendly or just run at it and make nasty hissing noises. It'll get the message.
FYI - you can still buy pea shooters. Top Tip - save money on peas by doing the old skool favourite of spitballs using rizla papers
>> Edited by S Works on Tuesday 8th June 15:34
, actually not it makes me All the above remedies sound good - water pistol sounds like the most cat-friendly or just run at it and make nasty hissing noises. It'll get the message.
FYI - you can still buy pea shooters. Top Tip - save money on peas by doing the old skool favourite of spitballs using rizla papers
>> Edited by S Works on Tuesday 8th June 15:34
Im not a cat lover so my idea might not be to every1's likeing but hide in a near by bush in full combat gear armed with a baseball bat. when the feline in question lands on the roof, on all fours this is the time the training u were given at school with rounders comes in handy (and you thought rounders was a poofs game) twat the 
er square between the eyes!
there will be 3 outcomes,
a)the cat will leg it and never return
b)u will kill the cat.
put it in the road and pretend some heartless er ran it over and plead the 5th amendment if the wife asks
c) u will twat the beast (bad move! hope u are insured and have a few more rounders lessons)
>> Edited by robsrocket on Tuesday 8th June 16:44
er square between the eyes! there will be 3 outcomes, a)the cat will leg it and never return
b)u will kill the cat.
put it in the road and pretend some heartless er ran it over and plead the 5th amendment if the wife asks c) u will twat the beast (bad move! hope u are insured and have a few more rounders lessons)
>> Edited by robsrocket on Tuesday 8th June 16:44
the trouble is the pesky thing hates the sight of me anyway, so everytime it sees me it buggers off anyway!
So me further abusing it will seem like normal practice. I have to say though, i have never abused it ever, just hiss at it every now and again.
Pity really, cos its called Riccardo after Riccardo Patrese!
So me further abusing it will seem like normal practice. I have to say though, i have never abused it ever, just hiss at it every now and again.
Pity really, cos its called Riccardo after Riccardo Patrese!
During the day the cats share the garage with my car, they enter in and out through a cat door. I put a very light slippery dust cover over the Esprit and the cats wont go near it. It only takes a few secs to put it on and take off, saves washing the car all the time too.
Cheers
Kylie
Cheers
Kylie
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