Cat loves my S2000! (no pussy jokes please)

[spogxy]

My car has a furry young fan, next doors cat.

Every morning I find my pride and joy covered in muddy paw-prints and the convertible roof has been it's night time retreat!

I have tried:

Spraying 'get off my lawn' spray around the wheels and car port posts etc
A car cover sprayed with said spray, this resulted in the cat pissing up my back window! The piss really stinks so am I correct in thinking it's a tomcat?
I have made a spikey roof cover so it won't sleep up there...this also resulted in more wee wee!! It even ran into my boot gutters, stinking out my boot

I love cats and have one of my own, but he sleeps inside at night so isn't a very good security guard. I mention this because usually forums have at least one person who replies with some violent rubbish about 'shooting it' etc..

Any sensible ideas?
I have a Super Soaker at the ready, is there anything I can add to the water make it more distasteful but harmless to the cat?

[GregK2]

Would covering up the car at night be an option? albeit a hassle.

[danrc]

anti freeze ;-)

other than that try the usual lemon scents or try and find whose cat it is and have a word.

[Marf]

spogxy said:

I have a Super Soaker at the ready, is there anything I can add to the water make it more distasteful but harmless to the cat?

Weak lemon squash. Get him a couple of times with that and he aint gonna forget having to lick it out of his fur. Cat's dislike citrus immensely.

[mrmr96]

danrc said:

try and find whose cat it is and have a word.

How will that help? Cat's don't tend to seek owners permission when choosing where to roam. The only option available to the owner would be to keep him in, and if he's an outdoor cat then that's a bit cruel.

[danrc]

mrmr96 said:

How will that help? Cat's don't tend to seek owners permission when choosing where to roam. The only option available to the owner would be to keep him in, and if he's an outdoor cat then that's a bit cruel.

so just because its a cat the owner has no responsibility over their pet? i'm sure if a dog was all over a car the guy would be straight over to have a word.

[mrmr96]

danrc said:

mrmr96 said:

How will that help? Cat's don't tend to seek owners permission when choosing where to roam. The only option available to the owner would be to keep him in, and if he's an outdoor cat then that's a bit cruel.

so just because its a cat the owner has no responsibility over their pet? i'm sure if a dog was all over a car the guy would be straight over to have a word.

Ok, so being practical: What do you actaully expect the owner to do about it?

[danrc]

mrmr96 said:

Ok, so being practical: What do you actaully expect the owner to do about it?

i dunno, i don't have or particulary like cats and this is one of the reasons. complaining to the owner might not do anything but least it might make them think twice about leaving their cat out all night doing whatever it wants with no consequences.

i am having to deal with one of the manky little buggers using my front garden as a toilet, citrus has not worked so its onto phase 2...

[spogxy]

Yes that's the problem really, cats are not very responsive to a logical argument or instructions! Reminds me, remember Eddie Izzard doing the Pavlovs cat routine?

All the owners could do is keep it in, but that's a bit of an unreasonable request really.

Next step is this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toolbank-STV610-Defenders-...

Knowing my luck it will turn out to be deaf!

Edited by spogxy on Wednesday 29th February 20:48

[Big E 118]

Buy an ultrasonic deterrent, you can get them for about £30. I bought one as a last resort as I thought they'd be st but it worked perfectly!

[spogxy]

Big E 118 said:

Buy an ultrasonic deterrent, you can get them for about £30. I bought one as a last resort as I thought they'd be st but it worked perfectly!

ordered

[mr2mk1chick]

spogxy said:

Yes that's the problem really, cats are not very responsive to a logical argument or instructions! Reminds me, remember Eddie Izzard doing the Pavlovs cat routine?

hadn't seen it till now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwiMrBNWCA

[dreamer75]

The supersoaker might help.. we had a cat that kept coming into our house, eating our cats food etc. etc. I just loaded up a water pistol (our cats were too wussy to sort it out for themselves) and chased it around the house for a couple of minutes - not that long. Never saw the cat again....

[Mubby]

mrmr96 said:

danrc said:

mrmr96 said:

How will that help? Cat's don't tend to seek owners permission when choosing where to roam. The only option available to the owner would be to keep him in, and if he's an outdoor cat then that's a bit cruel.

so just because its a cat the owner has no responsibility over their pet? i'm sure if a dog was all over a car the guy would be straight over to have a word.

Ok, so being practical: What do you actaully expect the owner to do about it?

this has made me chuckle, can just picture myself telling my cat off and waving my naughty finger in his face, he would look at me like an idiot

we too have a black soft top and our cat makes a right mess of it tbh, but well it cleans and no big deal and its our cat so we can't complain!! however before we had a cat we had a neighbours cat do it, so we just stuck the hose on him a few times when he was on the car and he soon got the hint!!!

[Big E 118]

spogxy said:

Big E 118 said:

Buy an ultrasonic deterrent, you can get them for about £30. I bought one as a last resort as I thought they'd be st but it worked perfectly!

ordered

Hope it works! I installed mine so the sensor picked up any movement on my drive. Within days the next door neighbours cat figured out where the sensor picked up and would sit just outside the range looking at my warm bonnet longingly and give me that fk you look that cats do so well. Never set foot on it again though!

[spogxy]

Big E 118 said:

spogxy said:

Big E 118 said:

Buy an ultrasonic deterrent, you can get them for about £30. I bought one as a last resort as I thought they'd be st but it worked perfectly!

ordered

Hope it works! I installed mine so the sensor picked up any movement on my drive. Within days the next door neighbours cat figured out where the sensor picked up and would sit just outside the range looking at my warm bonnet longingly and give me that fk you look that cats do so well. Never set foot on it again though!

Ok tonight's the night! My sonic cat destroyer, I mean deterrent arrived today will update you tomorrow.

I set up a webcam last night to make sure which cat is doing it and was suprised to see it sitting on my spikey roof cover!!? WTF is wrong with this cat, it actually likes sitting on spikes, I just hope it's not bleedin' deaf as well as daft!

[otolith]

The cat who used to sleep on my Elise hasn't forgiven me for catching her and taking her home in a catbox when she had a nasty cut which needed veterinary treatment. They chuck the poor little bugger out in all weathers, I didn't really begrudge her a kip on a warm engine cover, but she doesn't seem to do it any more.

[Who me ?]

We used to get plagued with cats in the back garden,before we got the dog. I fitted up an outside supply,controlled from inside the house ,and jet aiming at back fence .Never saw it again after it's first bath

[Richiep350]

this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbkLjjlMV8

[Davey S2]

White pepper.