Car Cover/Cats !
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Geoffers

Original Poster:

889 posts

279 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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Hey all,
Currently store my old Porsche 924 in my carport, a few of the neighbours have cats, so the inevitable is happening, bloody things crawling all over it.
Was going to buy a car cover, but on talking to a few people, have been told that cats also like using these as a "scratching pad".
Any advice on the matter?

Personally, if it was allowed, and apologies to the cat lovers, I would justshoot the bloody things, but apparently that is not allowed.

Billy_rfc

587 posts

281 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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You my friend need a cat trap. http://www.trapman.co.uk/cat-trap.htm

TheLordJohn

5,746 posts

172 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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My dad used a decent sized bit of carpet with tacs pushed through, soon stopped them smile

Marf

22,907 posts

267 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Try cat repellant granules/sprays.

A local cat or cats decided the best place to crap was between mine and my neighbour's cars. Put down cat repellant granules twice or three times over the space of a week and the cats have not curled one out there for 2 years now.


DonkeyApple

68,097 posts

195 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Marf said:
Try cat repellant granules/sprays.

A local cat or cats decided the best place to crap was between mine and my neighbour's cars. Put down cat repellant granules twice or three times over the space of a week and the cats have not curled one out there for 2 years now.
Yup. I get the bds in my underground carpark in town. Just have to keep putting down granules.

Clinton Baptiste

657 posts

208 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Once saw one jumping all over the neighbours brand new focus st, it was freaking out over its own reflection and just spinning round on his roof!

mjb1

2,585 posts

185 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Get a dog?

Nedzilla

2,439 posts

200 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Plenty of cat repellants an the market.My dad has a sensor operated alarm jobbie that emitts a high pitch squeal that humans cant hear which seems to do the trick.

Panda76

2,583 posts

176 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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You can buy some plants called ps off plants.The cats hate the smell of them,keep them in pots so you can move them around.
We use them as a) the local cats attempt to use our front garden as a toilet and b) one cat has at least once used my rear bumper as a scratching pole.
Not a cat fan here tbh.

Big Al.

69,336 posts

284 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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OK guy's lets leave the "shoot em up" stuff out of the discussion please.

BFG TERRANO

2,172 posts

174 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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My grandfather put moth balls wherever cats had been on his garden. Swore they never returned.

bigandclever

14,283 posts

264 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Geoffers said:
Was going to buy a car cover, but on talking to a few people, have been told that cats also like using these as a "scratching pad".
So even if they did scratch the cover, they couldn't get through to the car?

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

224 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Super soaker 500 is your friend here.

Also loud clapping at them. One neighbour does this all the time clap clap clap I however don't think that method is too good but the water pistol works a treat.

Or a very very low powered paint ball gun....

Bucket of water thrown at them either from 1st floor window or any other way.


Petrol engines nitro radio controlled car.... Ones near me hate it. Likewise lawn mowers they hate those too.

Geoffers

Original Poster:

889 posts

279 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Thanks for the replies all, will try some of the repellent mentioned I think.

With regards to the "get a dog", already have one, problem is that the car port is not attached to my house, is on a neighbours property, double port, one half of which belongs to me.

Will also get a cover, was just curious if they did attract cats to use them as scratching posts, as I had been told!

Failing that, water squirter it is.

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

281 months

Saturday 1st September 2012
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Geoffers said:
Will also get a cover, was just curious if they did attract cats to use them as scratching posts, as I had been told!
They do!