Cats on yer bonnet?

Mate I have the same problem as I have three cats. Nothing will stop them, it seems it is a passion for cats to trick you and get as many dirty little prints as they can without you seeing them. At this they are very affective.

I just make sure I never scare them off as like you said they will scratch the shit out of the car in the attempt to run. A car cover might be cheaper??

TS50XR6T wrote:A car cover might be cheaper??

Yep had one of those too. The cats loved it.

I had a problem with a stray cat getting in the house a pissing everywhere. My big fella used to beat the living crap outta it but it still came back. So one night I left the cat door on in only and caught it. I put it in a rubbish bag and let it have the hose for a bit. The bag was shreaded in about a nano second. It never came back. Without hurting the cat give them a situation they can't stand. If they have the fear of the car then they may just leave it alone. Time consuming I know but its the price you pay for a clean car.

I reckon the gun is the most fun idea, although you would have to be a good shot or else you might have bullet holes all through the panels of your car

Allshookup wrote:I reckon the gun is the most fun idea, although you would have to be a good shot or else you might have bullet holes all through the panels of your car

And you have to get them while they are motionless too as they are bloody hard to hit when they are on the run.

LOL, Have you tried Leon ?

get one of those super soaker pump action water pistols, they hate that. just make sure that there is a way out of the garage for them, or else they will reek havock trying to get out in a hurry.

Cobra wrote:LOL, Have you tried Leon ?

Actually yes. Not at home but you do come accross the odd 'stray' cat when on a possum hunt. I've never managed to hit one though with a shot gun. They are just too fast..... like the Phantom

TS50#17 wrote:get one of those super soaker pump action water pistols, they hate that. just make sure that there is a way out of the garage for them, or else they will reek havock trying to get out in a hurry.

This would be cool too if you could actually catch them in the act. I need a way to stop them when I'm not around to stand guard.

a hungry rotwellier

Either tie a dog to the car or leave the bonnet up, or rig a portable fence unit to the bonnet and give them a little tingle each time they get on it.

FNTMV8 wrote:

Cobra wrote:LOL, Have you tried Leon ?

Actually yes. Not at home but you do come accross the odd 'stray' cat when on a possum hunt. I've never managed to hit one though with a shot gun. They are just too fast..... like the Phantom

Shot gun is a bit extreme for possums aint it? we used to hunt them with .22

FJ wrote:Either tie a dog to the car or leave the bonnet up, or rig a portable fence unit to the bonnet and give them a little tingle each time they get on it.

Now this is similar to my electric fence idea. Have you actually done this FJ? Are you able to isolate the bonnet? Otherwise may have a car that won't go in the morning... I reckon car dealers everywhere would pay good money for an idea like this....... if it worked.

Allshookup wrote:Shot gun is a bit extreme for possums aint it? we used to hunt them with .22

.22 is for rats. Shot gun is no good for rats though. There's nothing left to confirm the kill.

FNTMV8 wrote:

FJ wrote:Either tie a dog to the car or leave the bonnet up, or rig a portable fence unit to the bonnet and give them a little tingle each time they get on it.

Now this is similar to my electric fence idea. Have you actually done this FJ? Are you able to isolate the bonnet? Otherwise may have a car that won't go in the morning... I reckon car dealers everywhere would pay good money for an idea like this....... if it worked.

We have a little portable unit mate, its used if we want to put say 10 beefy's on the road side to graze, now these can either run on a 12v car battery or you can put 6 D size batteries into them, You will need to use a metal peg or fence standard as the earth and attach the earth lead to it, and then the power lead to the car bonnet, but that's where it gets tricky mate, cos I wouldn't have a clue whether or not the electric pulse would stuff up your cars ECU or what.........You could try it and let us all know though mate , I've had an electric fence wire sitting on my tractor for a few days once (Because I didn't know it was there) and it never stuffed up the tractors ECU, So It might work.

Cats are very cunning, I've given up on them. :cat: One day recently we came home to find our own one sitting on the roof of my car looking inscrutable and guilty. When I say "our" it is Tony's. My car is covered in its dirty paw marks, but I have never known any cat to scratch the paintwork. You can waste alot of time thinking up ways to get back at them, but nothing seems to work. They are devious little shits.

Put a few little bowls Meat[preferable chuck steak type chunks...not too big] to attract the cats on to bonnet[Yes I know what you thinking..]but before you do...Get a bottle of 'Tabasco Sauce and a needled syringe..insert this into bottle of 'T' sauce then inject into meat.Do only a few pieces.Now heres the fun part..the cats should go for the food as most animals do.They shouldn't hopefully come back after that.

What if a stray dog gets a wiff of the meat though?

The cats like your bonnet because its warm place to sleep and the bulge on the bonnet makes a nice hollow to sleep in.

[quote="FJ"]What if a stray dog gets a wiff of the meat though?

He might not be back either after it gets wolfed down.

But better to have muddy cat prints on your bonnet rather than a dog scratching it. :pale:

Topic is about a cat on your bonnet..not a dog.

Yeah but if you leave meat out on the bonnet to attract a cat as you said, then you run the risk of a dog jumping up on to it and leaving big scratch marks on your bonnet..............Think about it?.

I hate cats..............let me at them

Cobra wrote:I hate cats..............let me at them

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