cats....

have2flushtwice

My sister has a few cats at home, they are house friendly, but every time a window is left open they are in like flynn.
So I stuck two welding rods into the window sill, pointing away from the wall of the house and tied some string between them to deter the cats from jumping. after a few attempts they were back on the ledge.

My next option is to tie a piece of wire accross the window pane, low enough that the window can be opened, but if the cat sits there...then guess the rest.
I need some insulated fencing wire to bring the fence to the window, it could be 200 yards or more to travel. does anyone know how much is this stuff in the co-ops?
Alternatively i could use a battery fencer and this would be easier. any more ideas?

st1979

I think the insulated stuff is a euro a meter. Even if it is 1/2 that it is still too dear imo cause of the distance. Would you not be better to hook the fencer closer just for a day or 2. Cause i cant see a cat coming back for a second shot. Leave the wire up as a deterrent.
Or one of those really small battery fencers that clip on to the fence would be cheaper and tidier than all that insulated stuff

whelan1

a kick in the hole:D to those who say its cruel it works... and its once off not like an electric fence

have2flushtwice

Whelan1, you talk a lot of sense and this time as usual - I agree with you. However they seem to know whether im there or not which makes the problem worse! The temptation of food is too good for them to pass up.

I wouldnt get rid of them though, there is not a mouse to be seen around the place.
i think i will go for the portable fence option, its easily done, and the cost at a euro a metre is too much to justify for a damn cat.

i'll let you know how it goes.... I will try set it up tomorrow or over the weekend if the fence battery is good..

whelan1

years ago when we where small a cat got into the house and crapped on my parents bed. i can still remember the smell and to this day no cat has stood in our house. my mam went mental

Min

I had to swing a cat by it's tail after it had a dead poisoned rat in it's mouth, it wouldn't let go. I started spinning to get the rat out of it's mouth, and then faster and faster as it wouldn't let go.
You would think I was doing the hammer or something at the Olympics with a cat.
The cat eventually let go and the rat went flying through the air, got a good distance on it :P
If anyone saw me they would think I was being cruel, but it was for the benefit of the cat, and strangely fun too :pac:

Min

whelan1 wrote: »

years ago when we where small a cat got into the house and crapped on my parents bed. i can still remember the smell and to this day no cat has stood in our house. my mam went mental

Did the very same here according to my father, so we never let the cats in, the smell of cats can be very bad.

have2flushtwice

I left the window open in the bathroom once, of course the oppournity was seized. so i seized mine .... and somehow got it into the shower for a few minutes. I never saw a cat to move as fast out the window!

joto

Spray perfume on the window cill. We have cats and this keeps them away from the windows.
There should be loads of perfume around this time of year!!!

Lucyn

My suggestion is very very simple but works. Cats hate citrus. Mine runs a mile if I'm eating an organge. Just leave an orange on the window sill by the open window. They won't come in past it.

have2flushtwice

So over the xmas i got going.
firstly i tied a bit of stringaccross the outer ledge of the sill, so its in the way when they jump up. It took them an hour to get around that part.

Commence attempt number 2!
Then i drilled a plug into the wall and ran a wire along the top of the ledge - about middle ways out the sill. stuck the small battery fencer onto it. (thanks st1979!) it takes two A type batteries. dunno what the kick is like but it sure made the cats move!

they are getting cute again though, now able to navigate either side of the wire with their legs.

Attempt number 3!
this weekend will get some chicken wire and widen the spread.

Aru

have2flushtwice wrote: »

So over the xmas i got going.
firstly i tied a bit of stringaccross the outer ledge of the sill, so its in the way when they jump up. It took them an hour to get around that part.

Commence attempt number 2!
Then i drilled a plug into the wall and ran a wire along the top of the ledge - about middle ways out the sill. stuck the small battery fencer onto it. (thanks st1979!) it takes two A type batteries. dunno what the kick is like but it sure made the cats move!

they are getting cute again though, now able to navigate either side of the wire with their legs.

Attempt number 3!
this weekend will get some chicken wire and widen the spread.

you could try putting double sided cellophane down on the ledge...most cats hate the feel of it on their paws and avoid it after the first encounter. ..add a few balloons to the parts they like to jump to as well...between trying to avoid them and the shock they will get when their claws burst them it might be enough to convince them to sit elsewhere. .

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If it was a stray cat I'd say a few well aimed footballs do the job, or they did for us

But if it's a family pet you can't really be launching sliothars at it, so the high pitch deterrent things could be good. They used to use them for keeping cats off convertible car soft roofs, but you can get them on eBay for small money.