Keeping cats off my car.

chrismon

Hi everyone.
My parents cat has decided that he likes to sit on my car, the idiot slips getting to and is scraping the clear coat.
He's destroying the paint work and I'm fit to scream
Does anyone know how to keep a cat off a cat email without injuring the dope?

jelutong

Cut its toenails.

marketty

Put a cucumber on your car. Seriously, cats are terrified of cucumbers, check YouTube

Tzardine

My cat hates the hoover. Maybe you can leave one turned on beside the car overnight.

passatman86

Rest a bottle of water on its side, at the wipers on the bonnet

Isambard

install a dog and if that doesn't work, consider a horse (of course)

mikeecho

Get the cat declawed

A car cover is your only way, it’s extra hassle throwing it on but nothing else will scare a cat away for long enough. At least with the cover it won’t be cutting into the clear coat.

Alun

One of the neighbourhood cats has decided to sleep on the soft top of my wife's MX-5. Hair everywhere

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byhookorbycrook

Our neighbour's cat decided to use our veggie patch as a litter box, we tried all the usual orange peel etc- I bought a super soaker water gun, two or three squirts and it took the hint.

chrismon

Thanks all.
If I catch him he will get the supersoaker.
In the mean time I'll try a few of the suggestions, not the declawing obviously.
Any more ideas keep the coming.

begbysback

Get new parents

selectamatic

There's cat repellent spray you can get. I've never used it but it's supposed to work.

Pugzilla

Put lots of catnip on top of your car, that should work.

antodeco

Genuinely, urine puts cats off. You'll have to pis$ on your car though!

Esel

Stuffed cat toy? Think Garfield.

begbysback

Esel wrote: »

Stuffed cat toy? Think Garfield.

First declawing, now stuffing him?

Esel

begbysback wrote: »

First declawing, now stuffing him?

With garlic soaked in cat urine.

tossy

Had the same problem with a local cat recently, got some cat repellent and sprayed it around the car at night - only had to do it a few times before the cat never bothered coming near it again.

begbysback

Esel wrote: »

With garlic soaked in cat urine.

Or the op could just buy a Kia

evolving_doors

antodeco wrote: »

Genuinely, urine puts cats off. You'll have to pis$ on your car though!

First time ever on boards.ie that 'have you tried blasting it with pis5' actually works:pac:

JohnBoy26

chrismon wrote: »

Thanks all.
If I catch him he will get the supersoaker.
In the mean time I'll try a few of the suggestions, not the declawing obviously.
Any more ideas keep the coming.

Don't do this. If you scare the cat off your car it will cause a lot more damage than just dirty pawprints. It will run and claw it in the process.

The best course of action is to hose the car down after use. This will cool the car and reduce the problem of cats sitting on it significantly.

Reputable Rog

Pour some Jayes Fluid around the car and rub the top of the engine. 9 out of 10 cats hate Jayes Fluid.

JoeA3

We had a similar problem too a few months ago. Until we noticed we hadn't seen the cat in a few days. Then I noticed a "funny smell" eminating from the front of the wife's car.
Long story short, pussy cat had obviously crawled up under the engine and sat on the engine tray to keep warm one night. Wife gets up in the morning and drives off, cat still in there :eek: He obviously got a bit toasty in there as the engine warmed up.

Yours truely had to fish what was left him out. Horrific

So make sure you check before you drive off!!

tossy

JoeA3 wrote: »

We had a similar problem too a few months ago. Until we noticed we hadn't seen the cat in a few days. Then I noticed a "funny smell" eminating from the front of the wife's car.
Long story short, pussy cat had obviously crawled up under the engine and sat on the engine tray to keep warm one night. Wife gets up in the morning and drives off, cat still in there :eek: He obviously got a bit toasty in there as the engine warmed up.

Yours truely had to fish what was left him out. Horrific

So make sure you check before you drive off!!

Been there done cat

Cookie_Monster

Approach your neighbours and tell them to be responsible owners and keep the cat on their property at all times.
I ****ing hate people who think it's OK to just let a cat wander around

I love Sean nos

Stop visiting your parents until they sort it out.

johnny_adidas

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Approach your neighbours and tell them to be responsible owners and keep the cat on their property at all times.
I ****ing hate people who think it's OK to just let a cat wander around

Besides the fact that this is his/her parent's cat, how do you propose keeping an outdoor cat inside the property line (without making the place feel like a prison rec yard) - Genuine question

JimmyMcGill

JoeA3 wrote: »

We had a similar problem too a few months ago. Until we noticed we hadn't seen the cat in a few days. Then I noticed a "funny smell" eminating from the front of the wife's car.
Long story short, pussy cat had obviously crawled up under the engine and sat on the engine tray to keep warm one night. Wife gets up in the morning and drives off, cat still in there :eek: He obviously got a bit toasty in there as the engine warmed up.

Yours truely had to fish what was left him out. Horrific

So make sure you check before you drive off!!

Happened to me only said cat slept under the front wheel. Thought I felt something but only saw the carnage when I got home that night. Shovelled him into a slurry pit.

jimbis

This lads approach is brillant.:D

Esel

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Approach your neighbours and tell them to be responsible owners and keep the cat on their property at all times.
I ****ing hate people who think it's OK to just let a cat wander around

Ah here. That's what outdoor cats do.

mossy50

Nope

the_syco

mikeecho wrote: »

Get the cat declawed

Don't do this; it's akin to chopping off their fingers. Also, as it's an outdoor cat, it won't be able to defend itself.

=-=

As said, car cover.

chrismon

jimbis wrote: »

This lads approach is brillant.:D

If this lad can't get rid of the cats I'v no hope.

tossy

Sitec wrote: »

Decat?


...sorry

Brilliant

Autosport

Had the same problem and got myself a car cover and the cat or cats still walk on the car but at least they can't scratch it anymore.

beertons

Move out

demanufactured

As a cat owner I can tell you that the supersoaker idea is best , they hate being sprayed with water , a few goes and he'll leave the car alone.

begbysback

Get one of these