Cat keeps walking/sitting on car

Yester

Does leaving bottles of water lying on the lawn discourage them or is that just a myth?

Nody

Yester wrote: »

Does leaving bottles of water lying on the lawn discourage them or is that just a myth?

Myth.

Graces7

volchitsa wrote: »

Paw prints definitely but I've never seen paw prints with claw marks: they always seem to have their claws retracted on metal surfaces. Also cats don't climb onto cars, they jump. Claws in.

I really think the scratches come from something else. Maybe dogs trying to get at the cats? I've seen my dog doiong that - and she did scratch the car. Grr.

Hmmmm Cats will claw to avoid falling. Instinct .I have the scars to show for that when they have launched at me and fallen. Yes they retract when leaping. But of they need to cling on landing? But never in decades of cars and cats have I known any scratches on cars.

volchitsa

Graces7 wrote: »

Hmmmm Cats will claw to avoid falling. Instinct .I have the scars to show for that when they have launched at me and fallen. Yes they retract when leaping. But of they need to cling on landing? But never in decades of cars and cats have I known any scratches on cars.

Yes but how could they cling onto a metal surface with their claws? Their paws would work better. That's why I'm not convinced they would put out their claws other than exceptionally, out of panic perhaps.

tk123

JustAThought wrote: »

those noise things say they also affect dogs and foxes - might torment yours.

One of my dogs barked the first time I put in on and the other put his head to one side and looked at it the first day and that was it. He’s quite happy to sunbathe in the garden beside one and wee beside the other so they’re not bothering him!

Tr_18

You could try smearing the car with catnip?

Graces7

volchitsa wrote: »

Yes but how could they cling onto a metal surface with their claws? Their paws would work better. That's why I'm not convinced they would put out their claws other than exceptionally, out of panic perhaps.

Exactly. Reflex when they find they cannot cling to a smooth surface and start falling.

volchitsa

Graces7 wrote: »

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Exactly. Reflex when they find they cannot cling to a smooth surface and start falling.

Yeah but TBF, other than kittens, how many cats ever misjudge their leap onto a car and do a cartoon panicky slide down the side of the car??