Advice needed on anti-cat spraying

[Lord Derosso]

Until recently we had a leaking roof on my carport. For several weeks now I have noticed my tyres been a little wet in patches and thought nothing of it. Now with the roof on, I noticed a small wet patch on Saturday and on Sunday caught the neigbours tom running off after making another deposit.

The bike is fully covered so its more of a hygience matter than anything esle but I would appriecate if anyone can offer advise on a natural cat repellent that doesn't require a shotgun, poison, dog, gintrap or other more permanet solutions. I recall there was some mention of a similar problem some months ago. Are there any decent commercial products that actually work as well that members have used to good effect??

[Brett]

Take one can of tuna, open it and leave it in a very sunny damp spot for 3 or 4 days, then put it where the cat comes to make mess. Cat will eat it, get sick and hopefully never come back.
Otherwise, cats hate being sprayed with water, everytime that you see it, spray the prick with cold water. It only took two squirts for a cat i had issue with to not only keep the hell away, but to run away from me every time i came near it. Bloody funny.

[TygerTung]

Other problem is cat piss is very smelly and the smell is VERY difficult to remove

[terbang]

Tuna infused with rat poison..!

[WickedOne]

"VitaPet" (1-13 Kaiwharawhara Road, Wellington) make a spray bottle solution called "Home and Garden Animal Repellent" which works really well. Just spray it on the ground around your bike and maybe on the cover as well and it will keep any cats away. Should be able to get it at the supermarket of vet.

[Deano]

Try Vita Pet Cat and Dog Repellant, available from New World.

Alternatively, oil of citronella or Jeyes Fluid.

[SDU]

When you clean the cat peed on area Don't use ammonia base products as it will attract the cat back to spray there again.
I find the citronella oil works for a lot of people.
If it was your cat I'd use Feliway which is a synthetic facial pheromone of cats. It helps makes them more settled & not feel the need to mark the territory which is what the cat is doing.
You can set up a trap & spray it with water when it is entering the garage, scares most off.

[judecatmad]

There's a product called 'Get off my garden' which is green jelly crystals. It's quite strong-smelling but not in a terribly unpleasant way. Cats and dogs hate it apparently and I have always found it to be good - even with areas I want to keep my own cats away from. I think you can get it from Bunnings. It's not easy to source but it is very effective. Most vets will have a good range of products and will be able to offer some good, sensible advice.

The problem you'll have is with the rain - most products are not water-resistant and you'll have to reapply once it's rained. Gets expensive! But one old tom has gotten the message, the cost should drop off :)

If you have a good relationship with your neighbours you could always ask them if he's been castrated and if not, maybe offer to go halves for the cost of the op? That quite often sorts out spraying problems. He might even be stressed (maybe a new cat has moved into the area?) and I'm sure the neighbours would want to know so that they can take him to the vet for a check up and some advice if needs be.

The water thing is good, but of limited use if you're out when he's coming round.

[oldguy]

Butter chicken anyone, just shoot the F**in thing

[twinkle]

if you can catch it, give it a bog wash. Just make sure the lid is down when you flush :bleh:

[Alice]

I would take the un PC option and say use extermination, or as others before me have said "just shoot the fukin thing", cats are bludging introduced pests.
I am not a cat fan.

[TerminalAddict]

well with snails you can grab a few .. put them through the blender, then spray them on the plants, other snail will stay away ...

seems to me the same theory may work for cats ;)

[sAsLEX]

.308 shouldn't leave to much to clean up.

[Lou Girardin]

Get a Super Soaker from the Warehouse and keep it full and handy for those cat moments.

[cowpoos]

get a possum trapping cage......put meat in it....catch the cunt....and then get everyone in the house to piss on it.....and then let it go....

and if it still happens repeat till desired result is achieved :)

[Hitcher]

"VitaPet" (1-13 Kaiwharawhara Road, Wellington)

Masterpet. And they haven't been at the above address for at least five years since they moved out to Seaview.

[Titanium]

get a possum trapping cage......put meat in it....catch the cunt....and then get everyone in the house to piss on it.....and then let it go....

and if it still happens repeat till desired result is achieved :)

What he said ...... but turn the garden hose on the fukre for a couple hours ..... after you piss on them ....... then let them go.

Re bait the cage ........

Other option is moth balls ....... spread around the place ..... where the cats pi$$

[WINJA]

I Used A Mouse Trap Which Worked On Some Cats , Just Bait It With Dog Food It Snaps On Their Face And They Wont Be Back , I Used A Rat Trap For One Persistent Cat , And One Cat That Wouldnt Learn I Baited A Hook And Attached It To 1 Meter Of Nylon With Sinker, Problem Solved

[Kickaha]

I Used A Mouse Trap Which Worked On Some Cats , Just Bait It With Dog Food It Snaps On Their Face And They Wont Be Back , I Used A Rat Trap For One Persistent Cat , And One Cat That Wouldnt Learn I Baited A Hook And Attached It To 1 Meter Of Nylon With Sinker, Problem Solved


I thought you would have just set your dog on them :yes:

[WINJA]

She Was One Of The Reasons I Had To Keep The Cats Away , Sux When Your Own Animal Cant Play In Your Own Backyard

[NighthawkNZ]

Cat repalant called "Sheba"6 year old German shepard??? If this is not available then the other suggestions in this thread should also be an option :-)

Or
Get old baking tray connect it to an electric fence unit.... place roughly where cat will cock leg to pee on da bike... wait for screaming cat sound... remove tray

[pixc]

get a possum trapping cage......put meat in it....catch the cunt....and then get everyone in the house to piss on it.....and then let it go....

and if it still happens repeat till desired result is achieved :)



BAHAHAHAAAAAAAA

[Lord Derosso]

She Was One Of The Reasons I Had To Keep The Cats Away , Sux When Your Own Animal Cant Play In Your Own Backyard

I love your mouse trap idea and I know what you mean re the poor dog. My female tortiseshell attacks all dogs on sight hence her nickname..'Beast of Berhampore', think 'the White beast of ARRGH!' from cave scene in the Holy Grail and you will get the picture. The little bitch has all of the area thinking what a lovely cat she is but little do they know shes converted to the dark side and is really a demon kitty jedi . Thought about making her a little black helmet too. Loves humans but anything esle is toast to her.

Anyway, shes OK its the bloody tom whom moved in several months ago and hes still half wild and I simply dont see him at the right times. Sheer luck I saw him running from a wet patch the other night and put two & two together. I do like some of the other options and have to admit I was thinking seriously about some way to electrify the area around the bike but I might cop the wrong cat in the process. 308 is a great choice but he is the neighbours cat and shes an ex cop so not a good idea, same as for the other terminal ideas. No, I think its go and buy some repellant from the supermarket and see what happens. Thanks for all the options folks.

[WINJA]

My Dog Is 1.2kg And Fully Grown So Even A Rat Is A Problem

[JeremyW]

Dude... Use pepper, it works an absolute treat.

Oh and squirt it with water and/or dump a bucket of water on it.

We used to have a huge problem with the neighbours cats until the cops told us to use pepper when the bitch neighbour narked on us for threatening to murder her cat.

Either that or kick the shit out of it.

Both options viable :Punk:

[Timber020]

Get some flypaper and leave it about, sticks to cats, and they hate it. wont be back and its none fatal (unfortuneately)

[Lord Derosso]

More great ideas.... 1.5kg dog, thats just entree for old Elle.

This has created such a wealth of ideas I must ask if anyone has more ideas for a more pressing matter.?

Namely a young couple in our backflat whom have decided that weekdays, such as this morning, is an excellent time to hold a party with their new stereo. Hell I was really enjoying the rage from my bedroom until some nosy neighbour told them to F off and it was ONLY 3am this morning. Gosh I had such a great day at work today with my 3 hours sleep.

All forms of lethal suggestions are most welcome and at present tempting.
See, I love cats even if it is the bloody tom but I really dont like anything that keeps me from my sleep. I could do some tyre burns at 3am in the morning on the bike I suppose but thats not fair on all the other neighbours whom are sharping their knifes at present anyway. Tuna bombs anyone? Perhaps I might get lucky and take out the bloody tom as well.?

[Lord Derosso]

Dude... Use pepper, it works an absolute treat.



That was my first thought as I have had great success with pepper on rubbish bags - its solved that rubbish day problem real quick and is harmless to animals. Problem is I am not keen to dust that sort of stuff around the bike as its very fine stuff and it would get blown away too quickly as well. My stupid cat has taken to drinking the runoff water around the carport so I am trying to stop her doing that and I dont want things like pepper in that area .

No sign of spraying tonight so perhaps the bucket of hot water thrown between the houses, where the tom sneaked into, has already done the job.

[Brett]

More great ideas.... 1.5kg dog, thats just entree for old Elle.

This has created such a wealth of ideas I must ask if anyone has more ideas for a more pressing matter.?

Namely a young couple in our backflat whom have decided that weekdays, such as this morning, is an excellent time to hold a party with their new stereo. Hell I was really enjoying the rage from my bedroom until some nosy neighbour told them to F off and it was ONLY 3am this morning. Gosh I had such a great day at work today with my 3 hours sleep.

All forms of lethal suggestions are most welcome and at present tempting.
See, I love cats even if it is the bloody tom but I really dont like anything that keeps me from my sleep. I could do some tyre burns at 3am in the morning on the bike I suppose but thats not fair on all the other neighbours whom are sharping their knifes at present anyway. Tuna bombs anyone? Perhaps I might get lucky and take out the bloody tom as well.?

For this problem i have the perfect solution as a spray, it is gas propelled little bits if lead, works a treat on anything that wont co-operate. It is more commonly referred to as shot gun spray.

[Brett]

Couple of pops from that will sort em out http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Hunting-shooting/Air-guns/auction-77763749.htm

Naughty Policeman:yes:

[Patrick]

Catch it if you can and apply terpentine on its arse and balls... short lasting, will never forget and he will steer clear of your place forever... and it is also funny watching it drag its arse across the lawns/concrete/broken shells whatever.. trying to wipe the stuff off...

[Bend-it]

BBgun... I've used it on a cat that kept crapping in our yard and it's never been back. Non lethal and fun too! :)

For the huan variety, you'd need larger calibre... M18A1 claymore outside their window, attached to a dB meter and set off by anything louder that 85dB! :)

Duff duff duff duff duff duff duff duff duff duff ... BOOM!

[jrandom]

Most domestic cats will eat fresh mince, tuna or cheese out of your hand with a little encouragement. Grab the beastie and drown it, or take it out the back and do it Gestapo style. Problem solved.

I did that once to a horrid local tom that was regularly beating up on my two, but ended up feeling quite guilty when its lady owner started knocking tearfully on every door in the neighbourhood 48 hours later, asking if anyone had seen it.

I was quite truthful with her, of course. "No, dear me, let's see; I reckon I saw him, well, must have been at least a couple of days ago, now..."

[Maverick]

I need to pick up my Walther air pistol at some point, we are having problems with screeching birds dive bombing our cats. They nested in the neighbours gutter last year and were a real menace, even having a go at people outside, unfortunatly seems like its the same pair scouting their old nest site for this year and the neighbours have asked if I can take care of them before they nest again.

[andrea]

put out a pair of your dirty jockstraps thats still of some skiddies on it, that'll prevent the cats from coming to your house, hmm even the inlaws too.
ive seen some spray stuff that u can use at the vet, you should try them.

[andrea]

you know cats mark their territory aye, have you tried marking your territory like pissing on some plants and trees round your house, that'll work,
but seriously try the vet

[Lord Derosso]

The problem seems to have gone away. Must have got the bloody thing with the bucket of HOT water the other night which I tossed between the houses.
Will get some spray next week and spray around the fence line etc where he comes from. Dirty toms. The females like my cat are fine.