Advice on how to keep cats away?

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imported_RedlineIRL

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I'm getting tired of the lazy scumbags in my neighborhood that seem to think it's ok to let their cats roam loose, especially when their cats seem to thinks it's ok to crawl up on my cars. I don't ever see them out during the day, so I can't tell who actually owns them to confront the owners. Animal control here is also completely useless. What are somethings that I can use that will keep them away from my vehicles and property?
 
RedlineIRL said:
I'm getting tired of the lazy scumbags in my neighborhood that seem to think it's ok to let their cats roam loose, especially when their cats seem to thinks it's ok to crawl up on my cars. I don't ever see them out during the day, so I can't tell who actually owns them to confront the owners. Animal control here is also completely useless. What are somethings that I can use that will keep them away from my vehicles and property?
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I have been told cats hate the smell of moth balls. If so, maybe put a few around everyonce in a while and see what happens.
 
bert31 said:
I have been told cats hate the smell of moth balls. If so, maybe put a few around everyonce in a while and see what happens.
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I've heard that before too, but never tried it. I may have to give it a try.



Is there any kind of sprays out there that actually work?
 
I had that problem in the past. So I got a dog and a BB gun to play with during the day. The noise seems to frighten them in my neighborhood :heelclick
 
Try one of these. I’m talking about the dog , not my sister.



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A gun !!!!! I have the same problem they hangout in my backyard as they don't atleast sit on my cars but they tend to sit in my deepdish rims and piss from time to time.Unfortunately We have 2 cats but they stay in the house but my wife doesn't help the problem buy feeding them from time to time and wont let me remove the pests . As you stated animal control is useless .Plus these critters keep breeding so there is always a new litter of kittens running loose around my yard.It pisses me off how people get these animals and then turn them loose to annoy others.Don't get me wrong as I do like animals just not everyone elses idea of how they care for pets when they just let them run free all around the neighborhood.If they want them then keep them on their property.And not impossing on others.
 
I have the same problem. These cats don't belong to anyone. The main problem is that my neighbor keeps leaving food out for them and they use a shortcut through my yard to get to hers. Of course my yard has the pretty cars with the warm exhausts and brakes to cozy under and over after dinner is over :(
 
As has been said, they might be strays, so don't get in your neighbor's faces about cats that aren't theirs (although if you have stray cats it's likely that someone is feeding them, as noted, unless you are near some other food source).



Oddly enough, the "cat people" are usually against these feral (stray) cats for a bunch of reasons (rabies, cruelty, etc.), but they can never get people to stop feeding them.
 
eyezack87 said:
I had that problem in the past. So I got a dog and a BB gun to play with during the day. The noise seems to frighten them in my neighborhood :heelclick
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A paint ball gun would be even more fun!!!
 
Get a trap and take them to the pound. You'll find out real quick who owns them when they see a trap in your yard. That's what I had to do. Neighbor kept denying it was her cat until she saw it in the trap. :)



Also caught me this little bugger at the same time. Guess they like kitty food too.



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Cats are determined little things. IMHO, if you try to keep them away from something, it just increases their resolve to get to it.
 
kompressornsc said:
Get a trap and take them to the pound. You'll find out real quick who owns them when they see a trap in your yard. That's what I had to do. Neighbor kept denying it was her cat until she saw it in the trap. :)
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I think I may have to buy one of those. I wonder if Home Depot would carry them???



kompressornsc said:
Also caught me this little bugger at the same time. Guess they like kitty food too.
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Raccoon will eat dang near anything.



kompressornsc said:
Cats are determined little things. IMHO, if you try to keep them away from something, it just increases their resolve to get to it.
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Determined is putting it mildly
 
Sticky mats. Used to clean off shoes for cleanrooms. Put a sheet on the hood. It won't hurt them but it scares them enough to stop the behavior.
 
Seven coats of collinite. It doesn't scare the cats away. But when I surprised one walking on my truck's roof and it tried to jump on the hood to run and slipped fell head over heels and hit it's head on a wall and fell to the ground. It then dizzily tried to run away.
 
haha, some of the things people think up are amazing....



Spraying them with a water hose usually works. Doesnt hurt anything, just dont get the paint wet(water spots). Usually scaring them if you see them on the paint is not a good idea.



Just remember a lot of people like cats as pets. Usually my problem is keeping dogs away, all they do is crap in the yard. :xyxthumbs
 
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