Cats on cars...anyone with successful remedies?

**[email protected]** · 10-12-2010 01:53 PM

Walked out to my car this morning to see some nice muddy cat tracks all over the hood and roof

Called animal control and they said if the cat is registered, they are allowed to roam.

They said my options are:

1. Rent a cat trap and put it next to the car. They will come pick up the cat. Then the owners can come pay to bail them out. But then the cat returns home and we are back to square one.

2. Use some sort of liquid that will keep cats away from the car. Anyone have any good ideas for this?

3. Use an ultrasonic sound deterring device.

Anyone ever dealt with this, or have suggestions on how to? Looking for something inexpensive, yet effective...if that's possible. Google gave me some good ideas, just wondering if anyone has been successful at this.

**jpm757** · 10-12-2010 01:54 PM

a .22 should work fine

**Lusticles** · 10-12-2010 02:00 PM

happens to me but i never really cared enough enough to even worry about it.

just try and find the owner and talk to them about it; suggest they get an electric fence or kill it or something

**AudiA4Turbo22** · 10-12-2010 02:01 PM

cats are cool man.

**[email protected]** · 10-12-2010 02:03 PM

I've spoken with the owner, there's really nothing they can do...cats are allowed to roam. There's no way of blocking off the area I park in.

I can always take the owner to small claims to repaint my hood...but I'm not really interested in that right now.

There are multiple cats that roam, so I need to be proactive in protecting my car.

**cdn20valve** · 10-12-2010 02:03 PM

I'm a cat owner. I love cats man. I really do.

Cats are not dump. The learn. If you see a cat on your hood, get the hose out and spray them. they will learn. quick.

**SleeperAvant** · 10-12-2010 02:04 PM

Yeah, or get a dog.

**[email protected]** · 10-12-2010 02:04 PM

They only get on the car in the middle of the night...I need a remedy that will keep them off the car when I'm not around.

Anyone ever found something that works? There are plenty of liquids online, but I don't want to just spend a lot of money on things that aren't proven to work.

**kwimberly** · 10-12-2010 02:04 PM

My neighbor's cat sleeps on top of my car at least once per week. Matted fur on the sunroof glass and muddy streaks down the windshield.

If it keeps him from being harassed by the other cats, I'm fine with it. He's a nice cat.

In fact, he helped install my FMIC.

**SleeperAvant** · 10-12-2010 02:05 PM

Meow

**[email protected]** · 10-12-2010 02:07 PM

I don't mind cats either, but I do have a problem with it. My hood is getting scratched badly...I just had this car painted less than 6 months ago!

**silverman** · 10-12-2010 02:07 PM

cats are good. clear 3m your whole car.

**ocod** · 10-12-2010 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by silverman

cats are good. clear 3m your whole car.

that would be my idea but their claws could puncture it??
Moving cloth laid over at night would be least expensive choice for the moment though.
Pita though.

**Scotty@Advanced** · 10-12-2010 02:17 PM

rumor has it crushed red pepper works. Pour the pepper around your car, and sprinkle on the spots where the cats sit. It may take a few days but eventually the cat will lick the pepper off of itself while on your car and eventually associate fire mouth with your car.

I read this in some home remedy book. I have not tried it yet.

**613B6** · 10-12-2010 02:20 PM

Im not sure if you have access to a hose but at our family cottage the deer eat everything you plant. So we have this sprinkler thats hooked up to a motion sensor and it will do a full sweep pass if anything sets it off. 3 years later garden stays nice!

http://www.contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/

**IVRINGS** · 10-12-2010 02:21 PM

I say wax your hood so much that the cat can't stand on the hood without falling off, or you could call that girl of your dreams and get a house w/ garage w/her. ;)

**bez101** · 10-12-2010 02:21 PM

my neighbour HAD a cat that used to sleep on my car

**[email protected]** · 10-12-2010 02:22 PM

Thanks for the advice Scotty.

I'm not spending hundreds of dollars to 3m my car...and I'm not washing my car every night so I can put some type of cloth/cover on it. Automated sprinkler/hose is an option, but I'll try some inexpensive things first.

Found out Ace hardware has 'Shake Away' granular cat repellent made from wolf/coyote urine. They said I should make a few balls out of nylons and place them around the car each night.

I'll give it a shot...and if that doesn't work, red pepper it is

Originally Posted by IVRINGS

I say wax your hood so much that the cat can't stand on the hood without falling off, or you could call that girl of your dreams and get a house w/ garage w/her. ;)

Haha, that's a great idea. Why didn't I think of that...duh! lol

**AZUltra** · 10-12-2010 02:27 PM

No sprinklers or hoses you will just get water spots all over your paint. I would say car cover or some form of liquid designed to deter cats.

**AudiA4Turbo22** · 10-12-2010 02:28 PM

dude buy a car cover and you are set. Just sprinkle some black pepper around your car at nights for a week. It will keep ALL ANIMALS AWAY.

**Turbavanttro** · 10-12-2010 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by cdn20valve

I'm a cat owner. I love cats man. I really do.

Cats are not dump. The learn. If you see a cat on your hood, get the hose out and spray them. they will learn. quick.

^^Problem with this method is the cat might scratch the car trying to scramble away.

**jesters22** · 10-12-2010 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by jpm757

a .22 should work fine

not gona lie, if i ever found out a anyone shot my cat. id probly take a .22 to your kid. or yourself.. then see how u like it.. ignorant asshole

i find racoon or cat tracks on my car all the time. as long as i dont see scratches. im kind of ok with it. only 2 solutions i see is building a garage. or a car cover.

**Turbavanttro** · 10-12-2010 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by jesters22

not gona lie, if i ever found out a anyone shot my cat. id probly take a .22 to your kid. or yourself.. then see how u like it.. ignorant asshole

so, an eye for an eye is your solution? thats pretty ignorant too. why do people take web content so seriously...:/

**Turbavanttro** · 10-12-2010 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by 613B6

Im not sure if you have access to a hose but at our family cottage the deer eat everything you plant. So we have this sprinkler thats hooked up to a motion sensor and it will do a full sweep pass if anything sets it off. 3 years later garden stays nice!

http://www.contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/

GENIUS!!!!

**hbodo08** · 10-12-2010 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by jpm757

a .22 should work fine

^win

**hbodo08** · 10-12-2010 02:58 PM

use a radio and plug it in and let it run they wont come near i use that in my garden and it cost nothing to run it practically... WORKS TOOO!!

**IVRINGS** · 10-12-2010 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by AudiA4Turbo22

dude buy a car cover and you are set. Just sprinkle some black pepper around your car at nights for a week. It will keep ALL ANIMALS AWAY.

The problem with the car cover is that you have to wash your car every time you put it on. Otherwise the dirt can be rubbed right into the paint maybe making it worse then before. Also has anyone took a cover off a car after it rains? You get wet, and you don't want to put the cover back in the car or house while wet.

**Arclight** · 10-12-2010 03:05 PM

+1 on the water idea.

The neigborhood cats used to love my old car when I lived in FL. I first asked the owners (who had like 20 cats...no lie) to manage their cats as they were sitting on my car and scratching the paint. The "Cat Lady" basically told me it was my problem, not hers. So, I would patiently wait for the cats to sit on my car, quietly sneak up on them, and soak them w/ a giant cup of water...worked wonders. The cats learned and stopped sitting on my car.

Then I moved to a place w/ a garage and solved the problem 100% - I recommend the same!

**IVRINGS** · 10-12-2010 03:08 PM

DO NOT DO THE WATER!!! What do you think a cat does just before it has to run away from something? It puts it rear claws as deep as they can go before hauling ass the way they want to go. So do you really want that to happen to your paint. Try it out with a friends cat and a little spray can and see how it feels. Plus you are just going to water spot the car like crazy causing more damage to the car.

**imnuts** · 10-12-2010 03:11 PM

Put out the cat trap and catch the cat. Have animal control pick it up. If the owners pay to get their cat back, repeat until they either keep their cat inside all the time or stop paying to bail their cat out.

**[email protected]** · 10-12-2010 03:11 PM

I'm going to get the 'Shake Away' repellent right now and we'll see how it works.

**AudiA4Turbo22** · 10-12-2010 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by IVRINGS

The problem with the car cover is that you have to wash your car every time you put it on. Otherwise the dirt can be rubbed right into the paint maybe making it worse then before. Also has anyone took a cover off a car after it rains? You get wet, and you don't want to put the cover back in the car or house while wet.

I put my car cover on my car everyday and it sits outside. Clean or dirty the paint fairs just fine. Rain and all.

**audinaut** · 10-12-2010 03:12 PM

There is a sunroof mod for that problem......clicky linky thingie

**IVRINGS** · 10-12-2010 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by AudiA4Turbo22

I put my car cover on my car everyday and it sits outside. Clean or dirty the paint fairs just fine. Rain and all.

You must keep the car clean! I would guess that you never put the cover on a dirty car since you keep the cover on it all the time.

**itsmatt33** · 10-12-2010 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by bez101

my neighbour HAD a cat that used to sleep on my car

LOL

**rbj325** · 10-12-2010 04:43 PM

I'd try ammonia and/or black pepper around the car. I know ammonia works very well for dogs... not sure about cats.

I would also consider buying a big ass dog and some cat nip...

Here's some internet info

**heywier427** · 10-12-2010 04:55 PM

leave a bowl of antifreeze on your sunroof. problem solved.

no more racoons tearing the lid off the garbage either!

win win!

**B-Time** · 10-12-2010 04:56 PM

How about a motion sensing frog that croaks when anything gets close? My sister is a prankster and hid one of these in the bushes next to my front door. It scared the shit out of me.

http://www.birdfeedershoppe.com/prod...p?prod=TA70023