Cat Troubles

[RadioHowie]

Cats belong on farms to catch mice and earn their keep. Aside from that, that are just fecal generators.

Hmmm...except for the catching mice and earning their keep, you just described children.

 

[Cdogman]

Cats belong on farms to catch mice and earn their keep. Aside from that, that are just fecal generators.

Hmmm...except for the catching mice and earning their keep, you just described children.

I disagree.. Mice are far to fast for a child and dont know how to do much :angry2:

 

[Bustanut joker]

Cats belong on farms to catch mice and earn their keep. Aside from that, that are just fecal generators.

Hmmm...except for the catching mice and earning their keep, you just described odot.

took care of it for ya Howie.

:jester:

 

[RadioHowie]

Cats belong on farms to catch mice and earn their keep. Aside from that, that are just fecal generators.

Hmmm...except for the catching mice and earning their keep, you just described odot.

took care of it for ya Howie.

:jester:

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

 

[JRO]

I can't park in the garage much of the time, because it's often full of other junk, or is frequently blocked by wife or kids' cars in the driveway. My front poorch is 43'x10', roofed, and is available and convenient. I only use the garage when the bike will be parked for an extended period, or we're going to be away. Since my bike is my primary transportation, and I'm on/off the thing all day, the best solution would be to train these vermin to stay off of it. Covering it works, but I can't cover the thing every time I pull into the yard. It would get tiresome, during the day.

They're not stray cats. They are my daughter's, and she won't allow removal or extermination. If you don't have children, I suggest you not. If you WANT children - I have so many that we can probably work out a trade of some kind.

Cat is the other RED meat - not white. You can't make real tamales, without real tamalemeat. For an authentic tamale recipie, PM me.

Thanks for the many cat control suggestions.

I was already using duct tape, prior to posting. Results were mixed. It trained one cat to stay off, but when this second one turned up, it discovered the stuff only a temporary deterant. Through observation, the older cat also learned to deal with the tape.

I tried sprinkling the seats with a liberal dose of cayanne pepper. I envisioned the vermin yowling all over my property, suffering for their sins... No luck. They just avoided the seat, and jumped directly onto the side cases, and onto the topcase or tank. This idea still has some merit, but will require considerably more application to be sucessful.

My younger boys are using Super Soakers on the cats, whenever they catch them on the bike. I don't know if it will train them to stay off, but the kids are getting some satisfaction from the retribution they're bringing.

Pellet or BB guns are a NO-NO, for shooting at cats sitting on my bike.

There are a host of pet control products out there, and they all look like fun, and many seem to have potential. It irks me to even consider spending money for a 'deterent product', but I may resort to that.

'Scat mat' electric shock pad, $60-$80. It would be entertaining to have this on the couch, for when my wife's friends come over.

So far, my favorite device is the motion activated sprinkler. This thing looks like a ball. It would also wash your bike at the same time it punishes vermin. It would also be great, for unwanted/unwarned visitors and solicitors... I can just see my sister-in-law coming across the yard, now. Yeah, I like the looks of this thing - Have to get one.

Sccat looks like a great repellent, but StayAway has it beat - same thing, only it emits a loud beep. Can also be set to only beep, saving the compressed spray.

Scram Mat is similar to the Scat Mat, but uses a 95-decible warning sound, instead. It's only $20. Then there is Scraminal, $30, which is a cigarette-pack sized motion sensor that emits an alarm sound. I haven't purchased either, but if you're looking to buy a bike alarm, both of these appear to be a better option. When a thief (or a cat) sits on your bike, or enters the sensor range, the things wail until they go away. Infinitely more economical than an expensive alarm, yet it does the same thing. Search for them online, and check 'em out.

There are other gizmos and products out there. If anyone finds others that could be used for motorcycle defense, please post them.

Oh, well.

 

[graytaz]

My younger boys are using Super Soakers on the cats, whenever they catch them on the bike. I don't know if it will train them to stay off, but the kids are getting some satisfaction from the retribution they're bringing.

Our vet recommended using the squirt gun to train one of our cats. The one thing she highlighted was to not let the cat see you when spraying it as that just trains it while you, or in this case your sons, are in the area.

Good luck.

 

[exskibum]

Our vet recommended using the squirt gun to train one of our cats. The one thing she highlighted was to not let the cat see you when spraying it as that just trains it while you, or in this case your sons, are in the area.

Yep. And if that doesn't illustrate how damn smart the things are, nothing does. They may not come when you want them to like a dog, but they can be trained to do so. It's just a lot harder, BECAUSE they're so damned smart and independent.

 

[Duezzer]

Try the electric mat

and

Please get a video

If it is a really good video maybe it would help you pay for the mat

 

[rogdeb]

We bought this for the mass of outdoor cats that use our back yard as a toilet

https://www.odordestroyer.com/Merchant2/mer...uct_Code=CSCRAM

Doesn't work :angry:

 

[kaitsdad]

Well, I just gotta tell ya about my uncle and his 'cat' experience -

Now ya gotta understand that my Uncle Wayne lives in the Ozarks of Arkansas - he still hunts, he runs a trap line to pick up a little extra cash, so his opinion of cats is very much different than mine - but ya just gotta love the man's ingenuity.

About 30 years ago or so, he was having problems with a tom coming into the yard and making noise, terrorizing his rabbits, crapping in his flower beds, etc., so he came up with an idea that was effective -

not what I would call safe, but effective.

Being in the construction business, he just happened to have a couple of those really big copper nails sittin' around - those spike sized ones - so he gets himself a couple of these, digs up an old extension cord, and devises his surprise for the tom.

He cuts the female end off of the cord, and splits the wires so he's got about 3 feet or so between the ends. Stripping back about 2 or 3 inches of insulation, he wraps the exposed copper around the head of the copper spikes, and drives them into the ground in his lawn - (I think you can kinda tell what's happinin' next here -)

He then waters down the grass between the spikes, and cuts up a hot dog into cat-bite sized pieces - and sprinkles them on the lawn in between the two copper spikes -

Then he steps inside of the side door on his garage where he has a good view -

and waits.

Well, that tom wandered up to his yard, smelled those chunks of hot dog delight, and wanders over to the feast, sniffs about a bit, and then settles in for a snack. Just as he drops his head for the third or fourth bite, my uncle plugged in his end of the 110v ac.

My Dear Uncle said you could see the spark jump off of that cat's nose to the hot dogs - and then the cat got real fuzzy, and lit out of there like a greased pig. This took about 400 milliseconds or so -

He was never bothered by that cat again.

Now, I'm not one to condone the treatment of animals in this manner (or hot dogs, for that matter) but I guess ya just had to hear my Uncle tell the story.

I about fell out of my chair.

 

[odot]

And in other news.......TIME TO MAKE SOME MONEY, KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/12/cat.bounty.ap/index.html

 

[FJRBluesman]

And in other news.......TIME TO MAKE SOME MONEY, KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/12/cat.bounty.ap/index.html

I think in Kalifornia you might need a hunting license for that. In Texas I'm sure it's legal! :butcher:

 

[odot]

Doesn't matter where a hungry eskimo might be........

 

[painman]

I never had use of a pet that didn't come to you when you call them.....I like Ion's idea. PM. <><

 

[dcarver]

Well, I just gotta tell ya about my uncle and his 'cat' experience -
Now ya gotta understand that my Uncle Wayne lives in the Ozarks of Arkansas - he still hunts, he runs a trap line to pick up a little extra cash, so his opinion of cats is very much different than mine - but ya just gotta love the man's ingenuity.

About 30 years ago or so, he was having problems with a tom coming into the yard and making noise, terrorizing his rabbits, crapping in his flower beds, etc., so he came up with an idea that was effective -

not what I would call safe, but effective.

Being in the construction business, he just happened to have a couple of those really big copper nails sittin' around - those spike sized ones - so he gets himself a couple of these, digs up an old extension cord, and devises his surprise for the tom.

He cuts the female end off of the cord, and splits the wires so he's got about 3 feet or so between the ends. Stripping back about 2 or 3 inches of insulation, he wraps the exposed copper around the head of the copper spikes, and drives them into the ground in his lawn - (I think you can kinda tell what's happinin' next here -)

He then waters down the grass between the spikes, and cuts up a hot dog into cat-bite sized pieces - and sprinkles them on the lawn in between the two copper spikes -

Then he steps inside of the side door on his garage where he has a good view -

and waits.

Well, that tom wandered up to his yard, smelled those chunks of hot dog delight, and wanders over to the feast, sniffs about a bit, and then settles in for a snack. Just as he drops his head for the third or fourth bite, my uncle plugged in his end of the 110v ac.

My Dear Uncle said you could see the spark jump off of that cat's nose to the hot dogs - and then the cat got real fuzzy, and lit out of there like a greased pig. This took about 400 milliseconds or so -

He was never bothered by that cat again.

Now, I'm not one to condone the treatment of animals in this manner (or hot dogs, for that matter) but I guess ya just had to hear my Uncle tell the story.

I about fell out of my chair.

It's also a great way to get fishing worms, easy!

 

[wheatonFJR]

Simply attach one of these to your motorcycle and you won't have any more problems.
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I thought you were gonna say...attach a cat to your bike with say a 20ft length of leash and go for a spin on some twisties...seems like that ought to take care of the cat problem. meow.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Old Appalachian trick is to put catnip on the trigger of a couple of mousetraps. Put one on your seat and one on the tank. Cats are so damned fast they usually won't get caught but after they trip one, they sure learn to stay away when they see them ever after!

A house cat now & then's OK, but the secret to most cats is that the more you run over them, the flatter they get.

 

[rapd-rob]

Ah, A conibear trap baited with some chicken provides most excellent , humane, finality to your problem. I had feral cats getting to my garage raiding my garbage before scheduled pick up. Caught 4 really scraggly looking specimens prior to getting one with a nice ribbon and bell around its neck. Problem solved!

 

[ionbeam]

[hijack]

...a couple of those really big copper nails sittin' around...digs up an old extension cord...He...splits the wires...wraps the exposed copper...and drives them into the ground in his lawn...then waters down the grass between the spikes...plugged in...the 110v ac...you could see the spark jump

I'm with dcarver, that's how to 'dig' worms for fishing :yahoo:

Good thing his electrical box was in good order. Good thing he didn't have a GFI circuit breaker. Good thing he didn't have to explain a dead cat to his neighbor.

Among the power supplies that we build, we make a little power supply that with 9 volts in puts out ~1,500 volts, with 12 volts in it puts out 2,000 volts. Even though the current is low it will still stun you if you are not careful. This makes a great battery powered deterrent for anything in size up to a bear.

[/hijack]

 

[J-DADDY]

Thanks for all the "cat s---" guys. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time...

J-DADDY