cat

oyob2003 · 12-03-2006, 01:34 PM

Would any member know how to keep a cat off your bonnet of a night, this one is scratching my duco............please not shooting it.

EFDream · 12-03-2006, 01:37 PM

Someone told me to leave bottles of water lying around as they don't like their reflection but that turned out to be a load of crap. I ended up having to put a sheet over my bonnet everynight for 8 months till we moved to another house(not because of the cat!).

Josh_XC · 12-03-2006, 01:38 PM

yeh u might have to get just a good cover for it, if u dont want to shot it

**Falcon Coupe** · 12-03-2006, 01:45 PM

I went to local council and rented a cat trap, i caught cat, council took it, and owners recieve fine on it's return.

Dazza XLT · 12-03-2006, 01:51 PM

Thats the best method, cat trap!

EFDream · 12-03-2006, 02:09 PM

Why didn't I think of that??!!! damn. I knew who's cat it was but that neighbour was a sh1thead so I was afraid to do anything to their cat.

oyob2003 · 12-03-2006, 02:36 PM

Thank you for your replies, I like the trap idea, I am not as smart as the cat last night I put pepper on the bonnet the cat was nowhere to be seen, this morning I drove to the super market without hosing the pepper off and closing the air vent I was sneezing for two hours.............

EF, What else? · 12-03-2006, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by oyob2003

Thank you for your replies, I like the trap idea, I am not as smart as the cat last night I put pepper on the bonnet the cat was nowhere to be seen, this morning I drove to the super market without hosing the pepper off and closing the air vent I was sneezing for two hours.............

Hahaha! OMG! That's awesome!

oyob2003 · 12-03-2006, 02:50 PM

Yes and the cat will be back tonight and we haven't any pepper for our dinner

vztrt · 12-03-2006, 04:15 PM

Dogs and cats hate the smell of Citris. So if you spary you car with it and the area around it, it should keep them away.

Ultimate · 12-03-2006, 04:33 PM

Oh bugger it dynamite, c4, something to blow it up would work fine, just not near your car

blu falc · 12-03-2006, 05:00 PM

wouldnt citrus mark your paintwork?

TURBOTAXI · 12-03-2006, 05:02 PM

place rows of sticky tape sticky side up on your bonnet (just hold it down at the ends with spit or a corner of sticky tape)

Find a good vantage point with your video camera and wait.

Mk II · 12-03-2006, 05:28 PM

any form of paracetemol (spelling) works, mix a panadol in with milk and place on the bonnett. The cat will drink the milk and the cat will die a painless death. Cat gone and your problem solved!!

**Falcon Coupe** · 12-03-2006, 05:31 PM

I have an air rifle, a .22 and a .308 and 2 big dogs any of which would have fixed the problem, but i think the trap is the only way to get rid of it without ending up on a Current Affair, plus if it is someones family pet, they have a chance to have it returned keep it on their own property.

347_XR8 · 12-03-2006, 05:56 PM

Meow!
Serious, there are ways to keep cats away. But these are not to disclosed on a forum, how bout a car cover?

FGX-351 · 12-03-2006, 06:42 PM

maybe if u got a vn and parked it near you car, that would keep me away so im guessing the cats dont like trash either. side effects: may attract bogans

UNR8D · 12-03-2006, 07:22 PM

meguires scratch X fix's one problem and a shotgun will solve the other. hate cat's i really do, but i think cat trap then have the council keep taking their money because their cat isnt controlled hehe.

Casper · 12-03-2006, 07:30 PM

another comment deemed as cruelty for the sake of cruelty to cats and I'll show you how cruel a mod can get to members.

hornet · 12-03-2006, 08:21 PM

Do party pooper, I had a good solution too.

I heard Dr House mention it last week ;)

ltd · 12-03-2006, 08:29 PM

If you know the owner talk to them first; this way you have tried to solve the problem with their consultation, and in a sense let them know of your frustration with the damage it is doing to your car. If they show little to no regard or argue that the cat has got nothing to do without going out then go the cat trap.

You can get them from your council, kennards or from the maker for around $100.00 new. Once you catch it take it to the council and they will inform the owner and issue them with a fine. If this still doesn't stop the cat then catch it again and go to the council, then send the council a repair bill for your duco. They will reject it and come down more forcefully than before on the owner.

If it happens a third time then council will legally euthenase the cat and your problem is solved, all the while you are within the law.

Whilst it is funny to joke about it I would seriously reconsider any notion of hurting the cat or torturing it, as you can get a criminal record as well as even do time for it. If the neighbours or someone even sees you throwing a rock at it you can be arrested and charged for animal cruelty. Traps are not deemed as cruel to the animal as they are a legitimate tool used in monitoring of animals as well as removing feral animals.

Casper · 12-03-2006, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ltd

If you know the owner talk to them first; this way you have tried to solve the problem with their consultation, and in a sense let them know of your frustration with the damage it is doing to your car. If they show little to no regard or argue that the cat has got nothing to do without going out then go the cat trap.

You can get them from your council, kennards or from the maker for around $100.00 new. Once you catch it take it to the council and they will inform the owner and issue them with a fine. If this still doesn't stop the cat then catch it again and go to the council, then send the council a repair bill for your duco. They will reject it and come down more forcefully than before on the owner.

If it happens a third time then council will legally euthenase the cat and your problem is solved, all the while you are within the law.

Whilst it is funny to joke about it I would seriously reconsider any notion of hurting the cat or torturing it, as you can get a criminal record as well as even do time for it. If the neighbours or someone even sees you throwing a rock at it you can be arrested and charged for animal cruelty. Traps are not deemed as cruel to the animal as they are a legitimate tool used in monitoring of animals as well as removing feral animals.

That is the correct answer.. and there is no need for this thread to go further.

XA-Coupe · 13-03-2006, 04:31 PM

I've also deleted a few posts about shooting the cat... it just ain't on. There are plenty of legal ways to get rid of it.