2007-02-23 22:44:05 · 28 answers · asked by lisa_mcelreavey 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
it has also started to damage the car its taking the paint off it
2007-02-23 22:51:33 · update #1
Use a catapult
2007-02-23 22:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by carnival queen 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The quick answer is that car duco - if its in half decent condition - is extremely hard (its baked for at least half an hour at over 300º since it has to withstand road gravel hitting it etc). And cats claws are the same hardness as our fingernails. So unless you can scratch off the paint with your fingernail, there is *no way* a cat can scratch the *paint* of the surface of a car that's in a fairly good condition. (Paint does weather though and if its in a really bad state, it can be scratched, but if its that bad it should be a funny colour of white and be in the junk yard).
However, if the car has been *waxed*, the cat's claws (and your fingernails) can remove some of the wax, leaving what looks likes scratches in the paint, but are in fact just places where the surface of the wax has been removed. But then again a cat just walking across a car doesn't *use* claws, so the only way that the cat could scratch the car is if it was trying to somehow get traction on the surface, by either falling off or (dare I say) running for its life.
The worst a cat can do to in normal circumstances is leave cute little muddy cat prints - annoying but not inherently damaging.
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2007-02-24 12:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Karen Roe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are having this problem, too, but instead of a cat it is a marten. This is really bad because martens like to chew on the wiring and cables under the hood. It would be cool if you could somehow make the car battery give an electric shock to anything that touches the car. Just a little shock, nothing deadly or painful.
2007-02-23 23:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you wash your car at about 8:00 and when you go to bed go to sleep and the cat will not i repeat will not go near your car because the cat will be afraid of the water ok and will not go near your car
so clean your car {if you want to } and the cat will not go near your car
and you are probobly thinking what about the next day all you have to do there is put a scare crow out near your car or buy a car cover i know its a load of bother but thats the way life is im sorry ok.
from your very good pall alex.
2007-02-23 22:52:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well cats hate citrus smells (well mine does anyway!) so maybe try sqirting some lemon juice over afew parts of the outside of your car. This means that you don't have to sit at your window 24 hours a day craddling a water spray waiting for the cat to come coz it will work even when you're not there! It will also give your car a nice fresh lemony smell :p
2007-02-24 00:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by Jenni C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest a car cover unless you can find out whose cat it is. If you can tell the owner and let him take care of the cat and the damages to the car..
2007-02-23 22:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Donna 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can spray the cat with a garden hose. Cats hate water sprayed at them. It will learn quickly to stay off of your car.
Also a squirt bottle works well. Just twist the cap, so you get a good stream instead of a mist.
2007-02-23 23:18:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy a spray called Get Off from B&Q - I have used it to keep cats off my conservatory roof and it doesn't appear to have damaged the roof. Can be used on furniture etc so I am sure it would be ok on a car. Failing that, a big water pistol...
2007-02-23 22:47:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use a car alarm that would keep the cat away. If you can't afford that then get a tarp or car cover to protect your precious car.
What do you do when a bird poops on it?
2007-02-24 01:23:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
There is a few things to try....
Like soaking the car or washing it before going to bed....
Some crueler people will put 220Volt ac between the cars body and the ground ...
Or build a 17Hz flasher and connect it also between earth and the cars body... cat will get one shock and never ever return to the crime-scene...
2007-02-23 22:57:38 · answer #10 · answered by zorro339933 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A plastic or rubber snake on the hood of the car will keep cats off. You can find one where they sell toys, science or fishing supplies. It works great!
2007-02-23 22:54:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋