I have fu***ing had with these two cats

[commander bunnypants]

I ranted about this before. My neighbors have two cats and a dog. The cats hang out in my carport cause the dog chases them. Well they keep spraying the car tires. I am gonna write a very cordgial letter tonight asking to discuss the situation. If that does not help. I am calling animal control, which probably wont help. What then? They are Maine Coons-my favorite breed and I will not hurt them. I have tried pepper in which they just lay in, apple bitters, a super soaker. They see me coming and hop the fence and just stare at me laughing. Advice please before this world is two cats less.

DEMMAN

[slackmaster]

1. What's the big deal about a little cat spray on your tires?

If that's your biggest worry in the world I envy you.

[commander bunnypants]

4. would you like to have your car smell like a litter box.

DEMMAN

[slackmaster]

24. My TIRES ferchristssake?

No, I wouldn't really care about that very much.

[commander bunnypants]

27. OK

But the very pungent smell seeps into the inside of the car. Try smelling cat spray sometime. It aint to pleasent and I have had cats my entire life. Think of a litter box that has not been cleaned in about 30 days and roasting in the sun.

DEMMAN

[m_h_lovecraft]

37. Catch 'em, snip 'em & return 'em.

eom

[radwriter0555]

31. CAYENNE PEPPER will solve all your problems. And mothballs

on the perimeter of the carport will be a further deterrent.

Get a restaurant size container of that cayenne pepper and sprinkle it where the cats like to piss.

A little diligence, no more cats.

[gWbush is Mabus]

2. I love cats

and I have never seen a cat laugh.

Although they should be NEUTURED!

[underpants]

3. What about a bigger fence?

I hear that stops them dead in their tracks.

[bahrbearian]

25. You mean a 500 volt predator fence?

[Shrek]

5. The Super Soaker didn't work?

That's puzzling. Whenever I've had trouble with invading cats a gentle blast from the garden hose always worked wonders.

Since they seems to dislike dogs maybe you could get (or borrow) one to be a sentry?

[commander bunnypants]

7. I know. I was suprised the squirt gun did not work.

I am in the process of trying to get a new fence because I do want a dog. I dont just want to put a dog on a leash in my back yard.

DEMMAN

[Shrek]

14. Another thought : catnip

Put some under your car . . . they'll be too busy acting stoned to engage in any illicit urination.

Plus it's highly entertaining to watch.

[geniph]

21. I have three Maine Coons

and many Maine Coons enjoy water, even a squirt of water. Many play in kiddie pools. One of mine will sit quite happily in a soaking downpour (on the back deck, I don't let mine run loose).

I would suggest to your neighbors that they not allow their animals to run loose. Most communities have a leash law which prohibits free-roaming animals. This applies to cats as well as dogs.

Are these cats neutered? Neutered cats will still spray, but it doesn't smell as pungent, plus they're somewhat less likely to spray. If they aren't neutered, they should be, especially if they're running loose.

Try shaking soda cans filled with pennies at them when you see them. Try putting a small amount of lemon juice in the super soaker water (most cats dislike the smell and sting of lemon).

If all else fails, complain to animal control and request that the neighbors be required to comply with leash laws.

[commander bunnypants]

22. Thanks

I will check out the leash laws. Yea they let their cats run loose and the road I live on is an artery between two very busy roads.

DEMMAN

[underpants]

6. They are obviously agents of SATAN!

and they will torment you until you get out of the 700 club.

[commander bunnypants]

8. BAWHAHAH

I must slay them now


DEMMAN

[xchrom]

10. amen -- go on and preach, rev. underpants

[SOteric]

9. Maybe the route to go is

to visit your local hardware store for some suggestions on how to make your carport a better, cat-impervious shelter, in an inexpensive and efficient way.

[Gato Moteado]

11. get a python....

a fifteen foot burmese python should do the trick.

[newsguyatl]

12. get a really large vacuum cleaner

out there, and when you see them, turn it on full blast... then lift it up and point the bottom of it at them ominously, as if attacking them with it...

they won't bother you again... ((and they probably will never recover from the trauma))

[commander bunnypants]

15. That is a good idea

I just bought a new high powered wet/dry vac. and my indoor cat hates the house vac. Thanks

DEMMAN

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

34. Also, make a huge racket, for example, bang pot lids together

or something like that. I have a coon and he hates the vaccuum cleaner worse than anything and he hates loud noises like thunder. It must be that he gigantic ears give them really good hearing.

[karlschneider]

36. Our cat likes to lie down by the vacuum cleaner, doesn't bother him

at all, and when we're out in the shop welding or grinding metal, he'll sit right next to the operation. We know he ain't deaf, but the way he ignores humongous noises, you'd think he was...;-)

[ronnykmarshall]

13. I my be dyslexic

At first I thought you wrote "I have had it fu***ing these two cats".

[newsguyatl]

16. same here

ronny...lol

i had to read it like three times

[Shrek]

18. Absolutely ROTFL!

Now get over here and wipe the saliva and Diet Dr. Pepper off of my monitor!

[commander bunnypants]

19. I am not that kinky

But it could of happened. I type pretty fast in here and really dont woorry about grammer.

DEMMAN

[BlueJazz]

20. ROTFLMAO!!!!

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[SoCalDem]

17. They have declared your vehicle as their territory

and if they have a dog chasing them, they are using it as their refuge as well.. It's an instinctive thing.. Cats do have very sensitive noses though, and you might try a pungent spray deodorant (sounds silly, I know) to mask their scent and maybe discourage them from re-scenting..

My friend had a neighbor cat that would "mark" their railing on their deck, making it rather unpleasant to sit out there, so....she got out a can of right guard to mask the scent, and a few hours later she heard the cat having a sneezing fit on the deck.. He never makrked it again....and yes... the right guard smell did dissipate.:)

[Virginian]

38. If they have marked your tires to claim as their territory, why not

mark them yourself to claim them back?

Just joking, but my ex marked the mimosa trees he planted because someone told him it would keep the beavers from cutting them down. The dog thought that was such a good idea, that he marked them too.
(We lived a half mile from our nearest neighbor.)

[Feanorcurufinwe]

23. Maybe you could watch a dog for a friend.

Maybe you could watch a dog for a friend. Have a dog come over and live in your carport for a few days.

[NJCher]

26. another option

They're looking for a place to hide. Is there a chance you can rig something up that's more attractive to them than under your car?

Cher

[commander bunnypants]

28. I am thinking of some barricade made of chicken wire.

They can hang in the yard I dont care about that. But I dont like the insid eof the car smelling like cat spray.

DEMMAN

[Shanty Oilish]

29. Cordial is a good start

I have cats and wish I didn't. I know the neighbors don't care for them, and they don't spray, just trespass freely.
It'd break the kid's heart to part with them so I'm stuck. However, making someone aware, firsthand, that your cats are causing grief, may just be enough to do the job.
Cats can't help what they do, they're not trying to spite you. They're probably having a turf war and your car is parked on the battlefield.

[mmm]

30. cayenne pepper on tape

Make sure the tape can stick to them.
Cats HATE when things stick to them and the cayenne
pepper irritates without injury. Let the owners remove the tape
a few times - they will get sick of that REAL fast.

[TXlib]

32. Get a shotgun

That'll fix the furry little fuckers.

Warn the owners once, twice, then BLAMMO!

[JVS]

33. Poisoned catnip is good

[Sheet22]

35. Felines are frustrating.

As a cat owner myself, of one who drives me totally crazy since he loves the sound of his own meowing, I like the idea of the cordial note and discussion. Maybe the owner of the cats knows what they don't like and can give you hints as to how to keep them away from your car, etc.

Good luck!