Cats, cats, cats
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I know this has been asked so many times but what's generally regarded as the absolute solution?
There's a new cat moved into the neighbourhood, is very habituated to people as casually walked in our garden when we were sat outside & tried to get into the house - wasn't too fussed about us making the usual 'bugger off' noises at it...
Then more to the point, the flaming thing got onto our bedroom window ledge and sat their meowing (there's a single storey kitchen below which is how it got up there, it wasn't trapped) which seriously freaked out my wife & daughter and means we can't open that window at night.
Wife is adamant I have to be kind so shotgun or claymores are out but how do we deter this new kid on the block and persuade it that this area is best avoided?
Does lion dung even work? citrus rind? It seems immune to a Paddington-like stare...
There's a new cat moved into the neighbourhood, is very habituated to people as casually walked in our garden when we were sat outside & tried to get into the house - wasn't too fussed about us making the usual 'bugger off' noises at it...
Then more to the point, the flaming thing got onto our bedroom window ledge and sat their meowing (there's a single storey kitchen below which is how it got up there, it wasn't trapped) which seriously freaked out my wife & daughter and means we can't open that window at night.
Wife is adamant I have to be kind so shotgun or claymores are out but how do we deter this new kid on the block and persuade it that this area is best avoided?
Does lion dung even work? citrus rind? It seems immune to a Paddington-like stare...
Pot Bellied Fool said:
I know this has been asked so many times but what's generally regarded as the absolute solution?
There's a new cat moved into the neighbourhood, is very habituated to people as casually walked in our garden when we were sat outside & tried to get into the house - wasn't too fussed about us making the usual 'bugger off' noises at it...
Then more to the point, the flaming thing got onto our bedroom window ledge and sat their meowing (there's a single storey kitchen below which is how it got up there, it wasn't trapped) which seriously freaked out my wife & daughter and means we can't open that window at night.
Wife is adamant I have to be kind so shotgun or claymores are out but how do we deter this new kid on the block and persuade it that this area is best avoided?
Does lion dung even work? citrus rind? It seems immune to a Paddington-like stare...
It doesn't like it's owner and has taken a shine to yourselves. You should be flattered.There's a new cat moved into the neighbourhood, is very habituated to people as casually walked in our garden when we were sat outside & tried to get into the house - wasn't too fussed about us making the usual 'bugger off' noises at it...
Then more to the point, the flaming thing got onto our bedroom window ledge and sat their meowing (there's a single storey kitchen below which is how it got up there, it wasn't trapped) which seriously freaked out my wife & daughter and means we can't open that window at night.
Wife is adamant I have to be kind so shotgun or claymores are out but how do we deter this new kid on the block and persuade it that this area is best avoided?
Does lion dung even work? citrus rind? It seems immune to a Paddington-like stare...
Is it an ugly one? If not why complain, you have a free pet and don't need to pay for it
tting in my garden.Water it is then 
Did I hear that putting some lemon juice in the water helps as they don't like the smell and it reinforces the conditioning to stay away?
I'm not a great cat fan but wife & daughter freaked by the thought of it getting through window into the bedroom so flattered I may be but we're not open!
Did I hear that putting some lemon juice in the water helps as they don't like the smell and it reinforces the conditioning to stay away?
I'm not a great cat fan but wife & daughter freaked by the thought of it getting through window into the bedroom so flattered I may be but we're not open!
Pot Bellied Fool said:
I'm not a great cat fan but wife & daughter freaked by the thought of it getting through window into the bedroom!
Why? Are you scared it may eat you? Or burgle you? Perhaps you have mice in the house or other vermin, and that is why it wants in.
its only a cat! Why is your daughter scared? Allergies? As most kids want to stroke the things.Pot Bellied Fool said:
Water it is then
Did I hear that putting some lemon juice in the water helps as they don't like the smell and it reinforces the conditioning to stay away?
I'm not a great cat fan but wife & daughter freaked by the thought of it getting through window into the bedroom so flattered I may be but we're not open!
I don’t think that’s needed or advised. You may meet the wrath of its owner. If I saw somebody squirting lemon on any animal (mine or others) they’d end up looking like a posset!Did I hear that putting some lemon juice in the water helps as they don't like the smell and it reinforces the conditioning to stay away?
I'm not a great cat fan but wife & daughter freaked by the thought of it getting through window into the bedroom so flattered I may be but we're not open!
normalbloke said:
I don’t think that’s needed or advised. You may meet the wrath of its owner. If I saw somebody squirting lemon on any animal (mine or others) they’d end up looking like a posset!
Fair enough! It'd been suggested as a non-harmful remedy in the past but I'll stick to plain water!hyphen said:
Pot Bellied Fool said:
I'm not a great cat fan but wife & daughter freaked by the thought of it getting through window into the bedroom!
Why? Are you scared it may eat you? Or burgle you? Perhaps you have mice in the house or other vermin, and that is why it wants in. its only a cat! Why is your daughter scared? Allergies? As most kids want to stroke the things.
Pot Bellied Fool said:
normalbloke said:
I don’t think that’s needed or advised. You may meet the wrath of its owner. If I saw somebody squirting lemon on any animal (mine or others) they’d end up looking like a posset!
Fair enough! It'd been suggested as a non-harmful remedy in the past but I'll stick to plain water!There are similar cat sprays available but I would start with a water spray and go from there.
Simpo Two said:
My thought too. Nobody should be 'freaked out' by a cat miaowing. They are going to have to meet cats somewhere someday.
I think it's the thought of going to sleep and waking up to find a cat jumping around the room to be honest. I appreciate non-cat people find that hard to grasp but I'd rather not have other people's random pets wandering around my house. They're both fine with cats normally when they're in somebody else's home or sat on a garden wall. Just not on the pillow at 3 in the morning...
Pot Bellied Fool said:
I think it's the thought of going to sleep and waking up to find a cat jumping around the room to be honest. I appreciate non-cat people find that hard to grasp but I'd rather not have other people's random pets wandering around my house.
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