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Cat off the Table?
"dnr" wrote in message . .. I knew I'd seen that ammonia/water business long ago....just now it came back to me: remedy for dog chasing you and trying to bite leg as you ride a bicycle! A bit different than "cats on table", huh? Atomic fission device to kill a mosquito?Duh. Man, apologies....did it again but am hip now...crossposted to the handyman trolls again....sorry. |
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Cat off the Table?
That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone
I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from "misbehaving" not to injure them! Hey. If the cat can't stay off the table, it needs flying lessons with a wall as a landing strip. It may be okay in your house for your cat to go directly from the litter box to your breakfast table, but not at mine. Steve |
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Cat off the Table?
I once had a cat that liked to hang around my basement
workshop, where I did hobby woodworking. I didn't mind until the cat decided that my wood shavings and sawdust on the floor made it a giant litter box. In my case, getting the cat to understand it was no longer welcome in the shop was easy. I had piped in compressed air in several locations in the shop. It was very easy to give him a good shot of air across the face or rump from about 3' away. The first time I did it, he literally left claw tracks in my workbench getting off and heading upstairs. Another time, I spied him peeking around the corner of my shop door. I waited until he reappeared and got him with the air from about 4' away. He went up the stairs so fast that he arched into the air at the top step. After that, he kept to his own world (the upstairs of the house) and left my shop floor alone. Just be careful to not get too close when squirting a cat. Mark |
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Cat off the Table?
"Mark and Gloria Hagwood" wrote in message news:C0z%f.21882$bm6.17747@fed1read04... I once had a cat that liked to hang around my basement workshop, where I did hobby woodworking. I didn't mind until the cat decided that my wood shavings and sawdust on the floor made it a giant litter box. In my case, getting the cat to understand it was no longer welcome in the shop was easy. I had piped in compressed air in several locations in the shop. It was very easy to give him a good shot of air across the face or rump from about 3' away. The first time I did it, he literally left claw tracks in my workbench getting off and heading upstairs. Another time, I spied him peeking around the corner of my shop door. I waited until he reappeared and got him with the air from about 4' away. He went up the stairs so fast that he arched into the air at the top step. After that, he kept to his own world (the upstairs of the house) and left my shop floor alone. Just be careful to not get too close when squirting a cat. Chuckle. Reminds of the old trick of getting a squalling human child to STFU by blowing in their face. Doesn't hurt them at all, and works more often than not. No idea how it works- interrupts a feedback loop or something. (Of course, you do have to do the usual checks to make sure they don't have a legitimate reason for crying before you do that....) aem sends.... aem sends... |
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Cat off the Table?
Goedjn wrote: Add just enough ammonia to make it smell bad, and avoid hitting the beast in the face. That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from "misbehaving" not to injure them! (I suppose squirting them What makes you think that a mild ammonia solution will hurt them any? A) because cats lick their fur, especially when something wets it. B) because they move so quickly you'd have no guarantee of avoiding the cat's eyes. (You think that's fun, try squirting some in your own eyes - the effect is sort of like pepper spray, not something you'd do to anyone you care about.) -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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Cat off the Table?
Steve B wrote: That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from "misbehaving" not to injure them! Hey. If the cat can't stay off the table, it needs flying lessons with a wall as a landing strip. It may be okay in your house for your cat to go directly from the litter box to your breakfast table, but not at mine. The first thing most cats do after leaving the litterbox is to clean themselves - which is more than can be said for a lot of humans after using the toilet! (And SFAIK, no one was talking about getting on the table when people were having a meal there - then you can discourage it in person.) Steve -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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Cat off the Table?
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Steve B wrote: That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from "misbehaving" not to injure them! Hey. If the cat can't stay off the table, it needs flying lessons with a wall as a landing strip. It may be okay in your house for your cat to go directly from the litter box to your breakfast table, but not at mine. The first thing most cats do after leaving the litterbox is to clean themselves - which is more than can be said for a lot of humans after using the toilet! (And SFAIK, no one was talking about getting on the table when people were having a meal there - then you can discourage it in person.) Steve It doesn't matter to me when the cat gets on the table. After using the kitty box, after eating a cockroach, or after licking its anal glands. In my house, cats NEVER get on the table, so there's no problem like at your house. Cats on the table are disgusting, and people who let them get on the table are mannerless and slobs. I have owned cats, and I have yet to see one clean themselves first thing after using the litter box. They usually lick their butt, or just go on to the next thing. I've seen them toodle off dropping an extra hanging chad somewhere on the floor or carpet. Of course, I'm sure you have the world's cleanest best trained best behaved cats. So, if they are so well trained and well behaved, why is it that you can't keep them off the table? Fi-Shock. One time is all it takes, and the cat won't come within six feet of a table. After an experience with Fi-Shock, trying to put them on a table is like trying to put them in a washing machine. They know what's going to happen, and they put up a fight. You could leave an open can of sardines up there, and they wouldn't jump up. Steve |
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Cat off the Table?
Try laquer thinner. Works every time.
-- Join the Church of the First Fulla Bulla Best Babes in the world! "Lesley" wrote in message ups.com... ! That, of course, is assuming it dislikes water and is not as stubborn as one of mine was. I could squirt Miu until he was dripping wet, but if he were doing something he WANTED to do, the only effect was a very wet cat! If you use a squirt bottle with Sarrasine she just drinks the water! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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Cat off the Table?
"Fulla Bulla" You have been added to the PLONK list grow up and get some therapy |
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Cat off the Table?
"Matthew AKA NMR" wrote in message m... "Fulla Bulla" You have been added to the PLONK list grow up and get some therapy By not posting a portion of the thread you are commenting about, you look as therapy challenged as FullaBulla. Steve |
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