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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
We have a very sweet little NEUTERED female cat. She has a cat flat to
go in and out of the house. Over the past few months we have noticed that she was getting thin even though we kept giving her larger bowls of food. Now we know why : a strange cat comes in and beats her up, urinates inside the house, eats her food and is a bl***y nuisance. We have tried putting one of those (harmless) spring loaded traps down, hoping that if we caught it we could sprinkle it with water to try and deter it from coming here. It ripped the door off the cage and escaped. THREE times. Then we tried putting a booby trap on the cat flap: as soon as it came through the flap, a trap door would drop and stop it getting out. Then we could sprinkle it with water etc. This time, it ripped the trap door off its screws and escaped. It has now discovered how to lift up the flap and escape.In the morning, we find all the food has gone, the trap door has fallen down but there is NO CAT to be found. Houdini had nothing on this animal. Any ideas please? It is driving my husband crazy being outwitted by a cat. We cant put any repellents etc; down as we have a cat ourselves. It is also costing a fortune in food and cleansing materials to try and get the stink of cat pee out of the house. |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
They make a type of cat flap that will only open to your cat. It has some
kind of censor on it, that picks up a signal from a little box on your cat's collar. Check the online petstores. -- Maryjane PS. Here in Texas, in some rural suburbs - people find raccoons coming through their cat flaps! They not only eat all the food, they act like mini-vandals -- pick up and play with little knickknacks, steal small shiny things, etc!! Imagine waking up to find 2-3 full size raccoons in your house ; ) !!!!!!!!!!! Its not just funny - but a bit scary chasing them back outside. "Susan" wrote in message ups.com... We have a very sweet little NEUTERED female cat. She has a cat flat to go in and out of the house. Over the past few months we have noticed that she was getting thin even though we kept giving her larger bowls of food. Now we know why : a strange cat comes in and beats her up, urinates inside the house, eats her food and is a bl***y nuisance. We have tried putting one of those (harmless) spring loaded traps down, hoping that if we caught it we could sprinkle it with water to try and deter it from coming here. It ripped the door off the cage and escaped. THREE times. Then we tried putting a booby trap on the cat flap: as soon as it came through the flap, a trap door would drop and stop it getting out. Then we could sprinkle it with water etc. This time, it ripped the trap door off its screws and escaped. It has now discovered how to lift up the flap and escape.In the morning, we find all the food has gone, the trap door has fallen down but there is NO CAT to be found. Houdini had nothing on this animal. Any ideas please? It is driving my husband crazy being outwitted by a cat. We cant put any repellents etc; down as we have a cat ourselves. It is also costing a fortune in food and cleansing materials to try and get the stink of cat pee out of the house. |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
I will look around and see whether you can get collars with sensors in
them over here. Good idea! Yes - I know about those darned racoons. Our kids are working in Florida and they have a hard time with the little creatures coming into the enclosed patio, eating the cat and dog food, turning things upside down, climbing up to reach things on shelves. They seem to be a problem not only in The United States but also here in Europe. They get into the attics and destroy insulation, and all sorts of other antisocial activities. Keep the cat advice rolling in :-) Thanks |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
Susan wrote:
We have a very sweet little NEUTERED female cat. She has a cat flat to go in and out of the house. Over the past few months we have noticed that she was getting thin even though we kept giving her larger bowls of food. Now we know why : a strange cat comes in and beats her up, urinates inside the house, eats her food and is a bl***y nuisance. We have tried putting one of those (harmless) spring loaded traps down, hoping that if we caught it we could sprinkle it with water to try and deter it from coming here. It ripped the door off the cage and escaped. THREE times. Then we tried putting a booby trap on the cat flap: as soon as it came through the flap, a trap door would drop and stop it getting out. Then we could sprinkle it with water etc. This time, it ripped the trap door off its screws and escaped. It has now discovered how to lift up the flap and escape.In the morning, we find all the food has gone, the trap door has fallen down but there is NO CAT to be found. Houdini had nothing on this animal. Any ideas please? It is driving my husband crazy being outwitted by a cat. We cant put any repellents etc; down as we have a cat ourselves. It is also costing a fortune in food and cleansing materials to try and get the stink of cat pee out of the house. Ever thought of disabling the cat flap? Ever thought of getting an electronic cat flap that is only activated by *your* cat through a device in a collar she wears? It is actually better health wise for your own cat and she not be allowed outside. The solution seems so simple. |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
"Susan" wrote in message oups.com... I will look around and see whether you can get collars with sensors in them over here. Good idea! Yes - I know about those darned racoons. Our kids are working in Florida and they have a hard time with the little creatures coming into the enclosed patio, eating the cat and dog food, turning things upside down, climbing up to reach things on shelves. They seem to be a problem not only in The United States but also here in Europe. They get into the attics and destroy insulation, and all sorts of other antisocial activities. Keep the cat advice rolling in :-) Thanks The raccoons are actually kind of cute, as long as they're not eating your pet's food or getting into stuff. Bad on garbage cans too - root through them as much as loose dogs. Eat your chickens, if you live somewhere where you can keep a few. (Chickens are the worlds best garbage disposals. They'll eat any kind of scraps!! And you get eggs in return) The real problem is a lot of them carry rabies - so you definitely don't want them around. -- maryjane |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
Our cat was a wild cat that decided when only a couple of months old,
that she wanted a family to spoil her. After sitting on our patio, studying us contemptuously for a couple of weeks, she eventually condescended to eat a piece of steak we put out for her. She has her own bed with cushions and settee - her own room which is a huge glassed in area overlooking the back garden. This is where her cat flap goes into/out of. If she cannot get out, she gets really frantic. She has never been an "indoor cat". We live in the South West of France and have a huge garden with trees and shrubs, no neighbours and a river running through it. It would be terribly cruel to confine her. Apart from this monster cat that is causing us hassles, there is nothing to cause her any harm or distress; She even goes for daily walks with me, through the Kiwi-fruit fields and along the river banks. Unfortunately keeping her in wont work! AND - probably wont keep Houdini out either. |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
Here's a link for a sensored cat door:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...N=2033663&Ne=2 It will only open for your cat - who wear's a small magnet attached to her collar. -- maryjane "Susan" wrote in message ups.com... We have a very sweet little NEUTERED female cat. She has a cat flat to go in and out of the house. Over the past few months we have noticed that she was getting thin even though we kept giving her larger bowls of food. Now we know why : a strange cat comes in and beats her up, urinates inside the house, eats her food and is a bl***y nuisance. We have tried putting one of those (harmless) spring loaded traps down, hoping that if we caught it we could sprinkle it with water to try and deter it from coming here. It ripped the door off the cage and escaped. THREE times. Then we tried putting a booby trap on the cat flap: as soon as it came through the flap, a trap door would drop and stop it getting out. Then we could sprinkle it with water etc. This time, it ripped the trap door off its screws and escaped. It has now discovered how to lift up the flap and escape.In the morning, we find all the food has gone, the trap door has fallen down but there is NO CAT to be found. Houdini had nothing on this animal. Any ideas please? It is driving my husband crazy being outwitted by a cat. We cant put any repellents etc; down as we have a cat ourselves. It is also costing a fortune in food and cleansing materials to try and get the stink of cat pee out of the house. |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
And here's a cat door that uses and infra-red collar key
http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...N=2033663&Ne=2 -- maryjane "Susan" wrote in message ups.com... We have a very sweet little NEUTERED female cat. She has a cat flat to go in and out of the house. Over the past few months we have noticed that she was getting thin even though we kept giving her larger bowls of food. Now we know why : a strange cat comes in and beats her up, urinates inside the house, eats her food and is a bl***y nuisance. We have tried putting one of those (harmless) spring loaded traps down, hoping that if we caught it we could sprinkle it with water to try and deter it from coming here. It ripped the door off the cage and escaped. THREE times. Then we tried putting a booby trap on the cat flap: as soon as it came through the flap, a trap door would drop and stop it getting out. Then we could sprinkle it with water etc. This time, it ripped the trap door off its screws and escaped. It has now discovered how to lift up the flap and escape.In the morning, we find all the food has gone, the trap door has fallen down but there is NO CAT to be found. Houdini had nothing on this animal. Any ideas please? It is driving my husband crazy being outwitted by a cat. We cant put any repellents etc; down as we have a cat ourselves. It is also costing a fortune in food and cleansing materials to try and get the stink of cat pee out of the house. |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
Thanks Maryjane. My daughter who works in Florida, and her family are
coming for a visit early next month and I will ask her to go into Pets Mart and buy one for us. Hopefully this will solve the problem. I am SURE my husband lies awake at night plotting how to outsmart Houdini. Its definitely an Einstein of the feline kind :-) In gerneral French cats are very petite compared with those I have been used to. Houdini though is in a class of his own. He must travel miles to get here, crossing bridges and through fields. It must be the expensive brand of cat food we give our cat. Perhaps Pur***a should sponsor us? "We only got Invaded once we started buying Pur**a Pet Products" |
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Strange Cat Invading our Home. Help!
Susan wrote:
: Thanks Maryjane. My daughter who works in Florida, and her family are : coming for a visit early next month and I will ask her to go into Pets : Mart and buy one for us. Hopefully this will solve the problem. I am : SURE my husband lies awake at night plotting how to outsmart Houdini. : Its definitely an Einstein of the feline kind :-) In gerneral French : cats are very petite compared with those I have been used to. Houdini : though is in a class of his own. He must travel miles to get here, : crossing bridges and through fields. It must be the expensive brand of : cat food we give our cat. Perhaps Pur***a should sponsor us? "We only : got Invaded once we started buying Pur**a Pet Products" Are you sure that it's a cat and not a raccoon? -- ------------------- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you |
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