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Cat repellent
I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe cat repellent I can use? |
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toronado455 wrote:
I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe cat repellent I can use? Moth balls. Cats hate 'em. They also can't stand the scent of citrus and bitter apple. |
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"Noon Cat Nick" wrote in message news:9wwXh.13844$n_.8088@attbi_s21... toronado455 wrote: I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe cat repellent I can use? Moth balls. Cats hate 'em. They also can't stand the scent of citrus and bitter apple. Moth balls are also dangerous to cats and the citrus is not always true |
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You should feel honored that they are leaving you these presents. It's what
cats do when they really like you. Celeste "toronado455" wrote in message oups.com... I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe cat repellent I can use? |
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on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:24:41 GMT, "Spot" wrote:
You should feel honored that they are leaving you these presents. It's what cats do when they really like you. Not everyone appreciates cats or their gifts. To the OP, please do not put down moth balls. Try some double sided tape around the area where these cats are leaving gifts. Cats hate that stuff and it will not cause them harm. -- Lynne "We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly We are brave enough to bend to cry And sad enough to know We must laugh again" ~ Nikki Giovanni, 4/17/2007, Virginia Tech |
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On Apr 25, 9:40 am, Lynne wrote:
on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:24:41 GMT, "Spot" wrote: You should feel honored that they are leaving you these presents. It's what cats do when they really like you. Not everyone appreciates cats or their gifts. To the OP, please do not put down moth balls. Try some double sided tape around the area where these cats are leaving gifts. Cats hate that stuff and it will not cause them harm. -- Lynne Ditto on the moth balls. I've heard the same thing about double-sided tape; and also heard that cats hate walking on aluminum foil, although I've never tried it. If the OP really wanted to get elaborate, he could position a plant- mister at the front door. Cats wouldn't come to the porch then, but even a light mister would leave standing water after a while. Personally I'd rather have the dead mice than a mudhole by the front door. Or what about those creepy motion-detector plastic frogs that go "ribbit" when somebody walks by? (Or other equally creepy motion- detector crap, like Travis the Trout or those horrid singing Christmas decorations?) But again, I'd rather just deal with the dead mouse than listen to a singing fish every time I came by the front door. Good luck with that. Sherry Sherry |
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On Apr 25, 7:40 am, Lynne wrote:
on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:24:41 GMT, "Spot" wrote: You should feel honored that they are leaving you these presents. It's what cats do when they really like you. Not everyone appreciates cats or their gifts. To the OP, please do not put down moth balls. Try some double sided tape around the area where these cats are leaving gifts. Cats hate that stuff and it will not cause them harm. -- Lynne I need something that is going to work outdoors. Double sided tape isn't going to stick to the rough surface of the area around my doorstep very well and it will just attract dirt. And food items are just going to attract insects and other pests. I don't want to solve one problem by creating another. |
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On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455 wrote:
I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe cat repellent I can use? spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings... for some reason, they are bringing you little presents or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell? is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO! TUNA TUNA |
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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455 wrote: I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe cat repellent I can use? spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings... for some reason, they are bringing you little presents or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell? is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO! TUNA TUNA That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to clean up after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems to keep them away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle with a bleach/ water mixture and just spray a little around every few days to maintain the effect. What about the commercially available cat repellents? Don't they use Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work? |
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"toronado455" wrote in message ups.com... On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote: On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455 wrote: I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe cat repellent I can use? spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings... for some reason, they are bringing you little presents or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell? is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO! TUNA TUNA That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to clean up after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems to keep them away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle with a bleach/ water mixture and just spray a little around every few days to maintain the effect. What about the commercially available cat repellents? Don't they use Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work? They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet store. Most use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal markings scent you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and cover the marking not matter what predator it was. |
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