Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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I have the same issue with my neighbor's cat but this one doesn't climb all over my car. It does everything else, including going into my open garage doors looking for stuff or just bored. I tend to think of the cat as hunting for rodents and stuff, so therefore indirectly keeping snakes away from my house.
I had heard of a friend using cat repellent spray around his 1969 Camaro that he was keeping in pristine condition with the hopes of selling it at an auto auction one day. But other than that, don't know if it worked or if it's "dangerous?"
This might not work for your specific circumstances, but I am sharing it anyway because it is a fantastic solution for many people and many situations:
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There is no ordinance against roaming cats here in Chapel Hill. There are cats all over my Southern Village neighborhood. They apparently have an underground nightclub that they access through the sewers. The cats run this neighborhood, and we're just lucky they let us humans live here. We have an 8-pound dog who likes the cats. He seems to think he's a cat. On our walks, he looks down the sewers, apparently waiting for an invite to the nightclub.
Cats are pretty awesome since they really have a wildness that was never breed out of them like we did with poor dogs who are a designer accessory at this point….find a barking all day dog left in the yard to be more of an issue than a cat who roams especially if friendly… For all those worried about birds I think the lawn care products and Mosquito Joe spraying decimates them more a fat house cat exploring as it’s not a feral.
For all those worried about birds I think the lawn care products and Mosquito Joe spraying decimates them more a fat house cat exploring as it’s not a feral.
You'd think wrong.
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outdoor cats killed somewhere in the ballpark of 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion small mammals in the U.S. per year—far exceeding any other human-influenced cause of avian death, such as pesticides or collisions with windows.
Squirt the cat with a spritz of water anytime it goes where you don't want it. Just a small squirt bottle will do. It will learn to stay away. No need for anything more complicated or drastic.
The suggestion about hitting the car panic button each time you see the cat on the car is probably the easiest and best way. Once the cat associates being startled with getting on the car 3-4 times it should avoid it.
With the exception of "working cats" the idea of letting your cat roam free in the suburbs is generally a pretty bad idea if you care about the cats safety.
Here in Chapel Hill we sometimes find raccoon or possum prints on our cars and we certainly have a ton of squirrels around too. I'm sure the cat does walk on your car (easy to ID a cat print), but even if you stop the cat that may not stop all the other critters and the birds from pooping.
I think the best course of action is to park the cars in the garage and don't leave the garage open for the cat to come inside.
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