Cat scratch fever...

declaw the cat?
Zano Brothers Polish.

 

Electric fence around the Prius

 

Get a car cover. Pain in the butt, but what are ya gonna do??

 

RE Cat Scratch Fever..

Son... a'in't nothin' you can do to control a cat....
anymore than you can control a ...... yeah.. ya'thought I was gonna say woman.... didn't ya?
8)

In all seriousness... cover the car or lock it in a space where there's no externally accessibe area more that 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide.... otherwie cats and their rodentia meals can find ways to fit....

casc

 

Spray cougar urine on the hood?

 

You may have to start 'marking' your car. Well, it really should be marked by whoever is Alpha in the house. I recommend you discuss that with your wife before proceeding

 

Tempus your too funny! mark your car, Alpha! ha ha I'll chuckle for a week with that thought in mind.

 

A car cover could make things worse if the cat starts scratching it or if it decides to urinate on the cover. Declawing the cat seems to be a better alternative.

You could try waxing the car with a dark-colored or black wax.

 

Okay okay I've got it!

Buy micro-fiber polishing cloths and sew them into little boots for the cat to wear.

No?

 

Building a circuit that connects the HV battery to the body when you lock the car shouldn't be difficult.

The cat will only get on the car once after this little adjustment.

Don't forget to unlock the car with the fob rather than the door handle.

 

Unfortunately, that would not be the case, unless you built a mat with seperated wires, alternating between positive and ground on the battery. If the whole hood is the same voltage, there would be no current flow if the cat jumped up there, and the cat wouldn't feel a thing.

 

Don't declaw the cat, until you research it very thoroughly and talk to your wife to make sure she won't get upset. Declawing is a very cruel procedure--like cutting your fingers off at the knuckles, some vets won't even do it anymore. If you cut their nails regularly, they quick (the blood vessel in the nail) won't grow as far out so you can cut them even shorter. I think there are also shock pads you can buy to train animals to stay off furniture (might not work for a cat though, they might be smart enough to just avoid it when they jump on the car). Or if there is anything else you can rig that startles the cat when it jumps on the car--like a loud noise, that might work. I think I've heard of people using a tray full of metal objects, so the objects make lots of noise when the cat jumps into the tray.

 

Also on a more practical note than my first post here, an alternative to clipping that can be found in some pet catalogs such as Foster & Smith's, are little vinyl sheaths that get glued onto the claws. Yes, they need replacing periodically but less cat cruel.

 

Rocketman7,

Try the link www.fostersmith.com for the sheaths