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Okay, enough cat bashing!! Maybe it's squirrels?? Very destructive critters, they could easily scratch the heck out of your paint job.

Use a car cover, that would solve the cat problem immediately and protect your paint job as well!

Back to my hole now . . . /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif

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Squirrels don't meow.......and a car cover doesnt keep cat scratches off car paint. It makes them worse.
 
The sad thing is that many people aren't kidding when they speak this way about innocent animals.

Mark, car covers don't always help the cat problem. Sometimes it just gives a cat something to dig its claws into. A sensative alarm always works.
 
Steve S... I am kidding. I have three of the little buggers and know they are far from innocent, but I understand your point.

I gotta admit I'm not a fan of the tree huggers and animal right folks. To me it's like putting the inmates in charge of the jail. When I have to spend $5,000.00 each to do a "Focused Study" on the Desert Gray Squrrle, Desert Tortious and the Pocket Mouse or some fly, for the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Dept. I have to admit that's just crazy. We know they are in the area where we are building and we've all attended the required classes and received out certification... I just think it pretty excessive.
 
Why should animals have rights? Look how they treat each other!!! It's bad enough giving rights to certain human beings who treat others like crap...let alone animals. As far as cats go...look how they treat birds. Now as far as I'm concerned, if they mess up my ride, I think the least that should happen is that they're declawed. Not willing to do that???? Then, the alternative is open season.
 
Just a quick update. The cat clawed a hole in the cover and the hole expanded in the wind. I'll go to Petsmart and try to find some spray to keep it away. Politely talked to the neighbor and showed the cat prints and small scratches. She was sorry about it but said the cat is an outside cat and can't control where it goes.
PS It's not a squirrel. I come home at night and see it dash away.
Rick
 
I feel for you man....but what kind of an answer is that by your neighbor? Any cat can be an inside cat if the owner is responsible enough to keep it inside. You should tell your neighbers to get the thing declawed. If they aren't willing to do that, I'd lay wait with a camcorder, videotape the beast, and take them to small claims court for restitution. Outside of those possibilities....open season sounds like a reasonable option.
 
May we all be hen-pecked for our sins. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif
But seriously, keeping a cat is legal, outdoors as well as indoors. 'Keeping' a car is legal. A car might kill a cat but a cat will never kill a car.
As much as I love cars (and cats) I still reckon cars cause damage cats could only dream of.
Live and let live, I reckon.
 
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If my 2 cats don't stop putting scratches in the car, then they won't be getting fed for a week...

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change their diet....tuna fish and Prestone
 
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How about laxative and wax, then all I have to do is polish the car in the morning. I'll get a brilliant shine......

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better declaw the beast before you go for that extra bright shine.
 
Seems declawing could kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
With no claws the cat would not be able to get a grip and would be sliding off the car every time it jumps on. I'm sure cat fur would do an excellent polish job. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mike
 
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Seems declawing could kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
With no claws the cat would not be able to get a grip and would be sliding off the car every time it jumps on. I'm sure cat fur would do an excellent polish job. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mike

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I'll take a cat hand mitt to wash the car too, but take the head off...I don't like to use wash mitts that keep looking at me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
I know what you mean. One of our garage cats had a whole litter of kittens in my Midget.

A Tyvec car cover with a handfull of moth balls in various places on top should do the trick.

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Same problem here....I think cats tend to like dark colored cars better???? The beast is all over the B LE and the Dark green Caddy, but won't go near the white Camaro....." I hope I remember to pick that old anti-freeze up...."Squirrles are dangerous little bugggers too..I've seen one run up a verticle brick wall to attack my dad who was removing a nest from the roof.
 
Next time spend your paint money on a set of Carrillo rods. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
A custom-fit car cover will normally do the trick since the tight fit helps to prevent most larger animals/cats from entry. Ditto on the strategically placed moth balls.

And personally, if I witnessed anyone abusing any animal, I twist The sicko abuser into a pretzel, tie him up, and THEN call the authorities! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
 
I've acually tried the pellet gun once.....and a sling shot....he was back the next night!
 
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