My neighbors cat keeps climbing the hood of my car!!

R0bDC · 12-06-2012, 01:36 PM

Hello all,

As the tittle suggest the neighbors cat keeps climbing the hood of my 370z. I wake up in the morning and see all these paws prints on the hood of my car!! Sometimes I find hair! Like if the cat snuggle with the car. I want that cat off my car lol.

How do you guys suggest I handle the situation?

FPenvy · 12-06-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by R0bDC

Hello all,

As the tittle suggest the neighbors cat keeps climbing the hood of my 370z. I wake up in the morning and see all these paws prints on the hood of my car!! Sometimes I find hair! Like if the cat snuggle with the car. I want that cat off my car lol.

How do you guys suggest I handle the situation?

shoot it lol

Waiz · 12-06-2012, 01:45 PM

You should just get a car cover

The cat likes your car since it's warm, I have a few cats that like to hang around my neighborhood and one even sleeps under my car lol

FPenvy · 12-06-2012, 01:46 PM

car cover works. this is why i park mine in the garage.

SS_Firehawk · 12-06-2012, 01:48 PM

Attach a car battery to the body of the car...

Waiz · 12-06-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

car cover works. this is why i park mine in the garage.

Lucky you!

My car is too low to get into my garage

FPenvy · 12-06-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Waizzz

Lucky you!

My car is too low to get into my garage

jack hammer help make it work lol

i got a detached 30x30 garage and then a 1 bay attached garage for winter storage

cptspeed · 12-06-2012, 01:54 PM

spray ammonia on the ground around the car. cats hate the smell. it works

kidkotic2001 · 12-06-2012, 02:00 PM

Well here is what you do,

Get yourself some sort of weapon BB, Pellet, Pain ball Gun, and shoot the lights of out the cat.

This will solve your issue, and when the neighbors come looking just let them know that you have not seen their precious kitty.

R0bDC · 12-06-2012, 02:04 PM

Lol I like some I'd these ideas, the garage I can't. My Nissan Titan is in the garage, since I don't drive it.

I like the paintball gun idea, I have a beast one. Lol I would just hate getting paint on my car.

And the other hard thing is that I haven't actually seen the cat and obviously I don't want to scare him while he's on the hood because he might scratch the car. I think he's going to have to meet the hose.

scottIN · 12-06-2012, 02:09 PM

If you live in the city, chances are that there is an ordinance against letting animals run loose. Dog, cat or horse, doesn't matter.

I had this issue with a neighbor about 10 years ago. It was destroying all the trim on my Mercedes becasue it would slide down the windows and then use it claws to catch itself on the trim. Told her to keep her cat inside or on her property or I would have it picked up. Of course she didn't, so I had the dog (cat?) catcher come out with a trap. First night we caught what's in the photo below. Second night we caught her cat, but she got it out of the trap before animal control got there. Next night, caught it again and animal control picked it up before she got to it. When they arrived, she came out and got into a fight with them. They ended up taking her cat, fining her for all kinds of stuff (including battery on an officer) and she had to go get her cat out of 'jail'. Never saw the cat outside after that.

People say 'Well, it's just a cat. What can it do?'. That cat did about $700 damage to my car (never got the lady to pay) in just a couple of nights (brand new car). I didn't have a garage, so that wasn't an option. And I wasn't going to cover my car every time I pulled in the driveway becasue of an irresponsible pet owner.

BTW-I have a cat (inside only) and a dog (always on a leash), so it's not like I'm some animal hater or anything. I just think people should be responsible for their pets.

First night's catch:

And you'll never train a cat to stay off the hood:

shaun66 · 12-06-2012, 02:30 PM

I come outside to my cats sleeping on my cars all the time lol. No damage so I leave them and they don't wander off the property much.

USMCASA · 12-06-2012, 02:31 PM

get a break barrel single shot pellet rifle, they can achieve speeds of 1000fps or more. i had a daisy quest that i dropped 7 of the neighbors strays they brought home for getting on my convertible and picking the top. 1 well placed pellet to the head at no more than 60 ft away will drop it instantly.

now though with my Z i have a garage, only had the issue once... well that and left some cat food outside spiked with acetametaphine as they can't process out as much as we can and they OD somewhere else.

FPenvy · 12-06-2012, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by USMCASA

get a break barrel single shot pellet rifle, they can achieve speeds of 1000fps or more. i had a daisy quest that i dropped 7 of the neighbors strays they brought home for getting on my convertible and picking the top. 1 well placed pellet to the head at no more than 60 ft away will drop it instantly.

now though with my Z i have a garage, only had the issue once... well that and left some cat food outside spiked with acetametaphine as they can't process out as much as we can and they OD somewhere else.

i dont want to sound inhumane but i laughed when reading this

Haboob · 12-06-2012, 02:48 PM

Def. would shoot the cat.

I hate cats, but luckily I have a garage.

12-06-2012, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
R0bDC Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: California Posts: 307 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 12	My neighbors cat keeps climbing the hood of my car!! Hello all, As the tittle suggest the neighbors cat keeps climbing the hood of my 370z. I wake up in the morning and see all these paws prints on the hood of my car!! Sometimes I find hair! Like if the cat snuggle with the car. I want that cat off my car lol. How do you guys suggest I handle the situation?

12-06-2012, 01:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Attach a car battery to the body of the car... tibal, RoshDawg, FPenvy and 2 others like this. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

12-06-2012, 01:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
cptspeed Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: tampa Posts: 799 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 17	spray ammonia on the ground around the car. cats hate the smell. it works SouthArk370Z, kidkotic2001 and Pauly like this. __________________ FI CBE, 20" forged specialties rims, swift springs, boston subs, kicker amp, focal components

12-06-2012, 02:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
kidkotic2001 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 541 Drives: Like Crazy Rep Power: 15	Well here is what you do, Get yourself some sort of weapon BB, Pellet, Pain ball Gun, and shoot the lights of out the cat. This will solve your issue, and when the neighbors come looking just let them know that you have not seen their precious kitty. __________________ ThAt WaS a CrAzY nIgHt

12-06-2012, 02:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
R0bDC Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: California Posts: 307 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 12	Lol I like some I'd these ideas, the garage I can't. My Nissan Titan is in the garage, since I don't drive it. I like the paintball gun idea, I have a beast one. Lol I would just hate getting paint on my car. And the other hard thing is that I haven't actually seen the cat and obviously I don't want to scare him while he's on the hood because he might scratch the car. I think he's going to have to meet the hose. Sway likes this.

12-06-2012, 01:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	You should just get a car cover The cat likes your car since it's warm, I have a few cats that like to hang around my neighborhood and one even sleeps under my car lol

12-06-2012, 02:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 55	If you live in the city, chances are that there is an ordinance against letting animals run loose. Dog, cat or horse, doesn't matter. I had this issue with a neighbor about 10 years ago. It was destroying all the trim on my Mercedes becasue it would slide down the windows and then use it claws to catch itself on the trim. Told her to keep her cat inside or on her property or I would have it picked up. Of course she didn't, so I had the dog (cat?) catcher come out with a trap. First night we caught what's in the photo below. Second night we caught her cat, but she got it out of the trap before animal control got there. Next night, caught it again and animal control picked it up before she got to it. When they arrived, she came out and got into a fight with them. They ended up taking her cat, fining her for all kinds of stuff (including battery on an officer) and she had to go get her cat out of 'jail'. Never saw the cat outside after that. People say 'Well, it's just a cat. What can it do?'. That cat did about $700 damage to my car (never got the lady to pay) in just a couple of nights (brand new car). I didn't have a garage, so that wasn't an option. And I wasn't going to cover my car every time I pulled in the driveway becasue of an irresponsible pet owner. BTW-I have a cat (inside only) and a dog (always on a leash), so it's not like I'm some animal hater or anything. I just think people should be responsible for their pets. First night's catch: And you'll never train a cat to stay off the hood: SouthArk370Z and 1st like this.

12-06-2012, 02:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
shaun66 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: n Posts: 837 Drives: MB 370z 7AT Rep Power: 16	I come outside to my cats sleeping on my cars all the time lol. No damage so I leave them and they don't wander off the property much.

12-06-2012, 02:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
USMCASA A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,152 Drives: 09 370z CY M6 Rep Power: 17	get a break barrel single shot pellet rifle, they can achieve speeds of 1000fps or more. i had a daisy quest that i dropped 7 of the neighbors strays they brought home for getting on my convertible and picking the top. 1 well placed pellet to the head at no more than 60 ft away will drop it instantly. now though with my Z i have a garage, only had the issue once... well that and left some cat food outside spiked with acetametaphine as they can't process out as much as we can and they OD somewhere else. kidkotic2001, FPenvy, jburke26 and 1 others like this.

12-06-2012, 02:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
Haboob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Surface of the sun. Posts: 13,159 Drives: '18 GTI Autobahn DSG Rep Power: 1387	Def. would shoot the cat. I hate cats, but luckily I have a garage. PapoZalsa likes this.

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