Barn Cats--How to keep them OFF!?

[MossRoad]

Our vet told us that we need to get the male kitties fixed before they mature and learn to spray. After they learn, having them neutered doesn't stop them. You probably have a male cat that is still spraying and the source of the smell. You are obviously sensitive to that smell and that's understandable.

Yes. Make cats need to be spayed sometime after 6 month but before they learn to spray. Your mileage may vary.

However, don't let anyone talk you into declawing a cat before they are at least a year old. We made the mistake of having one declawed at 6 months and he learned to walk on his wrists while the stitches were in. Now he has problems, although, when angered, seems to be able to chase his brother with no problem.

 

[Car Doc]

Dont de-claw them at all that's a horrific trauma to them just imagine someone tearing your fingers off at the first joint.

We adopted one several years ago that some butcher took half his front paws off, this little guy he would just fit in my hand and he was thrown out on his own already he has a lot of skeletal and walking problems all caused by that butchering its in humane.

All you have to do is give them something like a piece of firewood somewhere in the house to scratch and they are usually good with that I have a few chunks they shred them all to pieces and leave everything else alone.

A simple pssft sound between the lips and a spritz of water out of a spray bottle a couple times will train any cat easily to leave things alone.

I have a fairly decent surround sound setup and just speakers cost me over $2500 the 2 front speakers alone were $1300 pair and my cats have never even looked in the direction of them after the first pssft they know.

 

[CrownHawg]

I agree as well, especially on a cat that wanders outside. Just think of going to a knife fight with a spoon!

 

[D33r3 6r33N]

All you have to do is give them something like a piece of firewood somewhere in the house to scratch and they are usually good with that I have a few chunks they shred them all to pieces and leave everything else alone.

A simple pssft sound between the lips and a spritz of water out of a spray bottle a couple times will train any cat easily to leave things alone.

They haven't really clawed up any thing, except for the sliding door on the front of the garage. I could care less about that, I wouldn't think about doing that to a outdoor cat anyway. I can't really spray them with water, they are barn cats after all, (they run away as soon as I open the door.) unless I built a Super Soaker Sentry Gun.

 

[MossRoad]

Dont de-claw them at all that's a horrific trauma to them just imagine someone tearing your fingers off at the first joint.

We adopted one several years ago that some butcher took half his front paws off, this little guy he would just fit in my hand and he was thrown out on his own already he has a lot of skeletal and walking problems all caused by that butchering its in humane.

All you have to do is give them something like a piece of firewood somewhere in the house to scratch and they are usually good with that I have a few chunks they shred them all to pieces and leave everything else alone.

A simple pssft sound between the lips and a spritz of water out of a spray bottle a couple times will train any cat easily to leave things alone.

I have a fairly decent surround sound setup and just speakers cost me over $2500 the 2 front speakers alone were $1300 pair and my cats have never even looked in the direction of them after the first pssft they know.

Well, with that logic...

Don't have them spayed or neutered either, because that rips their uterus, ovaries and testicles out. Imagine someone ripping your testicles out.

No one is tearing their fingers off. The first joint is surgically amputated by a trained Doctor while the cat is anesthetized and the stitches are out in a week. The cats never go outside and seem to be able to beat the he%! out of the dog regardless.

 

[Heywood Jannockitov]

The cats never go outside and seem to be able to beat the he%! out of the dog regardless.

They compensate by using their hind claws more!

I don't care what the cats sit on outside or in the garage, but in the house we put squares of tin foil on the upholstered furniture that we don't want them to sit on. They like to play with balled-up tin foil, but they don't like to sit on it!

 

[Car Doc]

I never cease to be amazed at how people justify their actions especially when it comes to mutilating an animal in order to "have" it for a pet.

Buy that logic- Testicles and uterus's are not necessary to survival either unless you are the last of a species.

Front claws on a feline is all it has to fend for itself in the natural world and good feet are necessary for a healthy animal or human.

 

[blackie65]

Have any suggestions for how to keep cats off of stuff? Like the hood of my tractor, the bags of wood pellets? "Disabling" them is not an option. Thinking like moth balls or something like that, cheaper is better. Suggestions, opinions?

Just so we don't forget what this post is about.:thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

Just so we don't forget what this post is about.:thumbsup:

O.K.