jimmer2880
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IF the cat is on the tractor, you shouldn't have any mouse nesting/chewing problems. I'll take the paw prints over mice nests under the hood anyday.
Dang Cats!
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davitk
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If it was one cat, but it's six. At once.
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I agree. I encourage the cats to hang out in my shop. Mouse destruction is hard to cure once it gets started.jimmer2880 said:
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I say let the cats stay and you won't have any mice eating your wires. I say they are a good thing.
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mjncad
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Considering how much I dislike cats, PETA would be on my case if I said what I would do with them.
Rara Avis
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mjncad said:
I see you are a proud owner of 35 acres...you will discover how many critters will take up residence on your property without a herd of barn cats to keep order...
mjncad
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PaulChristenson said:I see you are a proud owner of 35 acres...you will discover how many critters will take up residence on your property without a herd of barn cats to keep order...
Without a doubt; but that's what hawks and snakes are for. Plus I'm highly allergic to cats, which is another reason I don't want any around.
davitk said:Ok, so I finally got something new
Supposedly, cats hate the smell of vinegar. Try putting some on a rag and set on floor mat. See what happens.
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Hopefully, some of these suggestions will work and the 'bowl of antifreeze' is a joke. Anyone who has seen an animal die from antifreeze poisoning wont soon forget it. Staggering, vomiting, seizures and kidney failure is not a pleasant way to go.davitk said:
Rara Avis
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mjncad said:
Sorry to hear of your allergy...Time for SHOTS!!!!...
Daggerdoggie
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Several years ago when I was logging, I got up in the morning to start up the Cat D9, hit the starter and black fur and blood went flying everywhere. It seems that a cat had found a nice warm place to sleep right in front of the radiator...no more paw prints.
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tallyho8 said:He DOES have a mousetrap on the seat!
Your choice, cat or mice.
I'd flip the seat up, put a drop cloth on the hood to keep the cat prints, bird and spider droppings off and all should be well.
jimmer2880
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MikePA said:
I'm pretty sure that is how my last dog died. He would end up getting out about once every 2-3 months. Then, he started having siezures, kidney failure, the whole 9 yards. It wasn't a pretty sight. If I ever find out who did it.....
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jimmer2880 said:I'm pretty sure that is how my last dog died. He would end up getting out about once every 2-3 months. Then, he started having siezures, kidney failure, the whole 9 yards. It wasn't a pretty sight. If I ever find out who did it.....
Antifreeze works pretty fast, not in months. A few days will do it. I think most of the deaths that way are accidental from leaking vehicles.
mjncad
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PaulChristenson said:Sorry to hear of your allergy...Time for SHOTS!!!!...
Allergic to needles too!
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mjncad
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PaulChristenson said:
Allergic to Jet Guns too! Time for a beer!
Steve_Miller
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mjncad said:Allergic to Jet Guns too! Time for a beer!
At least your not allergic to that, I hope?
davitk,
As far as the paw prints go, I just can't see you using this tractor for anything but mowing if your bothered by a few paw prints? What are you going to do if you get mud on the bucket? Maybe you could train the cats to wash it.
Steve
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A cat that's a good mouser is worth it's weight in gold and they make really good house pets. We live on a backroad where people seem to think it's a good location to dump their unwanted cats and that's when they become a problem. Research has shown that they can impact songbird populations and other small mammels.
