QUOTE: Originally posted by tschmidt I've got 2 cats and they don't jump up there anymore. Run over them once or twice with full railsounds and horn and they don't come back often. Tom
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
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Originally posted by tonyh As a person who is "owned" by 4 1/2 cats, there is only one surefire way. Tony, Which 1/2 of the cat doesn't own you?[:D] Reply garyseven Member sinceDecember 2002 From: Beaverton, OR USA 187 posts Posted by garyseven on Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:25 AM I let my cats on the layout so I have never tried this, but, run a vacuum cleaner, electric leaf blower, (or other electrical cat annoying sound) off of a motion detector located on the layout. When the cats jump on the layout, the sound starts up - scares 'em off. A day or two and you will have no problems. The motion detectors with "alarm" and "chime" do not work. The cats just lay there while the alarm goes off... Good luck and if you live in Wisconsin, happy hunting[;)] --Scott Long N 45° 26' 58 W 122° 48' 1 Reply 1688torpedo Member sinceOctober 2004 From: 15 mi east of Cleveland 2,072 posts Posted by 1688torpedo on Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:56 AM A Beagle stationed at the foot of the layout with ample dog treats should do the trick![:)][;)] Maybe BB the PB Beagle can volunteer for duty...................Keith Keith Woodworth........Seat Belts save lives,Please drive safely. Reply jonadel Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Adel, Iowa 2,292 posts Posted by jonadel on Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:58 PM I'm not much of a cat fan so I say.......... a 12 Gauge for the O Gauge solution. Jon[;)] Jon So many roads, so little time. Reply ChiefEagles Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Rolesville, NC 15,416 posts Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:49 PM My friend, S&W. Cats are climbing and jumping animals by nature. Hard to break them. I think the best suggestion was to keep the door closed. Good luck. God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 22, 2005 9:54 AM There is a local stray tom who is a twin to my yellow fixed tom "Chessie". "Peake" stops by every couple days to stock up on good food and some catnip. So I only get to claim the front half of him. If you like, you can claim the "other" half! Tony Reply Edit FJ and G Member sinceAugust 2003 6,434 posts Posted by FJ and G on Friday, April 22, 2005 10:36 AM An attack beagle should solve the problem in no time Reply spankybird Member sinceApril 2003 From: Willoughby, Ohio 5,231 posts Posted by spankybird on Friday, April 22, 2005 10:43 AM The bigger problem is keeping Birdzilla off But he will keep the cats off the table I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com Reply jonadel Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Adel, Iowa 2,292 posts Posted by jonadel on Friday, April 22, 2005 10:46 AM Tom, you just made my day, glad I didn't have a drink of coffee at the time. Thank You. [:D] Jon Jon So many roads, so little time. Reply FJ and G Member sinceAugust 2003 6,434 posts Posted by FJ and G on Friday, April 22, 2005 10:52 AM or, a green alligator will keep the cats away Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 22, 2005 3:37 PM SPRINGLE SOME CAUYAN PEPPER IN WITH THE GROUND FOAM LOOKS REALISTIC,JUST LIKE GEORGIA RED CLAY. THAT WILL DO THE TRICK. EASTER Reply Edit 3railguy Member sinceMay 2004 From: Kaukauna WI 2,115 posts Posted by 3railguy on Friday, April 22, 2005 4:22 PM The simplest soltion is to enclose your trainroom with walls and a door which I did in our basement. I do not have that luxury yet with my new N scale layout. The cat stays off it until I run trains. Thats when he jumps on the layout and try to watch them run and I've had to pull strands of cat hair out of the gear boxes. I use a mini compressor I keep under the layout to blow dust off the track and I've found it handy for giving the cat a shot of air when he jumps on the layout. He takes off like a rocket when I do that. John Long Give me Magnetraction or give me Death. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 22, 2005 10:15 PM ELECTRIFIED CHICKEN WIRE! Reply Edit tschmidt Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Jamestown, NY 658 posts Posted by tschmidt on Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:27 PM Well, I guess if you are going to get real drastic there's always a cattle prod....or stun gun[}:)] Reply espeefoamer Member sinceNovember 2003 From: West Coast 4,122 posts Posted by espeefoamer on Monday, April 25, 2005 3:18 PM When I wasa kid,the entire living room floor was dedicated to the operation of toy trains.My orange fixed tomcat,Casper, would sit beside me and watch me run my trains.I used to claim he was a railfan. Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool. Reply rtraincollector Member sinceApril 2005 From: South Carolina 9,713 posts Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:08 PM The sugestion on keeping the door shut is the only one I can think of as I have a layout in my office which runs around the walls about 6 feet off the ground and my cats are know to get up there if I leave the door open. Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/ Reply tdetmer Member sinceApril 2005 From: Wisconsin 42 posts Posted by tdetmer on Saturday, April 30, 2005 10:52 PM I agree with Tony that the solution is to keep the door closed if a cat on the table is a problem. I have a cat which loves to jump on the train table when let into the train room. It doesn't matter how high the table is. She jumps onto a table 48" high. I suppose you could make your table 72" high and that might do it. Could be hard to see the trains though. [:D] In any case, we're lucky because she is nimble enough not to destroy anything when she does get on the layout. Basically though I keep her out of the room. Reply Buckeye Riveter Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Jelloway Creek, OH - Elv. 1100 7,578 posts Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, May 1, 2005 5:13 AM Just teach the cat how to run the trains and then your problems are solved. [:D] Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004.. Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR TCA 09-64284 Reply scottsmith Member sinceNovember 2002 From: VA 123 posts Posted by scottsmith on Sunday, May 1, 2005 10:28 AM Get a dog. How do you keep the dog off the layout? get an elephant? How do you keep the elephant off the layout? get a Mouse. How do you get rid of the mouse? Get a cat? Scott Smith [;)] Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get the Classic Toy Trains newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month SIGN UP More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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So many roads, so little time.
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Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
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