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Help, How do I keep cats off of my Layout ?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by danpik</i> <br /><br />. To cure the cat of this he bought one of those battery powered infrared alarms. It is about the size of a pop can and realy lets out a piercing sound. He would set it in the morning as he was heading out the door. when the cat would jump on the counter it would set it off untill he got down. He said it only took two days and the cat would not go near the counters again.[/quote] <br /> I've used the infared alarm and it really works good, if they're not deft. Depending on the size and shape of the layout, you may need a couple. You can get them at Radio Shack or make them yourself. Repellents sometimes works but you have to keep applying them. Spraying them with water only works when you are there to catch them. And some cats like water. <br /> If your layout is in the basement, can you hang a door at the top or bottom of the stairs? That is the only sure fire way to keep them out. <br /> For some reason they find the layout is a favorite place to play or sleep. They do like to be up someplace high and a layout is the perfect height. Try putting up [url="http://www.futurepets.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=LPWP100"]<u>window perches</u>[/url] (they're easy and cheap to make) so they spend most of their time looking out the front room window. <br /> Maybe they're begging for attention. Ask the wife or daughter to play with the cats more. Give them catnip toys, a cardboard box, paperbags to play with. <br /> Could be they're looking for a quite place away from the dogs, people or from each other. There should be someplace away from the layout where they can hide without someone pestering them. <br /> How old are the cats? <br /> <br />
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