How to Keep Cats Off Your Car

Are the cats lying on your car driving you crazy? Well you are not alone. Fact is that millions of people are furious. They swear that the cats are watching them. I know that sounds silly, but it could be true. Cats prefer a newly parked car, to a cold car. Their natural instinct tells them to go where it is warm! . Do not get mad, there are solution's to your cat crisis, which will not harm a hair on the furry cats head! Here are some tips on how to keep cats off your car.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Natural cat repellent
• Ultra sonic monitor to drive cats away
• Garage
• Catnip & grass garden
• Citrus scented car wax

1. Park your car in the garage, and to make sure that there was no way a cat could get inside, that means keeping all the doors and windows shut.

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   image credit Susan Golis

   Apply a citrus scented wax to your care, one sniff and the cats will turn and go the opposite direction. If a cat decided to hop up and check it out, the wax will protect your car from paw prints. However, the scent of citrus will prevent the cat from getting comfortable.

3. Deter cats by luring them to a catnip and grass garden. Once the cats discover the cat, sanctuary they will forget about your car. That is unless it is cold outside!

4. Remove cats from your car, by using a motion device. The device contains a motion sensor so when the cat walks in your yard, or approaches your car, an annoying high frequency alarm goes off. The sound is so annoying to cats that they will leave.

5. Repel cats with granules derived from coyote urine. This solution is effective in removing unwanted cats, skunks and raccoons. Shake the granules around your car. Reapply after rain.

Tips & Warnings

• Prior to removing cat from yard, check to see if the cat belongs to a neighbor. If so discuss alternatives for keeping the cat close to home and off your car. It would be to the cat’s best interest to be kept inside.
• Cats lie on the hood of your car for safety, and because cats are heat seekers. The metal retains the heat, thus the hood keeps them warm.
• If you remove the cats from your property, be prepared to have an increase in rodents. Cats are a natural in keeping mice, rats, snakes and squirrels away.

Resources

• Grow a Cat Garden

[jseven]

on 6/26/2009 Excellent advice, Susan! Those poor kitties don't know any better...:)

[motherNN]

on 3/2/2009 I hit an opposum with my car and cats circled it until I had a very expensive detailing done to clean all the smell away. Cats get hurt this way too, laying on the engine block and getting cut up when the driver starts the car. Good info here. 5*

[Gardengates]

on 11/8/2008 Good, detailed tips on handling the visiting cat population. Thanks.

[thesquirrelymom]

on 11/8/2008 Very nice article, thanks.

[PajamaMommy]

on 11/8/2008 Good tips, thanks!