12-05-2003, 06:02 PM
[cool][size 2]You really like to ask personal questions, doncha? Mind you, I haven't had the need to "mark" my own boat. However, we have a lot of cat questions in the local paper down here and since I can read (if there are pictures) I pick up some of the suggestions. [/size]
[size 2]Like most non-cat people, cats have always found it a special treat to search out my property and "decorate" it with their own special treasures. I have engaged in everything from live trapping to barking like a dog, to scare them off. Most of them sneer at me.[/size]
[size 2]I have successfully used sprinklings of cayenne pepper. As per suggestions from one of the articles, I sprinkle it mostly either where the cats are digging, or wherever they gain access to your property or belongings. For example, if they hop on your fence at a certain point, load it up with pepper and they will bail out fast. Same with a boat or car. If they are using a low point for access, make that low point as unattractive as possible.[/size]
[size 2]On the other issue, I have a "first hand" report from a fellow "cat lover" that making after dark "scent markings" at strategic points around the yard will show immediate results. He watched three large cats in a row check his "marking" and immediately leave the yard.[/size]
[size 2]Just a word to the unwise...use a "specimen bottle" (filled inside the house) rather than a "direct deposit". If a neighbor sees you, you may have some 'splainin' to do, when the officers show up. Not as soul satisfyin' but safer. Better yet, rent a doberman guard dog for a couple of days and let him take care of the marking details.[/size]
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[size 2]Like most non-cat people, cats have always found it a special treat to search out my property and "decorate" it with their own special treasures. I have engaged in everything from live trapping to barking like a dog, to scare them off. Most of them sneer at me.[/size]
[size 2]I have successfully used sprinklings of cayenne pepper. As per suggestions from one of the articles, I sprinkle it mostly either where the cats are digging, or wherever they gain access to your property or belongings. For example, if they hop on your fence at a certain point, load it up with pepper and they will bail out fast. Same with a boat or car. If they are using a low point for access, make that low point as unattractive as possible.[/size]
[size 2]On the other issue, I have a "first hand" report from a fellow "cat lover" that making after dark "scent markings" at strategic points around the yard will show immediate results. He watched three large cats in a row check his "marking" and immediately leave the yard.[/size]
[size 2]Just a word to the unwise...use a "specimen bottle" (filled inside the house) rather than a "direct deposit". If a neighbor sees you, you may have some 'splainin' to do, when the officers show up. Not as soul satisfyin' but safer. Better yet, rent a doberman guard dog for a couple of days and let him take care of the marking details.[/size]
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