Stupid feral cats. Options

[Zundfolge]

We have a litter of feral kittens in the neighborhood ... they were born back in October and are getting some size on them now.

They decided the cover on the Porsche would be fun to sharpen their claws on ... ripped up part of it real good and then apparently one got his little claw caught and he freaked out and ran, ripping the cover from about the middle of the windshield to the front bumper.

Damn I wish I had a suppressed .22


Anyway, I spent over $100 on this cover (a Coverking Triguard I ordered through Pelican) and I just don't have that kinda coin laying around so can anyone recommend a good cover for under $50?

Needs to be an Outdoor cover that can withstand rain, snow and feral cats.

I would just buy a couple extra blue tarps and cover the car but then it would look like crap and I don't want to be the bum that trashes up the neighborhood.

[dlo914]

Why not scare/scar them w/ a BB or airsoft rifle?

[SLITS]

They make good stew.

[Shade Tree]

The solution requires one .22 rifle, a live trap and a lawn mower. Trap the cats, start the lawn mower so the neighbors don't hear the .22. Shoot the cats.

[ClayPerrine]

Buzz does NOT approve....




Remember, how you treat cats in this lifetime is how you will be treated in the next.


And yes, he is that big. It is not photo shopped.

[Gint]

That one is too easy... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

[smontanaro]

Is the current cover so shredded that you couldn't put it back together with some iron-on patches, the kind your mom probably used to repair your blue jeans when you were a kid?

S

[SirAndy]

That one is too easy... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

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[ConeDodger]

This is a pretty simple fix. Contact a local cat rescue agency and ask if they have a live trap you can use. They generally loan them out. Then buy some cheap cat food and put a paper cup of it in the back of the trap. You will be catching kittens for as long as it takes to get them. There is a Federal Grant currently funding catch - spay/neuter - release programs. If the kittens can be tamed, they will be adopted. If not they are re-released into the wild in parkways to control rodent populations. This should solve your problem without having to fu@k your karma in the next life or having Clay bring that big MOFO over to kick your cat hatin' butt. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Cat ladies are generally not socially good for anything but cat rescue programs. They make lousy wives. Ask me how I know...

[codices]

Clay,

Buzz looks like Maine Coon Cat. No Photoshop needed--they get up to 65 lbs. and are very smart.

Dave

[bandjoey]

My Coverking was ripped and I called them to see what was recommended for rips...Lady could only recommend Nail Polish on pulls and buy another one if ripped!

Havn't tried yet but a low heat patch might work. Much heat and I think the material would melt.

Suggestions welcome too!

[ME733]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Nail the riped carcover between two old saw-horses...start feeding the cats,( or more often) teach them some manners, and buy another carcover. They are just pissed off because you neglict them and didn't have a fun place to play...CAT POWER!!!!!( I bet you'r not having a mouse or rat problem) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

[ClayPerrine]

Clay,

Buzz looks like Maine Coon Cat. No Photoshop needed--they get up to 65 lbs. and are very smart.

Dave

He is half Maine Coon. He is also diabetic, scared of his own shadow, and dumb as a box of rocks. I wouldn't trade him for anything.

[Jakeodoule]

Paintball gun. Cats are smart. One hit with that and they will stay away.
I had a problem at my old place with them shitting in my flower boxes... After a couple of hits with the paintball. I saw cat walk right around the edge of my property. I never had a problem after that.

[tradisrad]

So A friend of mine had some cat problems. He decided to shoot it with a bb gun. He hit it. Two days later the SPCA came knocking on doors. They found bbs in his fence. A search warrant followed with in a few hours. He was prosecuted....

In the mean time he had a cat owner to sue for damage to his 914 interior, car covers etc. He won in small claims court.

[Dr. Roger]

the silver reflects sun much better to keep her cool in the summer.


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[MrKona]

So A friend of mine had some cat problems. He decided to shoot it with a bb gun. He hit it. Two days later the SPCA came knocking on doors. They found bbs in his fence. A search warrant followed with in a few hours. He was prosecuted....

In the mean time he had a cat owner to sue for damage to his 914 interior, car covers etc. He won in small claims court.

Not to get too far off topic here, but I adopted a really gentle cat a few years back. He was a rescued after Hurricane Katrina, presumed a stray. Very thin, had a corneal ulcer that was still healing. He's a great cat with a heart of gold. During one of his check-ups, my vet noticed a small lump just below his eye. She thought it might be a BB, but wasn't sure, so wanted to set up an appointment to remove it. I brought him home that day and used a magnet to confirm that it was a BB and not a more ominous lump.

Making that "diagnosis" was bittersweet. It was good to confirm that it was nothing ominous, such as a cancerous growth, but sad to also be reminded that there are too many 'people' [edited] in the world who would shoot stray cats (and dogs) with BB (or other) guns, rather than being a better person and practicing the golden rule.

[7TPorsh]

cats used to come around in my old garage and spray the polished wheels on my mg. i started sprinkling a trail of black pepper around the car and voila...no cats. Just have to put more down when the floor gets sweeped...control your perimeter.

[buhs914]

OMG i hate feral cats! I use my pellet rifle to keep them away! nothing like a good solid hit from a blunt pellet to scare the shit out of them. I even have a scope on it for the ones who try to run. haha

[Zundfolge]

Is the current cover so shredded that you couldn't put it back together with some iron-on patches, the kind your mom probably used to repair your blue jeans when you were a kid?

Nope, I've already patched this cover in several spots using "Gorilla Tape" and that sticks well, but before the long tear, they removed about a 2 square foot spot in tiny pieces. SO aside from the long tear there's a big chunk missing out of the middle.

This is a pretty simple fix. Contact a local cat rescue agency and ask if they have a live trap you can use. They generally loan them out. Then buy some cheap cat food and put a paper cup of it in the back of the trap. You will be catching kittens for as long as it takes to get them. There is a Federal Grant currently funding catch - spay/neuter - release programs. If the kittens can be tamed, they will be adopted. If not they are re-released into the wild in parkways to control rodent populations. This should solve your problem without having to fu@k your karma in the next life or having Clay bring that big MOFO over to kick your cat hatin' butt. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Cat ladies are generally not socially good for anything but cat rescue programs. They make lousy wives. Ask me how I know...

Don't worry, I wouldn't REALLY shoot the cats (hell, we already named 'em...we call the black ones "Boo" and the orange one "Punkin'" because they first came out around Halloween).

Our next door neighbor (who's front porch they're living under) has already contacted a humane trapper to remove a woodpecker that keeps reopening the same hole every year in their siding each year. He's going to get the cats and take them to his farm where they can eat mice in his barn.

At any rate, I'm not worried about my karma either ... we're dog people (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


I'm really hoping this trapper guy catches Mama too ... worst thing about these feral cats is that the litter was originally 6 and there's only 3 left (so 3 either froze or fed the local coyote population). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) They don't get mama and there will be more fuzzy little guys to suffer. Seriously a .22 to the side of the head is much more humane than being ripped apart and eaten alive by a 'yote.