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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    You can get cat doors which only open to their RFID.
    We got one of these so we could let one cat out and the other in. The cat who wants to go outside is terrified of the loud click the thing makes when it unlocks and refuses to go near it.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

    Thanks for the tip. My cat is regularly menaced by a tom cat, and I was thinking of buying a load of metal "cat sillouettes" to stick round the place in the hope they would act as "cat scarecrows" and discourage the other cat. But if orange peel works as well that would be great

    edit: Brainwave - A solar-powered metal cat sillouette with a motion sensor which when triggered causes it to make a loud hissing noise and light up starey eyes. I wonder if something like that has been patented, and what the Dragons' Den team would make of the idea!
    Tell your cat to feline the feck up!

    We used to have a rescue cat that the local bulldogs were afraid of. Cats used to cross the street to avoid her.

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  • Fraidycat
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post

    A bit rude, don’t you think?

    Should have allowed cats in close proximity to also enter as guests for X seconds after authorised owner checked in
    Cats are fast animals.

    Even I once managed to get through a car park exit barrier that was raised by the car in front . So im sure Cats can manage it.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    You can get cat doors which only open to their RFID.
    A bit rude, don’t you think?

    Should have allowed cats in close proximity to also enter as guests for X seconds after authorised owner checked in

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post

    I showed her this story from last week, you can guess her reaction :

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-felines.html
    That guy should be thrown into a cage full of lions - Let him pick on something his own size!

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

    Although shredded orange peel scattered around and a super-soaker are quite effective. ..
    Thanks for the tip. My cat is regularly menaced by a tom cat, and I was thinking of buying a load of metal "cat sillouettes" to stick round the place in the hope they would act as "cat scarecrows" and discourage the other cat. But if orange peel works as well that would be great

    edit: Brainwave - A solar-powered metal cat sillouette with a motion sensor which when triggered causes it to make a loud hissing noise and light up starey eyes. I wonder if something like that has been patented, and what the Dragons' Den team would make of the idea!
    Last edited by OwlHoot; 8 July 2021, 13:01.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    You can get cat doors which only open to their RFID.
    We have one in the conservatory, but thinking about now it that would solve the front door. Ta!

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  • NotAllThere
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    You can get cat doors which only open to their RFID.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    There's only one solution to that. Get your own cat.
    They could end up being friends though and yours will allow it into your house....

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    There's only one solution to that. Get your own cat.

    Although shredded orange peel scattered around and a super-soaker are quite effective.

    Anyway, my cat hates not having her humans around. She won't do anything as demeaning as sitting on a lap, but I think she gets a bit worried when the staff are absent.
    Ours has taken Umbridge at us putting spikes on top of the side gate (it is Sluff after all) and now demands the servants open the front door for him.

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  • AtW
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    Dog owners reported their canine friends seemed very happy they were around

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
    I wish next doors pussy had observed lockdown, it has been tuliping in our garden on the regular over the last year
    There's only one solution to that. Get your own cat.

    Although shredded orange peel scattered around and a super-soaker are quite effective.

    Anyway, my cat hates not having her humans around. She won't do anything as demeaning as sitting on a lap, but I think she gets a bit worried when the staff are absent.

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  • xoggoth
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    A neighbour's cat is frequently napping on my seat in my greenhouse. Occasionally, when I've left the door open, found it wandering in the house. Still, quite nice little thing, not caused any pooey, scratchy, fleey or dead ratty problems that I've noticed.
    Last edited by xoggoth; 8 July 2021, 08:35.

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  • Fraidycat
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    I wish next doors pussy had observed lockdown, it has been tuliping in our garden on the regular over the last year

    I really don't give a tulip but Mrs Fraidy hates all cats now.

    I showed her this story from last week, you can guess her reaction :

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-felines.html

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  • OwlHoot
    started a topic Cats hate lockdown

    Cats hate lockdown

    You'd think cats would love lockdown, being able to spend more time with their owners. But apparently most hate it, and are fed up with their owners constantly being under their feet instead of having the place to themselves!

    2021-07-08 Why your cat hates lockdown more than you do

    So if you have a cat, sod off to some office every day (not forgetting to fill their bowls first). They'll thank you for it!

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