Cat is scratching our cars

Tom_82
Tom_82 Posts: 8 Forumite
in Pets & pet care
Neighbours cat is scratching our cars and she (neighbours) don't want to help at all.

Cat scratched both our cars and third (brand new) is under a cover but this cat sits on it too and play with the cover. I had enough of this.

Is there anybody with same problem and managed to resolve it ??
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  • decbel
    decbel Posts: 2,804 Forumite
    Have to say this one to new to me.

    You've already approached the owner and got nowhere.

    Cats have the right to roam but dogs don't.

    What can be done about them damaging property I don't know.
  • [Deleted User]
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    A cat used to like the warm bonnet of my car, and left muddy paw prints all over it, so when I saw it asleep one day I went back into the house to fetch a bucket of water. It never came back after that.
  • Tom_82
    Tom_82 Posts: 8 Forumite
    I tried the water already few times...
  • Silvertabby
    Silvertabby Posts: 9,018 Forumite
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    Do you mean deliberately scratching (which would be very odd - cats like scratching rough surfaces) or is the cat jumping onto your car and scratching it accidentally?

    If the latter, I'm inclined to think that the cover isn't helping - the cat may think it's somewhere nice to sleep, but then has to 'slam on the anchors' when the cover slips over the smooth paint.
  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
    Don't cats have retractable claws? I've had loads of cats sit on my car, never noticed that they'd scratched it. Are you sure its the cats causing the problem?
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 19,096 Forumite
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    Try spraying a cat deterent on the cover or attach something spikey to the surface of the cover
  • annandale
    annandale Posts: 1,469 Forumite
    Don't believe this for a minute. Cats don't scratch cars. Absolute tosh.
  • annandale
    annandale Posts: 1,469 Forumite
    This should be in the pet forum. It has nothing to do with marriage relationships and families.
  • DoubleDoors
    DoubleDoors Posts: 292 Forumite
    You need some cat repellant. Or a dog.
  • Tom_82
    Tom_82 Posts: 8 Forumite
    I asked for a help not for comments e.g.. its not possible, etc.

    Try to google how many others have the same problem so IT IS POSSIBLE!!!
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