Cats like to find a warm place to lie down and it seems like the roof of a car is an ideal place for them. Whether the cat in question is your pet or neighbor, or even a stray cat, you're sure to get irritated when you see cat footprints or scratch marks on your car's paint. You can use an electronic or natural cat repellent to repel cats without hurting them while preventing scratches to the paint to minimize damage to the vehicle.
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Method 1 of 2: Using a Cat Antidote
Step 1. Use cat repellent spray
Look for a natural spray that won't damage the car's paint. Try spraying the soil around the car first. If the cat continues to sit in your car, spray it directly on the car every night before bed.
Step 2. Sprinkle paint repellent powder on the car
Look for organic, chemical-free powders, which are safe to use around children, plants, and pets. This powder is inexpensive, but can be blown away by wind and rain.
Cat repellent powder is also available at pet stores and the internet
Step 3. Use dried herbs to ward off cats
Sprinkle herbs such as rue, rosemary, or lavender on the hood and other areas he likes to sit on. You can alternate herbs to find the best one, or try mixing them together. Start with a few herbs, and increase if the cat is still sitting in the car.
Herbs are also inexpensive and easy to use, but they can be blown away by the wind
Step 4. Make your own cat repellent
Mix an essential oil, such as lavender, peppermint, or orange, with water in a spray bottle and spray it on the car, or moisten a cotton swab and place it around the car. You can also spray a mixture of 1/5 Citronella oil (lemongrass) and 4/5 water.
There are many self-medicating cat antidotes you can try. All cats are different so what works for one cat may not work for another; keep trying different methods until you find the right one
Step 5. Place the ultrasonic animal repellent near the car
When it detects motion, it emits a high-pitched sound that is inaudible to the human ear, but disturbing to cats. He will run away without having time to damage your car.
You can order this kit at a pet store or online
Step 6. Install a motion controlled sprinkler (motion detection)
This sprinkler is specially made to repel pests. Put one in the hose and point it at the car. When it detects movement, it will splash water to scare the animals away. The drawback of this method is the possibility of the car getting wet during the process. Make sure to close the car windows and don't walk in front of the sprinklers so they don't get splashed!
Look for this particular sprinkler at a pet store or online
Method 2 of 2: Preventing Scratches on Cars
Step 1. Use the cover to cover the car
If you're not in the mood to get rid of your cat, and just want to prevent it from getting dirty or scratching your car, protect your car by putting on a cover every night before going to bed. Although the price is quite expensive, this cover will protect the car from animals and the weather.
Step 2. Remove all food sources from around the car
Clean the driveway and yard to make sure there is no litter that invites cats to come. Monitor rats and natural prey that cats can hunt. If a cat sits in a car simply because it's close to prey, getting rid of the game will help drive it out of the car!
Step 3. Ask the cat's owner to trim or remove the cat's nails
If the scratch marks are caused by a neighbor's cat, ask him to trim or remove his cat's nails. Say “Sorry, your cat's nails have scratched my car. Can you trim or remove the nails so this doesn't happen again?"
Step 4. Ask the cat's owner to keep the animal in the house
If the neighbor's cat continues to interfere with your car, ask the owner to keep him indoors and fence the yard more tightly. Speak politely and explain the problem calmly. Let him know that you are open to other solutions, but feel this is the only way to keep the cat away from the car.
