Cat problem!!

jomor · 09-02-2003

..and i dont mean the exhaust's catalytic converter. I mean a real cat. Dont laugh but the last 3 weeks i see cat hair inside the engine bay. Grrrrrrr

It seems that a cat is in love with my bella, and sleeps on top of the engine cover at nights as its warm. There is cat hair everywhere damn it

I clean it and the next day its full again!
i ve heard stories about cats sleeping in the engine area, driver starts the engine and cat spread in pieces everywhere inside the bonnet, cut from the belt or fan. Blood and meat everywhere. Yuuk...

What can i do guys? Thats not exactly the kind of pussy i had in mind.. wink

THROTTLEMAN · 09-02-2003

Jomor, get a cover. It's the best you can do.

I have a cat and she's a sweet.

She only got up of the bonnet a couple of times but she didn't scratch anything... I did consider get an Alfa red cover but she haven't done that since that time so, I wont get it. After all it's about 100€

I remember on time, many years ago, one of my uncles drove to the north, about 80km. When he stopped for the first, he heard a cat mewing from the engine bay. He opened the bonnet and there he was: a small cat that travel 80km from his home place!! And the cat was really ok!

Btw my uncle had a Peugeot 505 or something.

So, if you don't want a pussy sprayed in two you better consider a cover

wink

10-02-2003

Jomor,

Perhaps we should meet, I have a mouse which visits mine. I keep finding bleeding cherry pips on the battery box (my neighbour has 2 cherry trees near my garage)

wink wink

10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jomor:
..and i dont mean the exhaust's catalytic converter. I mean a real cat. Dont laugh but the last 3 weeks i see cat hair inside the engine bay. Grrrrrrr

It seems that a cat is in love with my bella, and sleeps on top of the engine cover at nights as its warm. There is cat hair everywhere damn it

I clean it and the next day its full again!
i ve heard stories about cats sleeping in the engine area, driver starts the engine and cat spread in pieces everywhere inside the bonnet, cut from the belt or fan. Blood and meat everywhere. Yuuk...

What can i do guys? Thats not exactly the kind of pussy i had in mind.. wink

<hr /></blockquote>get a garage

Banflu · 10-02-2003

Hugo is right, you should get the under-engine cover. it should stop cats going in, right?

i was actually thinking about this cover this morning, cause the engine keeps getting dirty in winter frown

Stori · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jomor:
..and i dont mean the exhaust's catalytic converter. I mean a real cat. Dont laugh but the last 3 weeks i see cat hair inside the engine bay. Grrrrrrr

It seems that a cat is in love with my bella, and sleeps on top of the engine cover at nights as its warm. There is cat hair everywhere damn it

I clean it and the next day its full again!
i ve heard stories about cats sleeping in the engine area, driver starts the engine and cat spread in pieces everywhere inside the bonnet, cut from the belt or fan. Blood and meat everywhere. Yuuk...

What can i do guys? Thats not exactly the kind of pussy i had in mind.. wink

<hr /></blockquote>Put an alarm motion sensor under the bonnet. The Horn going off should scare at least 8 of the cat's 9 lives to death Then only one to go

Or go about at say 10 pm and blow the horn manually

Pussy and Cars is always a problem

G-147 · 10-02-2003

put a mouse on the neighbours vw... problem solved!

10-02-2003

Jomor,

i totally understand the anger. got a neighbour who feed homless cat's....you all can imagine the smell around the house.
i even got this far that i found out how much it will cost to get ride of them with the help of proffessional.....and saveing money now for that purpose

Best practice so far - besides a gun/mad dog and horn (which actually works quite well) is anti cat smell or something like that. Go to the local pet shop and ask some sort of parfume that cats dislike. spread it all over the bella and their gone.

hope it helps,

T.

jomor · 10-02-2003

Thanx for understanding me guys

agisd: I wish i had the money wink

Stori: I thought of that!!! LOL!! Moving sensor connected with a dog barking siren !!

Problem is that i already tried to trigger the alarm, the kittie didnt care, either it she was too cold or deaf. Once i open the bonnet and there she was, sitting on the engine's plastic cover, looking at me, scared but didnt move a bit. I like cats, i had two when i was a kid, but i love my bella much more.

G: Not bad at all! I hate my neighbour's vw

T.P.: I think this is the best idea: bad smell! maybe i ll spray the engine with cockroach exterminator spray if i wont find anything cats hate

Wisrute B. · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jomor:
Thanx for understanding me guys

agisd: I wish i had the money wink

Stori: I thought of that!!! LOL!! Moving sensor connected with a dog barking siren !!

Problem is that i already tried to trigger the alarm, the kittie didnt care, either it she was too cold or deaf. Once i open the bonnet and there she was, sitting on the engine's plastic cover, looking at me, scared but didnt move a bit. I like cats, i had two when i was a kid, but i love my bella much more.

G: Not bad at all! I hate my neighbour's vw

T.P.: I think this is the best idea: bad smell! maybe i ll spray the engine with cockroach exterminator spray if i wont find anything cats hate

<hr /></blockquote>jomor: I think cats hate orange (fruit) and perhaps the orange scent also. At least it smells better than cockroach spray!

jomor · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Wisrute B.:
jomor: I think cats hate orange (fruit) and perhaps the orange scent also. At least it smells better than cockroach spray!

<hr /></blockquote>Good!! I hate mechanics fainting over my bonnet

Mel Bonkers · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Wisrute B.:
jomor: I think cats hate orange (fruit) and perhaps the orange scent also. At least it smells better than cockroach spray!

<hr /></blockquote>So jomor, go to the grocery shop and by yourself 5 kg of oranges...and stick them under the bonnet wink You can get free orange juice from underneath your car every morning

...don't forget to bring a glass with you wink

Sorry!

Mel Bonkers · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jomor:
Problem is that i already tried to trigger the alarm, the kittie didnt care, either it she was too cold or deaf.<hr /></blockquote>I guess I would be deaf too if I got a car horn blown about 5 cm from my ear

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.......huh.......

.......what?.......

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jomor · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mel Bonkers:
So jomor, go to the grocery shop and by yourself 5 kg of oranges...and stick them under the bonnet wink You can get free orange juice from underneath your car every morning

...don't forget to bring a glass with you wink

Sorry!

<hr /></blockquote>LOL

Imagine the mechanic opening the bonnet and see oranges stuck everywhere! And my pet sleeping!

Mel Bonkers · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jomor:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mel Bonkers:
So jomor, go to the grocery shop and by yourself 5 kg of oranges...and stick them under the bonnet wink You can get free orange juice from underneath your car every morning

...don't forget to bring a glass with you wink

Sorry!

<hr /></blockquote>LOL

Imagine the mechanic opening the bonnet and see oranges stuck everywhere! And my pet sleeping!

<hr /></blockquote>And imagine him asking: "So you said you heard a miauwing sound underneath the bonnet, now didn't you? Mmmmm.....can't see the problem really. Looks fine to me." And then he gets himself an orange!

: MAJOR LOL!!!!!!!!

Spiderman · 10-02-2003

Buy a dog.

RicksAlfas · 10-02-2003

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Mel Bonkers · 10-02-2003

mmmm....jomor, I think Ricks is trying to tell you to shoot the Alfa mechanic....

jomor · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mel Bonkers:
And imagine him asking: "So you said you heard a miauwing sound underneath the bonnet, now didn't you? Mmmmm.....can't see the problem really. Looks fine to me." And then he gets himself an orange!

: MAJOR LOL!!!!!!!!<hr /></blockquote>LOL http://www.alfaowner.com/forum/ubb/icons/icon25.gif But i dont think that he will find everything all right.

He will say as usual:
"You have a big problem, we have to change the power steering, repair the gearbox, change rear socks, do a proxy alignment, replace the brake fluid, reprogram the ECU, replace the right door's lock, remove the dash to stick foamy materials, replace the seats' fabric with cat's leather, and all these before changing the engine. Sorry.. You will have to leave the car for 7 months, we ll give you bus tickets for free of course and give you a 2% discount"

jomor · 10-02-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mel Bonkers:
mmmm....jomor, I think Ricks is trying to tell you to shoot the Alfa mechanic....

<hr /></blockquote>I think he means the cat

Rick, thats the solution man!
I ll shoot the mechanic who forgot his damned cat inside my bonnet!!!

Then i ll have to think about killing the cat because i love animals