Thank you so much.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyce, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 7:53 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets
> Hi Hailley > > Although cats make great pets, there are many > times when wild populations or cats left to run loose > can present problems. This article will address some > of these problems and offer solutions. > Nuisance cats can cause damage to plants and wild > life. A cat has many predatory instincts which are > lived out when they are able to forage freely beyond > the confines of their home. Many times they will prey > upon innocent birds and wildlife which are easy targets > around bird feeders. Cats will spend hours howling > their ritual mating calls throughout the night. Such > noises can be annoying as well as disruptive to > people trying to sleep. Cats like to leave scent markings > to let other cats know their territory. This smell > is both offensive and lingering. Many times it will > lead to more cats coming around. In extreme cases, cats > will learn how to live in the wild which will lead > to established populations. These populations are > often responsible for feeding on livestock, local bird > populations and any other small animal they can find. > If left unchecked, they will develop disease which > can easily spread. Rabid cats are ever increasing > and there is no slow down expected. > There are several ways to deal with these problems. > First, identify what it is you want to do with the > animal causing the problem. Many homeowners want to > keep cats out of their yard or away from bird feeders. > There are some products which may work well for this > > type of application. > ROPEL GRANULES > are time released > granules which can be spread where cats like to lurk. > Disperse them where the cat has learned to lie in > wait before it attacks. The smell of the granule > is mild but irritating to cats. They will move along > in most situations looking for another place to > stalk. If they persist in another area, be sure to > treat it as well. In general, you will need to > replace the granules every couple of months to > get the best results. If you live in an area which > > has a lot of rain, you can install the > GRANULE GUARD > > which protects the Ropel from rain and sun. It will > enable the granules to release slower over time > so they are able to provide control longer. These > guards really are useful once the cats are gone > and you are doing applications to keep them away > for good. In addition to the Ropel, there > is another product designed to create a barrier > > through which cats will not like to cross. > CAT REPELLING GRANULES > > are small tiny granules, about the size of small > seeds, which are sprinkled out over the ground > and used to stop cats from walking onto specific > sections of grass or turf. Once applied, they will > create an invisible wall or fence which cats do > not like to cross. Apply them at entry points, > trails and other known locations where cats have > been seen traveling. Many times these access points > are linked to the property where the cat may live. > Many cat owners don't seem to care much about their > cat wandering onto your property but you can rest > > assured they are concerned about the welfare of > their pet. Installing some > PESTICIDE WARNING SIGNS > > can help to motivate the cat owner to keep their > pet somewhat restrained. These signs are commonly > used by landscapers and are designed to warn of > recent pesticide applications. People who have > access to the turf should stay off the recently > treated areas, as a general precaution, and most > people will comply when these signs are posted. > Setting these out around your property line > may be just enough to get your neighbor to keep > his or her pet off your land! > If you have nuisance cats climbing on your car or other > areas around the home, you can try a combination of the > Ropel Granules and Defense Granules to keep them out. However, > these products will usually only work exactly where they > are applied. In order to get a larger area covered, you > should use an > use > ULTRA SOUND REPELLER. > These devices are > great for keeping stray cats off your property and > keeping them off your cars, patios, decks, bird feeders > or any other place in the yard. We have several > units to choose from so make a choice based on your > needs and situation. What's great about them is > they won't bother birds or other wildlife and > they're easy to install. Just mount one on a fence, > tree, side of a structure or any other place you want > to keep cats away. All of these can be adjusted to > > work for several different animals so if you want to > use Ultra Sound for cats only, get the > USD CAT STOPPER. > > This unit is unique in that it only targets cats. By > isolating the small range of sound most irritating to > cats, it won't affect other non-target animals and it > won't need any adjustments. Just power it on, set it > out and you're protected. It will work the best for > cats overall but remember, it's only for cats. > If the cat is your own pet and you want to prevent it > from having access to certain parts of your home, countertops, > > fish tanks, etc, use one of our > ULTRA SOUND PET BOUNDARY > > units. These are small devices, about the size of a pack > of cigarettes, and are not that powerful compared to our > outdoor units. They can be powered by battery but come > with an AC adaptor so you can plug it into any wall > outlet. This design is great for use inside because > it only goes off when the pet comes within 5-10 feet > of it. In order for it to work, you must attach a small > transmitter to the pet - usually on the collar - which > will activate the device when the pet gets too close. > This transmitter is about the size of a nickel and > your pet won't even feel it's on. When the pet walks > into the receiving zone of the device it will go off > making a sound which cats don't like. People can't > hear it and the sound is not dangerous - just > annoying. They will quickly move away from the > area and learn to stay away. This is a great tool > for keeping your cat away from where you don't > want them to go. If you have a need for something similar > > to the Pet Boundary but need to target animals which > are not yours, consider the > ULTRA SOUND PET ALARM. > > This device is similar in that it can emit an Ultra > Sound when animals get within a certain range. However, > it also has an "Audible" setting so that people can > hear when an animal enters a restricted area. This > unit does not need a transmitter to actuate its alarm; > it works off motion and has both a "low" and "high" > setting. It is great to use on countertops, doorways > or automobiles. Cats will be frightened by its sound > and immediately leave areas where you have it installed. > This is a great device to use when you want to keep > cats off a certain surface, out of a particular room > or away from a certain area in the home. They work > off a 9 volt battery and have an effective range > of 2-8 feet. However, some cats are pretty > stubborn and may need a bit more persuasion. For > > such cats, install some > CAT SCATMATS. > These are > thin mats which can be placed on the floor, furniture > or window sills. They have battery packs and wiring > which connects the battery pack to the mat. When > on, the battery pack "charges" the mat so that any > animal walking on it will "ground out" causing > a mild but unpleasant shock. Cats are very sensitive > to this shock and will choose not to walk where > they are placed. Scatmats are an excellent training > tool because cats are smart and will rapidly learn > how to avoid them. For this reason you generally > only need to install the Scatmat for a few days > to a week. Over this time the cat will undoubtedly > find another path or place to relax since it will > not risk getting shocked over and over. These mats > are a perfect tool for keeping the targeted animal > out of certain rooms, off countertops, off furniture, > away from fish tanks, pet tanks or plants and basically > anywhere you don't want them. We have three styles > available and since you can hook them up in series, > you can conceivably protect quite a large entrance > to any room, ledge or window sill. Once the pet knows > the shock will occur and stays away, you can remove > the Scatmat and keep it ready for its next job. And > > one other type of device which is similar to the Pet > Boundary, Pet Alarm and Scatmat is the > ANIMAL STAY AWAY. > > This unique repeller uses a blast of air, along with > a distinct sound, to keep cats out of small areas like > plants, counter tops, window sills or rooms. It has > a motion detector with a small range of just 3 feet. > This is by design since the intention of this machine > is to use it for small areas. It also has two > settings; the Stage One setting includes both sound > and a blast of air and should be used when the unit > is first set up. After a week or two, most cats will > learn that the sound means a "scary" blast of air > is soon to be released. This "conditioning" will > eventually make them leave based on sound alone. > Once you observe them leaving by sound only, you > won't need to use the air. At this point you can > adjust it Stage II. This will help preserve the > air supply in the replaceable can and thus enable > it to last as long as possible. However, if you have > several cats, you may find that keeping the "sound and > air" setting on all the time is the best setting for > > several weeks. This is commonly done when several animals > are being "conditioned" at the same time. Keep some > STAY AWAY REFILLS > handy and replace them as needed. > Failure to keep the device armed and ready to "spray" > will allow intelligent cats to take advantage of the > unprotected area! > Another device which we have had great results with is > > our > MOTION ACTIVATED WATER SPRAYER. > This repeller works > by using a Motion Sensor and water. It connects to > any standard garden hose, runs on a 9 volt battery and > has an effective field of view over 45 degrees wide. > Simply set it out, adjust the sensitivity setting to > zero in on motion up to 35 feet away and you will be > able to keep any cat away! The Sensor will "see" any > movement inside the zone you set and when it does > it will release a 3 second blast of water at sprinkler > speed and power. This blast is enough to keep any > cat away your car, bird feeder, side of your home, > etc. The device will then reset itself and within > 10 seconds is ready to blast away again. It has an > adjustable field of view, a foot pad for easy > staking and a pass through hose connection so that > you are able to hook several of them up in series. > It will work 24 hours a day in either light or > dark. When using around cars or autos it is best to > position one about 10-15 feet off of any one > corner. This position will get complete coverage for > two sides of the vehicle. In most cases this is > enough. However, if the local cats have access to > your vehicle from all four sides you might consider > getting two. Positioned at opposite corners you > will have all four sides completely covered. For > keeping away stray wandering cats off structures, > cars and from spraying around your property this > device is probably your best bet. > If you have a fence, house, tree or other part of your > property which cats are using to sharpen their claws, > > use > ROPEL LIQUID > to stop them. This product is simply > sprayed on the surface of whatever they are clawing. > It tastes terrible. Cats are constantly grooming > themselves which will let them taste how bad the > Ropel is. Cats will quickly learn to leave anything > treated with Ropel alone. If the object you are > needing to keep them away from will not readily > accept the liquid such as some furniture inside the > > home, use the > REPEL AEROSOL > instead. All it takes > is a light misting and cats will stay away from > where you spray it. This is a great material for > inside the home where pets are targeting furniture, > window treatments, rugs, etc. Use it every day if > needed for a few days to a week and your pet will > cease the unwanted behavior. > Another problem that develops when cats are > active around a property happens when they mark or > leave scent trails on trees or flower beds. This > smell is offensive and will linger for long periods > of time. Once they start this behavior, it will > almost always lure more cats which in turn add > their own scent. Before you know it, there is a > stink that refuses to go away! In fact, the smell > seems to get worse right after a rain. This is > because of special bacteria which is part of their > odor. This bacteria requires moisture to live > and will "feed" itself if left untreated. To remove > this odor as quickly as possible, use a special > > enzyme called > DAWGON ODOR NEUTRALIZER. > Although this > product is mostly used for dog or cat urine and > feces, it works well at breaking down strong scent > markings from cats. It may take a few treatments, > but the enzymes will work to break the odor down > so that it won't be as offensive or lingering > as normal. The key to getting success when using > Dawgon is to try to get it applied as directly on > the scent or markings as you can. To help find > > exact locations, use our > BLACK LIGHT. > This can > be used inside or outside, under dark conditions, > and will reflect where the cats are leaving their > odors. Once found, you are able to treat them > directly which will enable you to get the best > results. > If the nuisance cat is wild or feral and needs to > be trapped, there are two models which will work > > well for catching them. The > LT111230 > is the easiest > to use and works well for most applications. If you > believe the cat is unusually large or strong, you may > need to go with the bigger model > LT111236. > It is > slightly longer and the cats are more comfortable > entering due to the bigger size. Both traps feature > opening rear door's for easy animal removal; the LT111236 > is available with a sliding door as well which is > really helpful if you are trying to transfer the > trapped animal to a holding cage. > When using live traps, you need to set them where > you know the cats are active. Since cats are wary > animals, using a can of cat food isn't always going > to get them in the trap. We suggest setting a can of > fish flavored cat food in the back of the trap, behind > the trip pan, and centered. You can also use any other > foodstuff you know they like to eat which could include > anything around the yard you have seen them consume. > However, to make sure they find your trap in the first > > place, place some of our > CAT PASTE > on the trip pan > first. About two tablespoons, smeared on the trip > pan, will release enough smell to lure any cat over > to the trap and once they see the offering inside > they will readily enter. > > Nuisance cats can be a problem. Wild cats > should be trapped and either relocated or > destroyed - depending on local ordinances. > Local cats which use your property for > defecating, chewing or stalking can be stopped > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of one foxy lady > Sent: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:38 > To: handyman > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Neighbor's Pets > > Hello List, > > Well yall may or may not be able to help me with this.. > I have a front porch that extends the length of my house and 4 columns > to support the roof overhang which I suspect that is why my neighbor's > cats like to laze away the day on my bench on this porch and they have a > dog too who likes to run back and forth in between the little bushes > that sits in a row in front of the bench on the porch. > I have asked my neighbor to better monitor her pets she works all day > and leaves them outside to roam the neighborhood so my question is how > can I rid myself of these pests. > > I like animals but just not unwanted ones.. > > Thanks, > > Hailley > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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