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Zap the Cat!

CJ Chip JacksonOGR Forum Member
So me and the cat have been fighting over who has control of the layout (5X8 on a table). So far he is winning. Mad Now I know many here on the forum do not mind cats on their layout, but I just can't stand the thought of cat hair wound up in axles/gears, etc.

I have put down shelving paper, sticky side up to teach him a lesson, lesson not learned (just me fighting what turned out to be large pieces of flypaper. Covered the layout in cardboard - pain in the rear since I have to remove many things to lay down the cardboard, and as soon as I do not put back up, there he is! And I think he is smiling at me! Eek

Spray bottle with weak vinegar added has never phased him! He KNOWS not to get up there. When I come in the room, I can hear him jump down before I see him, and he shys away from me since he knows I am mad (and usually telling him how much I love him!).

Tired of vacuuming prior to running so I am changing tactics. I have ordered a small electric fence controller designed for pets (not a large livestock unit). My question is this - should I set up an electric fence style setup on the outside of the table (removable)? OR ..... can I disconnect the track from the transformer and charge the track?!? Big Grin So, anyone have a comment on firing up the track instead of a separate wiring setup??

Thoughts? Suggestions? My daughter is too attached to the cat, so option #1 (cat removal)is not available ...
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Gandalf97Gandalf97OGR Forum Member
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Originally posted by Hot Water:
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Originally posted by Gandalf97:
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Originally posted by Hot Water:
I'm getting a Ruger 357 for my next birthday, THAT should take care of the cat, using only 38 cal. loads of course!


That would cause problems with the scenery... Red Face

Only one 38 cal. hole.


He would also have to re-do anything damaged by the splatter and other unpleasant stuff that would get on the layout.
T thestumperOGR Forum Member
Squirt guns are indeed effective... on MOST cats. I have experience in this area with two separate cats:

Cat #1: Hit him with a blast of H2O from across the room. You would have thought I shot him with my .45ACP. He flew off the banister and never returned.(I didn't kill him... he eventually came back upstairs).

Cat #2: Engaged him at close range at the dinner table. He seemed to enjoy it. Now I catch him pawing at the shower when someone is in there. It's aggravating, and somewhat disturbing. He got in the guest shower (only a curtain) once and scared the h*ll out of my father-in-law. He was just sitting in the back corner, enjoying the spray. All I heard was "What the??? GET OUT OF HERE !!!!!", and then a wet, confused cat sped by.

Kind of depends on the cat....
FM Former Member
Use the fence insulators and just temp. it around the layout.
Run 2 wires so he'll get a good ground

Make sure it's tall enough so he'll get a "taste" That will be enough to keep him away for a good while.

And if that doesn't do it let me know . I've got a charger that's good for 500 miles of fence and it'll put a 3500 pound bull on it's knees. Big Grin

David
SantaFe158SantaFe158OGR Forum Member
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Originally posted by Notch 8:
How about electrified catenary?


Or just turn up the track voltage. My dog got zapped on the nose when she was a puppy because sniffed the track a little too closely while I was running trains (TMCC at 18 Volts). Up until that point, she drove me crazy around the Christmas layout. She was always getting into things. One zap/yelp and she hasn't really bothered it since. She's also 5 years old now and that happened when she was 7 months old.
FM Former Member
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Originally posted by Hot Water:
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Originally posted by Bobby Ogage:
I hear that cats do not like the smell of human urine.

WOW! So much for "blood splatter" on the scenery.


I guess that goes back to the 3 vegetables that should not be consecutively used in a sentence?

Lettuce,Turnup and pea


David
Dewey TrogdonDewey TrogdonOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER
Solution:
Sack + Cat in Sack + Two Stones, tie sack find deep lake! Razz

Don't tell our cat Buddy I said this although I threaten him with as much daily--he may pee on my ballast.

The fat,lazy dummy will sit outside in a driving rain but panics at just the sight of my layout spray bottle.

Seriously, the spray bottle + cheap vodka is the answer. Spray on rear end as he/she departs the scene. He will then accelerate very quickly afterwards when the bottle is raised and in my real experience will not return.

When he was a kitten he would lie on the tracks and just raise his head slightly when I raised the pw ZW to 20 volts on his soft, tender underbelly. I think he liked it.
TonyGG1TonyGG1OGR Forum Member
You know, I can't tell who's serious here and who isn't!! This is how I see it. I love cats and have one who's a big, fat, sweet tuxedo boy. I love dogs. I have guns, including the caliber mentioned earlier. AND, as far as this Forum is concerned, I love trains, very much. Keep the door to the train room closed like I do. End of problem! You know how you'd wish you could meet Forum members sometime to discuss trains in person? I'd like to meet a couple of you to discuss other things!
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oldroboldrobOGR Forum Member
I like all animals so I don't want to see any harm to cats. I have seen people use the squirt gun or bottle before. Maybe get a kitty cage and put him in it when you catch him on the track. Kitty prison! Cats love to sit in high perches, maybe get him one of those climbing cat poles that has platforms where he can look down over everything?
Rob
G GinsawOGR Forum Member
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I like all animals so I don't want to see any harm to cats.
I know a good test of one's love of animals. It lives next door. A small dog that loves to bark constantly at the neighbors. You know the type.

My fantasy is that one night some big hawk or owl or something will swoop down and put the snatch on that animal...
AGHRMattAGHRMattOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER
One of our cats, Rascal (how appropriate is that name?) keeps hopping up on the table and the kitchen counter. He sees the spray bottle, hops down and runs off. Five minutes later, he's back. I'm liking the motion-sensing noise maker idea.

By the way, we also have a Maltese (barking rodent) who is actually more annoying with the barking. The spray bottle gets her attention.
John PignatelliJohn PignatelliOGR Forum Member
I had that problem in the past. One thought is the cat is curious of what is going on up there that has YOUR attention. Same reason cats like to sit on a magazine news paper or anything it thinks you are paying attention to. Why, because it wants your Attention.
Remedy. Keep the cat out of the room your layout is in. Make your layout less interesting to him, I found blowing the whistle made him get off and go els-ware, when I am not around I close the door.
We still love each other and I have not had to use any sidearms on him.

John
Gandalf97Gandalf97OGR Forum Member
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Originally posted by TonyGG1:
You know, I can't tell who's serious here and who isn't!!


Tony... I am only serious about my non-harmful suggestions.

Jon... Mouse traps... another great idea.

I still like the parenting one the best though. Your daughter's cat equals her responsibility to clean up after it. Doesn't want the responsibility equals doesn't want the cat.
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