Hey Cat People! Need Advice.

[jinlo]

Originally Posted by krisk

but!!!!!! you made a funny!

Great, now my butt is funny.

It's a really full day.

[Ceili]

If you don't mind the carnival atmosphere it will lend, try attaching a few balloons where you see most of the prints, if you could have something that jingles a bit when it is disturbed, even better. This worked very well for a dog I had that loved the window repairman so much that he wanted to put his kids through college - he knocked out my windows quite regularly at school dismissal time. It also seemed to keep most of my cats away from the windows that had the balloons attached.

A cheapie bag of small balloons, a cheap hand pump and some mini bells would fit the bill, and hopefully relieve you of your problem! (you'd have to take the balloons down... but you'd need to do the same thing with mats, so it might not be an issue)

[krisk]

oh jeeze! bells and balloons? Kindle Kitten would be all over that toy!

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

You missed the "very allergic" to cats post. Not the sneezy, itchy kind of allergic, the too much exposure and my lungs close up so I can't breath kind of allergic. Not fun.

Hey, I'm that sort of allergic too!! That's why I live off of Benadryl. Isn't it FUN not being able to breathe?

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Hey, I'm that sort of allergic too!! That's why I live off of Benadryl. Isn't it FUN not being able to breathe?

Truly. I don't know how you do it. It must be love.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Truly. I don't know how you do it. It must be love.

Personally, I think I'm just completely insane ... totally bonkers ... a basket case. But, if you want to think it's love, we'll go with that.

[Seabound]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

You missed the "very allergic" to cats post. Not the sneezy, itchy kind of allergic, the too much exposure and my lungs close up so I can't breath kind of allergic. Not fun.

Yes, in my haste to offer you my advice, I did miss the "very allergic" post--please excuse me. However, let's go about this one step at a time. I still stand by my advice since I'm confident it will solve your pawprint problem. (Besides, you have coyotes in CA, yes?) When you adopt the cats, start a thread about the allergies and we will try to offer you advice about that.

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by Seabound

Yes, in my haste to offer you my advice, I did miss the "very allergic" post--please excuse me. However, let's go about this one step at a time. I still stand by my advice since I'm confident it will solve your pawprint problem. (Besides, you have coyotes in CA, yes?) When you adopt the cats, start a thread about the allergies and we will try to offer you advice about that.

Why are you trying to kill me?

[Seabound]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Why are you trying to kill me?

Oh no! I love ducks! Where I live there are ducks (and geese and many other feathered friends) everywhere and they are like our unofficial mascots. I'm not trying to kill you, I'm trying to get rid of your allergies.

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by Seabound

Oh no! I love ducks! Where I live there are ducks (and geese and many other feathered friends) everywhere and they are like our unofficial mascots. I'm not trying to kill you, I'm trying to get rid of your allergies.

I'd rather get rid of the cats (as in keep them away from my car).

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

I'd rather get rid of the cats (as in keep them away from my car).

Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf!!!!!

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf!!!!!

Thank you! You're the best solution so far!

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Thank you! You're the best solution so far!

Hey, my friends tell me I'm all wet. Is that the same thing?

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Hey, my friends tell me I'm all wet. Is that the same thing?

Yes, you're 50% cat deterrent and 50% funny and 100% adorable (with a smidgen of bacon scent)!

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

I have been known to hit the panic button on my car key fob to get the horn to honk and scare them away when I'm walking toward the car (sorry if you think it's evil).

I don't think it's evil, given how allergic you are. It seems quite sensible. It doesn't hurt them, after all.

Have you considered allergy shots? Not that I think you should try to keep cats if you're allergic, but if they cause you not to be able to breathe... that seems like something worth treating, if possible. Cats are pretty common.

(For that matter, Ricky, have you looked into allergy shots? Do they not work for allergies as severe as yours? They seem to be working [finally!] for my dust mite allergies.)