Keeping cats away

[maryfield48]

Every week at my home game I seem to have a coughing fit and general respiratory discomfort. I'm just getting over the flu, and had attributed it to that, but we noticed some small white hairs on the playing surface. We think that a stray cat has been coming in and sleeping on the table (my table is on an open verandah). Apparently I'm having a reaction. I have never shared a domicile with a cat, so I didn't know I was allergic. But the evidence is pointing that way.

Short of causing it greivous bodily harm, anyone know of techniques for keeping cats away?

[touchfaith]

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[itsmesteve]

Get a Dog?

seriously though, cats hate water, if you could spray it with a hose, shoot it with a water gun a few times he/she will probably stay away, though this prolly wouldn't be great for your felt.

or, from cats.about.com (http://tm.wc.ask.com/r?t=c&s=a&id=30787&sv=z6f5372cf&uid=05F0DCEC445D38 C24&sid=17AE1DEC445D38C24&p=%2ftop&o=10234&u=http://www.cats.about.com/library/weekly/aa092900a.htm):

Experiment with these:

* Citrus
Cats generally hate the scent of citrus. Try spraying a citrus-scented room freshener around your cat's favorite "scratching-chair," or coarsely chop citrus peel and sprinkle it just under the perimeter of the chair. It can also be used in the soil around potted plants if your cat tends to make salad from them.
* Red Pepper Spray
Never spray this on your cat. However, if kitty is using your flower bed for an outdoor litter box, you can spray the soil around the plants. Chances are, he'll avoid that area in the future.
* Bitter Apple
Doesn't the name alone make your mouth pucker? It's said to be a great deterrant to plant chewing.
* Aluminum foil, plastic carpet protectors
Cats avoid either the sound or the feeling of these on their feet. Strategically placed, they can discourage kitty from trespassing where he is not allowed. (The carpet protector is placed upside-down so the knobby area is on top.)
* Commercial Preparations
Many of these are more suitable for outdoors, and should be tested in an inconspicuous place before using in the house. You may find the odor objectionable in some of these

[slamdunkpro]

(My wife's a Vet)

It's not the cat hair, it's the cat dander that people are allergic to. More likely polan.

[Blarg]

The dander gets stuck to the hair.

[maryfield48]

The carpet protector may be a good option. I read about pepper on one of the websites I went to. There were stories about cats getting it in their eyes and then scratching their own eyes out. I don't think I want to be responsible for that.

[Blackjack]

Cats own dogs.. mostly because I'm allergic to Dogs.

Blackjack

[dsm]

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cats hate water

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I wasted about about $15 to $20 on cat-repellent powders trying to keep cats from using my flower beds as a nightly toilet (cat piss, man that reeks). Then a lady at a nursery told me about how cats hate water. So I started watering the area each night before going to bed and it worked. Weeks later they came back when I had slacked off the watering, so you have to keep it up. I'm going to keep your pepper spray treatment in mind if they come back.

Thanks