Beating cats

[deacsoft]

So after a while of discussion and such I've agreed to let my girlfriend have her cat come to live with us. She's agreed to take full care of it (meaning that I have no cat responsibilities what so ever). The issue is that I'm alergic to cats and otherwise have no problem with them, but certainly don't need some cat driving me crazy while I'm trying to work. I don't care if the cat is living with us as long as she keeps it and the house clean of cat hair and such. And I do not want this cat coming in to my office and bothering me while I'm working. I basically don't want the cat near me but I also don't want the cat to run and hide in terror every time it sees me. How do I train the cat to leave me alone but not fear me? The only way I can come up with to keep it away from me it to give it a good, savage beating. However I don't want to hurt the cat, the girlfriend would get pissed, and the cat would forever fear me. I just need to get it accross to this cat they we can have a good "don't mess with me; I won't mess with you" relationship. Any help here?

[Brainwalter]

Just spray water at it, they really hate that. My dad did this for 10 or 12 years, it works well. They avoided him for the most part.

A little goes a long way, just keep a spray bottle around for a few days after tha cat moves in.

[ukpokerplayer]

Either piss yourself, or surround yourself with lemons. It wont come near you then

[Paluka]

water in a spray bottle is a good option.

[Los Feliz Slim]

To reduce your allergies:

Hardwood is better than carpet.
Get a good HEPA air purifier and put it in your bedroom.
If possible, keep the cat out of the bedroom at all times.
Have her brush and wipe the cat down regularly.
Feed the cat high-quality food.

If these steps help your allergies, how about you make an effort to accept the cat into your life? They're really wonderful animals. If you can't at least give it a shot, having the cat come live with you is a really terrible idea for everybody.

Obviously, don't beat the cat.

[Dominic]

get a water gun. Every time the cat comes near you, spray it. It will learn rather quickly not to come near you.

As a side note, when my finacee and I moved in, she brought two cats with her and I felt exactly like you did - keep the cats away and clean up the cat hair!

Now, I love the damn cats like my own children and the cat hair doesn't bother me at all.

We've also gotten ANOTHER cat and two dogs!

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[deacsoft]

Thanks guys. I'm going to go out and get a badass water pistol today. That's a great idea. As I said, I have no problems with cats. I'm not a cat hater. The rules we set before I agreed to let the cat move in were these:
1) Not allowed in the bedroom or the my office. Ever.
2) The cat must be bathed regularly.
3) The house must be kept clean of cat hair. I agreed to buy a Roomba to help with the cleaning.
4) Cat litter must be kept in order. I agreed to buy a littermaid to help with that.

[swede123]

So she's bringing her cat into the house but in return you're buying her a bunch of automated household gadgets? Sounds like a win-win for her.

Swede

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[Brainwalter]

I've seen very few living things as ugly as those cats. And most of the others were hairless cats as well.

Edit: And deacsoft, pursuant to rule 2, you should be the one to bathe the cat. It will avoid you like death.