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Re: Ok, Fed up with cats

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From: Mad-Biker
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:02
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we actually have been doing that,

but it isnt working anymore, they seem to be soaking wet most days, maybe 
its the heat!


"meeee" <pleasespamme@youknowyouwantto.gov.au> wrote in message 
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> "A Little Bit" <tipsy@beerlover.com.au> wrote in message 
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>> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:42:53 +1100,  "Mad-Biker" 
>> <mad-biker@westnet(Panties).com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> My 2 cats seem to always scratch the flyscreens of the house to get in. 
>>> they
>>> never did it before we moved to this house a few months ago.
>>>
>>> They constantly do it to the point were they are pulling the screens off 
>>> the
>>> windows!
>>>
>>> what can I do to stop this?
>>
>> I replaced the flywire in my screens with shadecloth.
>>
>> At worst the cats can pull the shadecloth out of the mount, but they 
>> don't do any damage.
>>
> See if you can keep them inside. Your cats will last longer....failing 
> this, screw a piece of perspex or similar over the area they are 
> scratching. Hide behind the door with a spray bottle or water pistol and 
> squirt them every time they scratch (this also keeps the kids happy). You 
> have to do it regularly, but they get the message quick enough.
> 
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Subject: Re: Ok, Fed up with cats
From: "Mad-Biker" <mad-biker@westnet(Panties).com.au>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:02:05 +1100
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