HELP: I need ideas - motion sensor/switch to eliminate cat pissing!!!

Walking Man

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Hello, all.
My mom has a cats that piss in the wrong place, and I want to end it once and for all by hooking up a motion sensor (or possible electric eye) to turn on a switch that I can plug in a radio (load) and a light to. My parents have tried A LOT of option, but I think this may be the only thing that will really work. Now, I need ideas from you guys.
THANKS!!!! You have my deepest appreciation.
 
why don't you sprinkle the area with cayene? they step in it, lick thier paws and eventually figure it out.

if you know where it's bring done, could also hook up either a copper plate with a few hundred volts or a sprinkler to the sensor
 
Place a piece of damp carpet on the cats normal position, attach an electrical lead. Then hang a piece of tin foil over the target with the other electical lead.

Try to use 12V DC car battery so as to make the kitty uncomfortable (not hurt) don't use mains as this is likely to terminate the problem and your welcome permenantly. (110V AC would also be hazardous to your family).

Also ensure that the kitty has a healthy kittly litter alternative.
 
Hi All-

Another important factor is to find all of the inappropriate "spots" they have used around your parents' home and eliminate the odors associated with feline urine, feces, irritated anal glands, saliva, and vomit. Cats will return to the same spot over and over again unless the initial smell is neutralized. Sometimes it is best just to remove badly stained carpet and underpadding and toss it in the garbage.

You'll need a UV light in the correct wavelength for organic pet stains. I can't speak to quality of the one in the hyperlink above. I know the folks on Candlepowerforums.com speak about lights in the 370 nm range for optimal performance. Something like an Inova X5 UV with a longer wavelength (say 390-400 nm) is cheaper, but probably not as effective as the pricier lights.

Good luck with the problem. It's tough when beloved pets cause headaches.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
We used to have trouble with deer attacking the garden at the lake cabin. So, I got an outdoor light fixture at Home Depot with a motion sensor on it. When it sees motion, the lights turn on for about three minutes and then turn off. It's also photoelectric, so it only turns on at night which is perfect since deer only raid the garden at night. I spliced into the wiring and added an outlet which is now controlled by the motion sensor. Then, I got an 18V transformer at Home Depot and plugged it into the outlet. These transformers are sold with the automatic lawn sprinkler equipment because automatic lawn sprinkler valves open when 18V is applied to them. You can see where I'm going with this. I added an automatic lawn sprinkler valve and some appropriate fittings and now we have a sprinkler that turns on and runs for about three minutes when it sees motion. The lights also turn on. Well, deer don't like bright lights and they certainly don't like being wet. So, this system chases them right out. It's worked perfectly.

There's only one problem. Springer Spaniels don't mind lights, they love being wet, and they learn fast.
 
Gollnick,
that's kind of exactly what I was thinking,
but I'd really like to have a radio plugged into it so there will be bright light + a non-repetive noise, which seems to work better,
So far, all I've found is a battery operated (I'd like plug-in) strobe light and alarm.
 
I found something on the net called scat or ssccaatt or something like that. It is a can of compressed air with a head with a motion sensor and an alarm on it. It is self contained. You place it where you want to protect. When an animal approaches it sounds and alarm (a loud beep) and then it shoots a hiss of air. Scares the crap out of them. We had a cat coming on our porch in the middle of the night and pestering the animals. I put it on the steps and no more problems. It is not waterproof - I had to wrap some plastic wrap around the top to keep water out. Worked like a charm.
 
I would recommend against the use of electricity. It's a lot of trouble to set up and quite likely to do permanent damage to the cat.

Eliminating odors from the previous incidents is probably the most critical step. Look for "Nature's Miracle" or a similar enzyme-based odor remover and use a black light to find all the spots where you need to use it.

There are also pheremone-based sprays that can be used to "mark" the areas in a positive way, so the cat will be more comfortable and less inclined to mark them itself. I've had good luck with that approach.

If you need to convince the cat to stay away from certain areas use the cayenne pepper trick mentioned earlier. Or lay down some mailing tape upside down. Cats hate having things stuck to them. If you're home you'll know when they step on it.

Finally, there is always a reason for marking. If you can figure out what the behavior is intended to communicate, and remove the cause, you are far more likely to eliminate the behavior. That's never easy, and isn't always possible, but it is worth some thought.

Good luck!

--Bob Q
 
bquinlan said:
Or lay down some mailing tape upside down. Cats hate having things stuck to them. If you're home you'll know when they step on it.
--Bob Q
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That's my favorite, won't hurt the cat, and very entertaining as well! :D
 
Electricity can work ,after all there are electric fences .You need very high voltage but very low amperage.They'll learn !!
 
sgtdevildog said:
I found something on the net called scat or ssccaatt or something like that.
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search google for that and you will get pictures that would scare any cat off! :eek:


Having lived with cats for several years I would imagine the sprinkler would work pretty well

our cat had a habbit of climbing on the sideboard and sitting in the kitchen sink. We would yell but it wouldnt do anything, it got to the point where it would be so cheeky it would sit in the sink and let you walk up to it, even though it knew it was doing wrong. That was until I walked up to it and turned the cold water tap on full, it didnt get in the sink anymore...
 
Get a motion sensing light from HD or lowes, screw adapters into the light sockets then pug in a strobe ( look online you should be able to find a $15 one) and the radio into the other. A little experimentation should let you figure out the placement. Eliminating the previous "annointments" will also help vastly.
 
I ended up putting a lot of masking tape on the floor,
and it seems like it's working.
thanks for the help.
 
bquinlan said:
Cats hate having things stuck to them. If you're home you'll know when they step on it.
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Tell me about it, once I was cleaning up after a meal and thought it would be amusing to throw a bit of cold sticky spaghetti at the cat. Got it right in the side. I thought the cat would roll over and scratch at it to get it off but it decided to go for the 'If I run fast enough over enough breakable things maybe this thing will fall off' approach... doh
 
Walking Man said:
Hello, all.
My mom has a cats that piss in the wrong place, and I want to end it once and for all by hooking up a motion sensor (or possible electric eye) to turn on a switch that I can plug in a radio (load) and a light to. My parents have tried A LOT of option, but I think this may be the only thing that will really work. Now, I need ideas from you guys.
THANKS!!!! You have my deepest appreciation.
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If you live in the country, get outside cats. They can take care of themselves in good weather, just bring them in the winter. Other than that, you're screwed, because cats don't generally do what you want of them, like keeping your house clean. Watch the Robin Williams HBO comedy special from 2001, he is dead on about cats, his skit includes a water bottle being sprayed around. My mother has two outside cats, one is a 17 year old almost fully blind cat and the other is a three year old black cat, and they stay outside all year. The black cat was raised around dogs (before you put your cat in with other dogs, think, a strange dog will eat your cat, my cat was raised with a puppy), and he comes in at night, says his hellos to the family, and promptly goes into his crate and goes to sleep. I've seen my mothers cats get in fights with other neighborhood cats, dogs, dragging small animals across fields etc. They survive pretty well outdoors!
 
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