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From: chrise@ihlpl.UUCP (Chris Edmonds)
Newsgroups: net.pets,net.auto
Subject: Re: cats sitting on cars
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Date: Fri, 21-Mar-86 14:44:07 EST
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> My neighbor's cat likes to sit on the hood of my new car.  
> I am concerned about him scratching the paint.

I have 3 cats and 2 cars (semi-new) they have always loved to sit
on the cars.  This is for at least 2 reasons, 1. its a nice high vantage
point from which to pounce on unwary leaves blowing by (or mice or
whatever) and 2. they are frequently warm (sun or engine heat).  Soooo..
the solution is to make you car low and cold!  I suggest parking it
underground in a drive-in refrigerator.    BUT SERIOUSLY!  you can see
the problem of preventing unwanted cat perching...

Well, a better question is whether a cat's claws can scratch a car or
not.  I never actually experimented with a cat, but I know MY claws
(same basic chemistry) can't damage factory paint.  I've had cats and
cars for years and never had an idetifiable cat claw mark in my paint.
This included specifically checking several times when a cat jumped onto
the car covered with ice and slid off leaving deep gouges in the ice/snow.

BUT, you've got to learn to ignore muddy tracks on your windshield....

Chris Edmonds @ AT&T Something-or-Other, Naperville, IL ...!ihnp4!ihlpl!chrise