tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post9140492804262616963..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Turf wars: tackling Tootsie, Truffle's neighbourhood nemesis, with a pungent personalised potion from Papillon PerfumeryVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61507894229887504052017-07-03T23:58:06.014+01:002017-07-03T23:58:06.014+01:00Hi Blacknall,
Oh, I wish I had your relatively we...Hi Blacknall,<br /><br />Oh, I wish I had your relatively well behaved neighbours instead of Tootsie. A bit of light teasing would be tolerable. I am still hopeful of the anti-cat remedy. I think it needs repeated reinforcement, and that is tricky, given the difficulty of getting anywhere within firing range!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-21289370539051580022017-06-30T21:33:05.399+01:002017-06-30T21:33:05.399+01:00What a rude cat that Tootsie is! Our neighborhood...What a rude cat that Tootsie is! Our neighborhood cats are pretty well behaved, one does tease Charcoal, but the other Cuzco, is an amiable fellow with all th eintellect of Pooh Bear. <br />All of them are ace mousers though, so I do not have a problem with them in my backyard. I wish the anti-cat scat had worked. My own cat repellent involves asking my neighbors with dogs to get them to lift aBlacknall Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481392513383253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69214618034604079272017-06-29T19:52:01.863+01:002017-06-29T19:52:01.863+01:00Hi Undina,
How interesting about the double-sided...Hi Undina,<br /><br />How interesting about the double-sided tape. What an easy remedy to improvise as well. As I said to Asali, I don't have that problem too much with Truffle, and can't point to any soft furnishings damage of hers, other than carpets in doorways. Where it is too late to use the tape trick, haha.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74633912157127665732017-06-29T19:50:31.846+01:002017-06-29T19:50:31.846+01:00Hi Asali,
I will keep on with the anti-cat potion...Hi Asali,<br /><br />I will keep on with the anti-cat potion, and if I can trap Tootsie indoors again, maybe douse him even more. And examine his hindquarters if I can!<br /><br />Truffle is not a bad scratcher actually, other than the edges of doors she tries to prise open. Oh, and carpet edges in doorways. But rarely furniture at least.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55231328397552030362017-06-29T19:48:30.819+01:002017-06-29T19:48:30.819+01:00Hi Undina,
Unfortunately Truffle does still lose ...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Unfortunately Truffle does still lose her collars - along with certain high end handcrafted metal tags with which you will be familiar ;) - so there could be a disastrous situation of her getting locked out of her own house. Also not sure if you can replace the flap I have with that kind as it is set into a pane of glass. If I needed a whole new pane that would be a couple Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43619278506555285982017-06-29T07:36:16.809+01:002017-06-29T07:36:16.809+01:00About anti-scratching "remedies": with R...About anti-scratching "remedies": with Rusty a dual-side tape worked: we attached it to corners of the sofa - and he never scratched them again. If you cannot find a real dual-side tape, the regular packing tape connected in a circle with the sticky side out might work as well.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-29106881696183161322017-06-28T14:04:31.460+01:002017-06-28T14:04:31.460+01:00Thanks for the story. I love that anti-cat potion,...Thanks for the story. I love that anti-cat potion, just sorry it didn't work. Rattling with some coins in a can has kept Vega from scratching in places where I don't want her to, long term! So it's possible, and yes, undina's suggestion of the door opening collar is a good one.Asalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522693265217204063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11841133091628614752017-06-28T09:35:12.112+01:002017-06-28T09:35:12.112+01:00I remember that picture and I'm appalled by To...I remember that picture and I'm appalled by Tootsie's behavior :(. I would be fighting as well. Is Truffle still getting rid of her collars? Friends of mine installed a special lock on the cat door that opens only when their cats who have a special collar come close. It would allow Truffle to use the door but still keep the intruder out. And I would probably talk to the owners and Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9668405753199320342017-06-27T23:59:03.484+01:002017-06-27T23:59:03.484+01:00Haha, good stuff! Sorry, but you won't find an...Haha, good stuff! Sorry, but you won't find any dog stories on here, except the one I did on my friend's calendar canine / pin up pooch...though that was actually posted on Cafleurebon. ;)<br /><br />http://www.cafleurebon.com/pefumista-pin-up-pooch-a-glamorous-tale-with-a-whiff-of-skulldoggery/Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-40465734324396033412017-06-27T23:56:28.990+01:002017-06-27T23:56:28.990+01:00Yes, indeed. I think I need to screw up the necess...Yes, indeed. I think I need to screw up the necessary courage to speak to them. We don't have any regulations like that - I rather wish we did. But if he isn't neutered that would make a big difference, I sense. Or some difference, certainly.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82122293521621078352017-06-26T20:44:43.725+01:002017-06-26T20:44:43.725+01:00I didn't realize that you know who his owners ...I didn't realize that you know who his owners are. I would complain about his behaviour. It sounds from the aggression, the home invasion and the marking that he hasn't been neutered. I would ask and also stress the damage not only to Truffle (poor kitty) but to your house as well. Here if you <br />allow your cat outdoors it needs to be licensed and neutered. Not that everyone complies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47991720546114935322017-06-26T19:47:43.696+01:002017-06-26T19:47:43.696+01:00Never enough Cat stories, especially when it conce...Never enough Cat stories, especially when it concerns Truffle! (and dogs for that matter, mutters my dog under her breath)Hamamelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732780667611927231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83233080771951555682017-06-26T13:28:59.380+01:002017-06-26T13:28:59.380+01:00PS Glad you enjoyed the post, despite its containi...PS Glad you enjoyed the post, despite its containing yet another sorry cat-related tale!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68979768602266409882017-06-26T13:27:56.887+01:002017-06-26T13:27:56.887+01:00Hi Hamamelis,
Liz said that on the cat was best, ...Hi Hamamelis,<br /><br />Liz said that on the cat was best, and on the territory the next best solution?, and I have tried both. I think Tootsie merely takes another route, assuming he is even bothered by the odour along the way, disgusting as it is. Also, it is a rather large area to mark with the Anti-Cat, with too many possible entry points. The problem with spraying the area immediately by Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64252813477304253462017-06-26T13:23:30.544+01:002017-06-26T13:23:30.544+01:00Hi Lindaloo,
Kindness...now that is an interestin...Hi Lindaloo,<br /><br />Kindness...now that is an interesting gambit that didn't occur to me. One with a long and distinguished Biblical precedent too. Let me think about that. ;) I did wonder about asking his owners what they are feeding him.<br /><br />I learnt too from the friend who tipped me off initially about Tootsie's name and MO, that the house he used to go into routinely has Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-89860407552308694092017-06-26T13:18:52.688+01:002017-06-26T13:18:52.688+01:00Hi Jillie,
Thanks very much for your sympathy, an...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Thanks very much for your sympathy, and how sad that two cats with such diametrically opposed characters should have inhabited similar bodies.<br /><br />As I was saying to LJG above, I will persist, and squirt something. Tootsie doesn't seem too bothered by water (I tried that initially). I just think his hubris is so immense that he is not easily deterred. And I agree Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24096978586554110762017-06-26T13:16:02.767+01:002017-06-26T13:16:02.767+01:00Hi Lady jane grey,
Have no fear, I certainly won&...Hi Lady jane grey,<br /><br />Have no fear, I certainly won't, though my comment about cats having short memories and it being 'worth a go' might have suggested otherwise. It just emboldens me to have another go. For only last night Tootsie came in and wolfed down some salmon terrine right under my nose. I am going to have to rethink where I sit in the dining room so I can have more Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55764592181487641962017-06-26T13:12:36.449+01:002017-06-26T13:12:36.449+01:00Hi Tara,
Yes, their words did indeed come back to...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Yes, their words did indeed come back to haunt me...I must say I had not heard of a lion manure cat repellent. This stuff of Liz's is as vile a smell as I have ever smelt, but it could be an extra weapon to introduce at some point. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14562569866250780432017-06-26T10:32:23.875+01:002017-06-26T10:32:23.875+01:00Hi Vanessa isn't it the idea that you spray An...Hi Vanessa isn't it the idea that you spray Anti-Cat on strategic spots in your garden, very much like a tiger leaving scent warnings by spraying urine, rather than spraying it on Tootsie? I suppose tigers don't urine on each other but leave 'keep out I am much bigger and fiercer than you' messages in their urine and markings. As we had a mouse problem (living in the woods) we hadHamamelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732780667611927231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83725953120555945642017-06-26T09:04:23.639+01:002017-06-26T09:04:23.639+01:00Perhaps you could try leaving a bowl of food and w...Perhaps you could try leaving a bowl of food and water at the point he usually enters the property. He may decide you are a friend rather than foe. And leave Truffle alone as he's getting a need met and learns that it will always be there for him.<br />Ever optimistic. ☺<br /><br />-- Lindaloo <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11933206245155917182017-06-26T06:53:41.974+01:002017-06-26T06:53:41.974+01:00How distressing! I'm particularly sad because...How distressing! I'm particularly sad because Tootsie looks very like a dear departed kitty of mine and he was an absolute darling who never put a paw wrong or had a malicious bone in his body. Tootsie letting the side down.<br /><br />I would keep up on with the anti-cat spray, and when you have run out of that, use plain water. All the manuals recommend squirting water at marauding cats Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57169906535039112742017-06-25T21:48:39.459+01:002017-06-25T21:48:39.459+01:00V, you shouldn't give up after just one applic...V, you shouldn't give up after just one application lady jane greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026015014367427852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11314405597813896052017-06-25T20:51:45.246+01:002017-06-25T20:51:45.246+01:00Hi V, it's me in case you didn't guess fro...Hi V, it's me in case you didn't guess from the random screen name! Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15637724812375968832017-06-25T20:49:30.560+01:002017-06-25T20:49:30.560+01:00How funny your friends caught the cut of Tootsie&#...How funny your friends caught the cut of Tootsie's jib from that first pic. What a little menace. <br /><br />Good of Liz to brew up some Anti-Cat. Have you tried the commercial equivalent? The lion manure cat repellant? I guess it wouldn't bother Truffle too much if it were just around the border. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com