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Is a "Fly swatter" circuit appropriate for a cat?

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eti:

--- Quote from: paulca on November 12, 2022, 11:36:16 am ---Firstly it was tongue in cheek!  I have no intent to shock my cat!

Second I'm 47 I've had cats and dogs my whole like.  Angel my cat I have had since when she could barely pee herself, couldn't see and spent the entire day of office work either up my jumper or wrapping herself around my thigh for the body heat she would die without.

So I am her mum/dad.

On the carpet.  She knows exactly what she is doing and she knows I know too.  It is done deliberately as a way of getting my attention when she wants something.

Cats have no altruism.  Cats have no empathy.  Cats are born psychopathic narcissists. If a cat wants something, it has zero understanding, will or care about how that impacts any thing or anyone else.  There is no reasoning with a cat for that reason.  They don't care.

All you can do is either provide or deny , or ideally both.  ie.  "Don't shit on the floor", "Here, shit here instead".

I have bought her a whole cat tree with has 3 scratch posts.  When I show her to use those, she looks at me as much to say, "No, they don't annoy you."

So she knows 100% if she starts pulling piles out of that carpet it WILL get my attention and when I get up, to shoo her, in her mind that is 90% of the battle won, I'm up, I'm coming for her, so if she makes it to the kitchen, I might as well let her out!  Which is what she wanted.

The plant watering spray gun has been deployed recently.  This was successful initially when Angel favouring coming into the office and literally taping me on the fore arm.  However it quickly broke down again into a kind of game with her plucking the carpet just to get a reaction out of me then scarpering off and hiding only to return and repeat.  I esculated such that she knew it was NOT a game.  I followed her, found her and she looked at me with an "Uh oh..." expression and I shot her directly in the face.

Following that she was actually very apologetic and affectionate towards me.  I think she got the message, realised it was me was her source of food and not to burn bridges with me and anger me as a game.

Annoyingly though.... once she was brought in last night she continually made demands to be let out again.  "No.  It's dark.  You never keep the colars I give you, so you can't get out, you'll get hit by a car.".  She persisted and persisted.  I ignored her.

Anyway, you will have a laugh, as my post, intended only in fun mind was made after a repeated attempt on the carpet to get my attention.

Later when I went to bed I found out why.  She had actually been telling me she needed out to be sick.  There was a lovely pile of cat vomit on the floor, right were I put my feet in the morning.  Angel was sitting with a satisfied expression like, "Well, I did try and get you let me out!"

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"Firstly it was tongue in cheek!  I have no intent to shock my cat!"

I've just read this again, carefully, and I want to say I am sorry for going off and taking you literally. I am sure you won't, and wouldn't harm your dear kitty. Please forgive me jumping the gun - I am VERY much averse to cruelty of any kind, you can see that, esp when animals are defenceless little things.

I'll delete the rest of my posts just prior to this one, as they serve no purpose and look like I was being vindictive, I wish you all the best, maybe you can make a cat cartoon series like "Henry's Cat" :)

james_s:
Whatever the case, water or compressed air is probably equally distasteful to cats as electric shocks and both are far less likely to cause actual injury or pain to the creature. Many cats are also terrified of hobby servos, I have no idea why. Mine ignore them now but a few years go when they were younger when I was setting up an airplane or even just testing a servo my cats would scatter the first time a servo moved.

eti:

--- Quote from: james_s on November 13, 2022, 01:53:35 am ---Whatever the case, water or compressed air is probably equally distasteful to cats as electric shocks and both are far less likely to cause actual injury or pain to the creature. Many cats are also terrified of hobby servos, I have no idea why. Mine ignore them now but a few years go when they were younger when I was setting up an airplane or even just testing a servo my cats would scatter the first time a servo moved.

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I find that cuddling my cat for a long time and showing her affection, seems to keep her VERY contented. I can't help what frightens her, but I'd never deliberately do so. It's a test of one's character to react in a positive, loving way. If I see her scared, I wouldn't DREAM of intentionally doing it.

eti:
I truly hope the opening poster doesn’t get to see his cat getting so old, having vestibular problems, having what appears to be a fit and out of control unable to walk for a few minutes…. I think it might wake you up

pcprogrammer:

--- Quote from: PlainName on November 13, 2022, 12:44:21 am ---
--- Quote from: David Aurora on November 11, 2022, 10:28:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: paulca on November 11, 2022, 07:20:40 pm ---"Asking for a friend."

 ;D

"coin cell" -> HV coil -> discharge circuit on contact.  Cat<>Carpet zone prone to "plucking out the pile".

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Simple test- scale the voltage up to suit your own mass and give it a try on yourself. Let us know how it goes.

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I reckon if you do it to yourself once you won't do it again. Clearly, the process would work  :-DD

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There is someone addicted to it  :-DD  ELECTROBOOM  :-DD

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