Dont Cat? What Is That?
AnimalCare 
Jan 24, 2012 
AnimalCare, NGOs 
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Cathy told me all about “Don’t Cat”, available at Daiso at Sunway Pyramid (same floor as Harvey Norman’s).
She uses it to prevent her own cats from stepping into her cables and biting them.
So, what is “Don’t Cat”?
It’s quite an ingenious invention, really. It’s plastic studs that are sharp enough to discourage a cat from stepping into an area, but not sharp enough to hurt it.
Today, after Pole’s latest escape, I figured I’d have to use Don’t Cat on the gutter ledge to “discourage” her from climbing onto it and escaping again.
Take a look…
You see the studs? The green one is to ward off birds while the black and grey (have shorter studs) is to ward off cats.
We had a choice of a few designs.
We finally chose this one. Can you see the shadow of the studs?
It’s quite painful when you touch the studs so it would hurt a cat’s paws if she touches them. Since cats are such careful creatures, they would test out any surface before putting their weight on anything. But I think poor Pole would have to learn it the hard way. She’d have to jump up once, then “Ouch!!” before learning that the surface hurts. Or maybe, she’ll see it from below and know it’s better not to jump. We’ve seen how Pole “measures” and surveys for a long time before attempting to try any escape route. She’s a very careful cat.
We haven’t figured out how to fix the contraption on the ledge yet. Probably need to nail it on or fasten it tightly or else Pole could just whack the thing and knock it down.
Hey, if this works, I could actually take down the cat purrfect fence and place these Don’t Cats on the wall. Could have saved so much money if I had known about it earlier!
But the purrfect fence plays a dual role – it provides shade for the cat shelves.
Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/01/24/dont-cat-what-is-that/
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