Does this work indoors to train cats to stay off the counters? Is the low frequency emitted sound audible?
1284981
No. It didn't work at all with my cats. I used it for months and they just walked right past it.
1284982
I'm pretty sure it can help with that, mine is outdoors, my neighbor's cat kept coming to my backyard and peeing there, it has really worked to stop that. I use a higher frequency than 1 and still can't hear it. :)
1111429
I have neighbor cats that don't seem to mind. Since I can't hear the frequency it sends out, I really don't know if they hear or not. Don't point it at your house/where cats are, instead point in direction of the problem animals and AWAY from your home. I understand some animals effected and some are not....( just like people ) :)
1360903
The unit is quite responsive to movement near it. You may need to do an experiment with your cats to find out for sure, by using the chime function on the unit.
1092613
It is quiet when the motion toy is caught. This is much better than the Cat's Meow toy. We had one of those and it broke in less than one day. The cats love the SmartyKat. They play with it every day. We've had it well over a month and it's still working fine.
922519
This answer is too late, I'm sure, but I found that periodically raking in the box the way I always HAD to do in the regular litter box, gave my cats a curiosity about it and the sound apparently triggers their "need to go." Even my 11 year old cat uses it but he still has access to the old box, so he doesn't use it all the time.
820098
It is not as loud as others. My cat grew accustomed to the sound but it plugged up immediately.
1726983
It definitely makes a click sound when the flap swings down. It is not silent. I don't think it is that bad though and that our meowing cat is more annoying.
617024
Yes, if the cat steps on the alarm it will sound, but it is so loud that the cat would jump & run away very quickly & the alarm would stop immediately.
571658
Yes, this works well for our problem. We had cats using our lawn and garden area and it was driving us nuts. The first time a dog encounters the noise it seems to bother them but then they ignore it. Cats are more put off by the sounds and we have not had one incident since setting this up
124845
yes - the "PSST" sound one would make (like trying to startle someone) works. Has to be loud though. we discovered this by one of my brothers trying to startle our cat. turned the tv off while my dad was watching. and back on, then off -- you can imagine we had some fun messing with my dad when he watched TV. Actually worked more consistently than the clapping we found
752313
I did not use Feliway daily, I use only when renovation happens around my flat. when it's too noisy, my cat son will nervous and not vv.
1592244
The sound is loud. It depends on how close to the bedrooms you place it as to whether it would wake the family.We have used ours on a storage/sitting bench in front of our kitchen window.Our sheltie would jump up ,look out the window and bark at everything that she saw. We tried several ways to stop her. It only took about 3 days for her to avoid the bench completely. I have had it turned off for about 2 months and she never has jumped up again. This product was a really wonderful solution for us.
1468245
That is a fairly relative question. Some consider hand mixers and submersion mixers to be loud. This is a powerful mixer - made for heavy loads - so I imagine it would disturb a sleeping cat - let's put it that way. But it is stable on the table.
2099435
I dont live in an apartment building. However, I dont believe it makes any difference. The product works by emitting some sort of sound that is not audible to humans. It was very effective in my kitchen, keeping mice away and now, I have them plugged into other rooms where mice were less of a problem. Have not seen any indication of mice there. We unplug it at times when our cat is roaming around. Also, it makes a slight clicking noise. Using it at night has been effective for us.
1592241
The sound is loud. It depends on how close to the bedrooms you place it as to whether it would wake the family. We have used ours on a storage/sitting bench in front of our kitchen window. Our sheltie would jump up ,look out the window and bark at everything that she saw. We tried several ways to stop her. It only took about 3 days for her to avoid the bench completely. I have had it turned off for about 2 months and she never has jumped up again. This product was a really wonderful solution for us.
498322
It worked for my cat who would wake me up at 4am...I put on floor by my bedroom door...I think it's the sound that scares them...it works great on my dog too, who would come in room and bother us if there were thunderstorms... The product says you can get like 200 sprays out of a can...I don't believe that, the can was empty within a week...I reordered more ...these has last longer but my animals won't go near room now just by them seeing it on the floor so its not spraying as much...my own leg sets it off more than the animals..lol..I have gotten good at high steppen around/over it...hope this helps you!!
2194839
Mine did that for several days when we first set up the unit. We adjusted the unit to be less sensitive but it didn't help much. The cat finally lost interest..no further prob. Hope the same happens for you.