Will this bother cats? I'm wondering if this will bother cats?
1683130
I am sure my cats can hear this, and they also caution you, the human, to not stand close to it either for the outdoor device I have. I have noticed a reaction with my cats.
571694
I have 4 outside cats that all live in my backyard (they hardly ever go in the front). I've had this ball chillin' in the backyard next to my exercise equipment for a couple years now. To my knowledge, they have never once even approached it. Not sure why but I do think that if they wanted to damage it, they probably could. They scratch on my wooden post a lot and it looks pretty damaged, but never this ball. I think it intimidates them or something.
623249
Yes you just have to put it up there and turn it on. Hopefully your cat will not like the high pitched beeping sound. I have one cat that it doesn't affect so I guess it depends on your cat and whether you're willing to take a chance on it not working.
842515
I've used this to shave numerous cats at the local animal shelter (mainly due to excessive mats that could not be combed out), and yes, it will work. However, it's true that it is noisy and some cats don't like it, but from my experience, the loud 'click' when it's turned on is the scariest part, so I usually turn it on away from the cat, let them calm down a little and get used to the noise, and then proceed.
1963761
Honestly, I'm not sure. My cats loved it right away. Maybe take it apart and have them check out the individual parts- maybe they are scared of it because it's a bit large?
1912859
No. It doesn't bother my cat one bit. He actually naps nearby the one I have.
902304
Yes, i think that's fine, it will depend on how your cats feel about it of course!
1852129
I really don't think anything will keep cats from scratching on whatever is in the house, but Oliver seems to be using this scratching post more often and my chair and door facings a lot less. He uses this post a lot more than the cat tree covered in carpet. Since he totally destroyed the small patch of sisel on that tree I figured he like the texture so I purchased this post. Don't know about your cats, but he is choosing this post over other things in the house now. Good luck on whaterver you decide to do about your cats' scratching.
1884698
I think it would work for that. The cats are nimble and light on their feet, so they don't set it off. A dog should cause a lot more vibration moving around. Just be sure to remember to turn it off before you sit down to the table yourself. It can get annoying.
560464
I found that the cat(s) experience is so disturbing, they avoid the area it was on. You may initially need to re-train by putting it back on now & then...but not often.
4516
Yep, we use it for our cats. And I shocked myself before I subjected them and it was just a touch.
660255
Not at all! If you wave these babies in front of the cat, she is going to bat them all to %#$@ ...... Keep them to yourself, treat them nicely and they will reward you with beautiful sound!
2224450
I bought mine to use it on my cat, but as soon as I try to get it close to my cat, she jumps out of my arms. The sound scares her. So unless you have a really calm cat , I wouldn't recommend this. Mine is brand new I don't use it. Or should I say my cat won't let me use it.
2031773
You cats may push this screen over if they start scratching on this screen. I would not recommend if you have cats OR like the cat behaviorist recommends, put a scratching post in front of the place where they like to scratch so they won't scratch a piece of furniture.
1264781
I've got two cats, the first time or two they were a tad cautious around it. After that they pretty much ignored it, I think its the higher frequency noise that standard vacuum makes that tend to freak cats out, the lower frequency of the neato doesn't seem to bother them. I noticed my larger cat stalking the neato earlier while it was cleaning, didn't stick around to watch, but, there were no indignent howls or screeches and the neato finished the room w/o mishap.
724711
No, I don't believe that would be an issue. Of course there is always so odd chance of something happening. This is our second cat tree. The last one they ripped to shreds because they loved the scratching posts. One or the other and sometimes both sleep on it every day.
336039
My cats love it. Maybe they need their claws trimmed. Make sure they have a place to really scratch like a rope covener cat scratcher that will help to keep them trimmed as well.