Bitter Yuck

We lock our cats out of our bedroom, and naturally they miss us at night. When we introduced double-sided tape to the doors they turned to chewing up the carpet at the corner of the door frame.

They haven't chewed since the first time we sprayed the carpet, but they will all still scratch at the door when the scent has worn off. A nighttime crazies lifesaver!!

Word of warning - do not oversaturate because you will end up smelling it too!

Pros: keeps cats away from closed doors

Cons: wears off too quickly

The first couple of times we used this spray, it seemed to work pretty good. If you accidentally get a whiff of it, you can tell, that it tastes pretty yucky. After a couple of months, the cat seemed to get used to it. We usually spray a plant that he sometimes tries to nibble on and it must have severa layers of bitter yuck by now (I can still smell the stuff, when I get close), which does not seem to deter him all the time. May husband fixed something and sprayed bitter yuck on it to deter the cat for a couple of hours. The cat came right up, sniffed and licked at the spot he had just put the bitter yuck on. Not sure, if the bottle was old or what the problem was, but only seems to work half of the time.

Pros: Safe for Pets

Cons: Extremely yucky, if accidentally inhaled by humans, does not always work