Contech StayAway Automatic Pet Deterrent
StayAway a short burst of air and a warning tone are activated by a motion sensor keeping pets from causing harm or getting hurt
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Beeeep — PSSSSSSSSTTT!!
We have cats (mine) despite household members with minor allergies. The first floor is cat friendly, the bedroom floor is not. This little device has been very effective in maintaining the “no cat” zone. The humans just step over the sensor, and the cats hardly even trip it anymore because they avoid the area.
5 Stars good product
I got one of these several months ago to keep the cat off the counters. As far as i know, it’s working. I never see the cat up there. It also keeps the dogs out of any area or room i don’t want them in.
When i first read about this concept on the web, i read about the SSSCAT product by Premier and i came to Amazon to buy it, but i read reviews in which the users reported that there was an older version of the product that had both a sound alarm and the spray of air, with the option to use sound only. SSSCAT was advertised as having both features, but users reported it had air spray only, no alarm. Apparently no one updated the page on Amazon after they discontinued the alarm. There were disappointed reviewers complaining that the product was not correctly described in the ad, and also, that the alarm option was not available anymore.
I really wanted the alarm, with the option of sound only. The spray uses up the supply of air pretty fast, and then it costs $20 including shipping to get another can of air, that doesn’t last very long. I was very disappointed that the Premier product took this feature away. That’s when a search led to the discovery of StayAway. True enough, the spray ran out very quick when i first got it. I had to buy a new one and during the long period between buying the refill and receiving it, there was no continuity of the cat’s training. But since then, i have used mostly the alarm/sound only and not the spray, and have not run out of spray again, after a very long time, months.
I began worrying that it would wear out and that the product would be discontinued, and also, i wanted to position more of them in different parts of the house, so i just bought two more today.
In other words, i think they’re great.
5 Stars Best thing ever!!
Whether it was because one of my cats is old, moody or down right belligerent, I had the problem of waking up every morning to finding a pee stained floor at the back of the sofa. I tried all the tricks in the book - you name it, I tried it. Nothing worked as a deterrent until I came across StayAway - this thing is absolute genius!! Magic!
Cured the pee problem, and now I’m one happy camper!
4 Stars Works very well
I really like this product. Does the job it is intended for. Keeps pets away from areas you don’t want them to be in. The only drawback from my point of view is the unit has to be in place for the deterrent factor to work…once my cat noticed the can wasn’t there he went in the forbidden room. It will work much better if the unit can stay in place but unfortunately my situation would not allow such. The product is just as advertised but it still requires work from the owner.
3 Stars Too Loud
Purchased: April 2008
Pro: Easy to put together and set up.
Con: Scared the cats so much they went into hiding. Rather than keep them away from a particular location they were too frightened to come out from under the bed - 2 floors up.
Overall: It does what it says and, for our cats, way too much more. We decided not to continue using it - so wasted $$. You may have a different experience with your cats - this was ours.
