Where is Flash Gordon When You Really Need Him?

Fiona, our alien cat, has been learning new tricks.  I haven’t minded the late night calls to other galaxies, or the fact that her eyes glow in the dark.  I expect that of all alien cats.

 

However, recently, she has taken umbrage at my shoelaces.  She makes it almost impossible to put on my shoes, because she grabs one of the laces and continues to pull until the laces are untied.  And, I haven’t even mentioned the fact that she hides and, as I walk by, she runs out, taps me on the foot, and runs away before I can grab her.   I have taken to carrying around a blanket that I throw over her as she tries to flee the scene of the crime.   When I catch her, I turn her over and rub her stomach, something all alien cats hate.  However, this hasn’t seemed to dissuade her.

 

So, what is going to work against alien cats?  Only Dr. Zarkov knows for sure.