Cucumber trick?
For some odd reason cats are deathly fraid of cucumbers.They might see it as a snake but they jump straight up or bounce off the walls.YouTube has some good videos of people tormenting their cats with cucumbers.
Check this out
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Cats+vs+Cucumbers&&view=detail&mid=F4E5F4FF42EB788A2AE2F4E5F4FF42EB788A2AE2&FORM=VRDGAR