Deterrent for Cats in the garden

[jcs808]

We had an issue with cats for a while

We found that white pepper powder was the best deterrent

 

Then we found an better deterrent

 

We bought a cat!

 

Suddenly other cats were not quite as interested in our garden once our new deterrent started telling them to meow-off!

 

Only if you have a male cat. We used to have a dog and didn't have a cat problem. Now we have a female cat and in the evenings our back garden resembles a certain area of Amsterdam.

[AMLinington]

Only if you have a male cat. We used to have a dog and didn't have a cat problem. Now we have a female cat and in the evenings our back garden resembles a certain area of Amsterdam.

 

LOL Only if she's a breeding queen. Get her spayed and it should be fine. That being said, when Enzo was a Tom he boffed a spayed cat (at least I hope she's spayed). Our vets wouldn't neuter until he was 6 months old and he was booked in all ready when he got hold of the neighbours tortoiseshell female and mounted her at 5 months old....

[LiamH]

[E_G_R2]

I like cats but that vid made my day!

[AMLinington]

LOL I love cats too but I've got no problems spraying my own or others' cats with harmless water to deter them (although mine will take several squirtings before he decides enough is enough) and that video is genius. Love it.

[6Foot2]

On the subject of cats this made me smile today:

 

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Edited May 18, 2013 by 6Foot2
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[m25man]

Try spraying the affected areas with Citronella Oil from a hand or garden sprayer, its cheap enough, used in those garden lanterns to repel bugs etc.

I spray my deck and it deters both Cats and Foxes re-apply every couple of weeks April to August. The cubs have just begun to emerge and they are real trouble.

Not sure if its the smell or that once its on the fur they hate it...

Edited May 18, 2013 by m25man

[CyberNerd]

A cat hater would tell you to feed them starfish. Cats love starfish. It also poisons them.

[hawc]

A cat hater would tell you to feed them starfish. Cats love starfish. It also poisons them.

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[CyberNerd]

Starfish does kill cats. I wasn't advocating it!

[AMLinington]

The solution to preventing cats turding on your lawn is not to poison or maim them - these are beloved pets of families who probably have a litter box indoors sitting unused because the cat makes its own decisions. The best option is just to discourage them from using the area. Citronella oil is one option although anything that the cat may potentially lick off their fur during grooming should be considered a no-no. Water is a good deterrent and is friendly to your garden and other wildlife. Half the time the problem is scent - particularly with dogs (Foxes are a breed of dog for example) as they will follow scent clues and repeatedly use an area as their toilet based on the scents - the only way to stop this is to remove the scent. This is easily done on paved areas, not so much on lawns. The most appropriate and least cruel options are to purchase something specific from a garden centre - Lion dung, cat repellent, Movement sensors whatever. There are no short cuts. Please stop posting advice related to poisoning cats - if my own beloved cat was poisoned it would break my heart. I'd love to neg rep anyone posting about cat poisons because you are essentially facilitating cruelty - I didn't know Starfish poisoned cats, and if I were a nasty individual I could now use this information to do harm. It would be far better if you kept information like that to yourselves.

 

Where foxes are concerned, you might like to try planting Rosemary - apparently dogs don't like the scent. Doesn't work for cats though - my cat is fine with our rosemary plants.

Edited May 20, 2013 by AMLinington

[alan-d]

I wouldn't dream of poisoning cats. No fun in that, much better to watch my dogs chase them.