Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: honeybun on April 21, 2014, 06:43:27 PM
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I think I have probably asked this before but I can't find the topic and can't remember the answers..... ::)
The neighbourhood cats are back using my garden as a big litter tray. Could any of you cat ladies tell me if there is anything I can use (apart from a machine gun) to deter them. I don't like it but the reason I really hate it with a passion is my little dog finds cat poo irresistible and then becomes very unwell. This results in a trip to the vets that's costs me £40 a time. I can't afford that on a regular basis so I really want to put something down that will keep them out.
HELP PLEASE
I am thoroughly fed up with the mess and mostly the bills.
There has to be something they hate.
Honeyb
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Water hoses! ;D ......... turned on fast with a thin spray ........ however, if it's really a problem and there is enough space in the garden, leaving them a large litter tray with pellets so that they can use one corner might work if you don't mind emptying and re-filling? Other than that, Lion Dung from the garden centre?
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http://m.wikihow.com/Repel-Cats
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try putting rose trimmings or other prickly branches in the areas they use the most. You can get sonic devices that obmit a sound they dont like, but i am not sure how well they work, if you catch them in the act a burst on the hose will soon send them scurrying.
I have three cats and i have told my neighbours that if they are being a nuisense to send them away with a flea in their ear, a spray on the hose wont do them any harm. :) but they soon get the picture
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I let the dog see them off during the day but they come to do their duties in the night.
Just want them to go away. I don't want to give them a litter tray, that's what owners are for, not me :-\
Honeyb
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I don't think there is a way honeybun short of fencing your garden in such a way that they can't get in!
Taz x
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That's not really what I wanted to hear to be honest.
What do they hate the smell of more than anything else. There has to be something.
Honeyb
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They don't like orange peel.
Taz x
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I know there use to be a repellent called 'cat off!" But don't know if they still make it HB :-\
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Lion Dung - from the zoo or garden stores
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I second lion poo! It's sold as a fertiliser as packaging laws don't allow it to be sold as a cat repellant! But it does work (it's been treated/sterilised, so it's safe for your dog).
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I can loan you a couple of cat-hating greyhounds if you like ;)
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There is a pepper like substance you can buy from B & Q that might help. We got some when the foxes were digging up our garden but its supposed to work for cats too. I'd agree that if you see them, a water spray in the face can be very effective, thats how we keep ours off the Christmas tree indoors every year! ;D
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Cats don't like rosemary, you could get some rosemary essential oil and mix with water and spray where you don't want them.
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/cat-repellent.htm
If all else fails
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rx4M9j6gxkU/R2pcwj6nJZI/AAAAAAAAArY/ncdJZk-HA_I/S850-R/no_cats1.jpg) ;D
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Thanks all, some good ideas that I will try.
Honeyb
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whippets ;D
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My neighbours used the lion poo to stop their own cats using their garden!!!! It didn't work though - in fact it attracted my two to join her two!! ;D ;D
Taz x
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Already got a white fluffy barky chasy thing that works very well during daylight hours.
Going to buy some chicken wire for the regularly used areas and spray along the fence with some smelly concoctions. Hubby is also taking about netting for other parts of the fence and tomorrow I am going to buy two more rambling roses. That should stop the blighters especially when the roses grow. I presume they won't walk along a fence if there is thorny stuff on it.
Honeyb
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Let us know how it goes. My own cat can quite easily negotiate rambling roses and brambles. Shame that your neighbours can't keep them in at night.
Taz x
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Would like to suggest it but I don't know how they would react and its not worth falling out over.
Years ago hubby changed a flat top fence to a pointy one and it slowed them down a lot ;D
Honeyb
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Any new ideas here? http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peterwedderburn/100045788/keeping-cats-out-of-your-garden/
Taz x
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I used some green gel stuff but I can't remember the name. The granules swelled up a bit on contact with moisture (like the stuff you put in hanging baskets) and hangs around for a while - but you keep having to replace it when the smell wears off - it was a natural substance - maybe citronella based? I am a cat lover and owner but was using it inside the house because our (elderly) cat kept doing its poos on the floor of the (walk-in) fireplace!! ;D
I imagine it might be a bit expensive to use all the time on a large area but mught work as a deterrent alongside all the other methods, so they go elsewhere?
Hurdity x