Problem with cats
Last post 13-04-2012 12:52 PM by headfullofbees. 15 replies.
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21/07/2011 01:00 PM
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- Tigerlily
- Warwickshire
- 04 Feb 2011
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Hi everyone, we have a big problem with next door's cats using our garden as a public convenience, and wondered if anyone has any tried and tested solutions. I have tried lots of things - pepper powder sprinkled on the fence (did not work), sonic deterrent (worked for a bit), tea bags soaked in eucalyptus oil (works for a bit until it rains). Does anyone know of a good solution? Some people on previous posts have suggested coffee grounds and garlic - has anyone tried these out? Our neighbours are lovely so I don't want to upset them, and I obviously don't want to harm the cats, but just shooing them out of the garden does not seem to work. Thanks for any help on this one!
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22/07/2011 09:11 AM
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- alija
- london
- 28 Apr 2011
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sorry no help but just to say i'm v interested too! since we've started planting up our borders there is less room for them to do their business (any bare soil is like a beacon!). even worse is foxes - at least cats make an effort to cover theirs up. foxes just tend to leave theirs, sometimes even on our lawn.
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22/07/2011 10:43 AM
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I have this problem with my own cat. One solution which seems to work (though not very attractive until the plants have grown up): a combination of short canes stuck in the ground at different angles wherever there's bare soil and chicken wire. The chicken wire can either be spread over the bare soil if there's nothing coming up, or arced over it, supported by canes if you have young plants there. Also, I've found some eco-slug pellets which are safe for pets; they seem to be having a positive side effect of keeping the cats off too as I think they have a smell which deters them built in. Hope this helps! They're lovely animals, and I love mine dearly, but I know what a pain they can be.
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22/07/2011 12:38 PM
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- Tigerlily
- Warwickshire
- 04 Feb 2011
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Thanks for all your help everyone! There are some good ideas in the links you posted Sue! I have tried the lemon peel and will see how that works, will also try coffee grounds. Maybe though the best solution would be to cover every inch of bare soil with plants!
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22/07/2011 02:27 PM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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Glad you found some useful ideas Tigerlily, you'll have to let us know what works for you.
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23/07/2011 09:08 PM
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- Tigerlily
- Warwickshire
- 04 Feb 2011
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That's brilliant!
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26/07/2011 04:40 PM
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- Tigerlily
- Warwickshire
- 04 Feb 2011
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well, I tried spreading bits of lemon all over the flower bed and it has had no effect whatsoever! But at a nursery today I bought a Coleus canina plant and will see if that has a better result! I'll let you know if it works! Have a good day everyone!
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26/07/2011 05:31 PM
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There's always this old vet's trick - how to switch off a cat. Ed
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26/07/2011 09:22 PM
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- Scott
- South Yorkshire
- 20 Oct 2010
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Try this product.. Silent Roar, made with extract of Lions Dung that suppose to deter the cats. I have not used it personally, but i recommended it to a friend and he has nothing but praise for it. It even feeds his plants as it rots. I came across this product at Harrogate Flower Show a couple of years ago. Click on the link.
http://www.primrose.co.uk/silent-roar-cat-repellent-05kg-p-791.html??source=googleads&gclid=CO2j2Mjpn6oCFYJO4QodmXej6Q
Lets face it, if i could smell a lion in the garden, i definitely would not venture in.
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29/01/2012 10:26 PM
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Cats dont like citrus, so could use a mixture of pepper dust and orange peel....the trick with pepper dust is to keep it dry so when the cat sniffs it wont do it again. Alternatively I used to put hard netting/trellis on the ground and when the cat cant scratch properly it wont like it...great for growing grass or new plants. There is also a kind of plastic spike that you can fix to your fence which stops cats walking on the top of it. Im sure your neighbours will understand as Im sure they wouldn't like a cat pooping in their garden either!! Failing all of these methods, let the cat into your home, and when he feels its his house he wont poop in your garden and moreover will stop other cats coming into his territory!!
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09/04/2012 01:03 PM
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Olbas Oil on cotton buds poked into the ground at strategic points - possibly where cat route cat takes into the garden. If planting seeds some twiggy branches cast over the area also can do the trick until seedlings as established along with cotton buds/ olbas oil. One drop of olbas oil on the buds once a week will work. Apparently you can also buy lion dung - which can work a treat
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09/04/2012 02:24 PM
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- jon jon
- stratford on avon
- 18 Sep 2009
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IF you have a spare corner,plenty of bark chips put down ,the cats will just use this area[hopefully] My cat does
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