how do you stop cats entering my garden?

Question

how do i stop cats coming into my garden an using it as a toilet, i've tried pepper and cat pellets but don't seem to work. everytime i go out i am having to chase another one away before they get down to business.

Can anybody recommend anything that i could try???????

Answer 1

you can buy these things which give off this really high pitched sound which only cats can hear, and young kids when they go right near it. they wont like it and will go away

i think you can get them from argos, but i got mine from my local garden centre.

oh, and Specsy. they do work if you get them from the right place and put them on the right setting. i have one and i haven't had a cat in my garden since i bought it, 3 years ago.

my baby hears its noise if she goes really close to it, i think, with the one ive got becuase whenever she does she starts crying and always stays away from it now, also my big sister's 6 year old says she hears it when she goes near it, but i dont and none of my neighbours do.

i suppose its a bit like a quieter version of that mosquito sound, only kids can hear it. but my neighbour's 12 year old, who i sometimes look after, can go right near it and wont hear a thing, so it must just be little kids

Answer 2

You can get mint to border the garden with. Ask somebody at the greenhouse for the mint that deterrs cats. That is the only way I found for keeping my cats out of my garden. Plus the mint is rather nice smelling if you get the right one and adds a nice accent around the garden. Unfortunately unless you border the entire garden the cats will jump the back of the fence.

It wasn't to badly priced to do this... but I had a rather small garden.

That would be my first choice personally. The mint is not bad looking at all... Cats very much dislike alot of mints and herbs.

Good luck!!

Answer 3

cats dislike the smell of vinegar. If you soak rags and sponges in vinegar and then tie them on stakes in areas where the cats seem to congregate it may keep them away. You will have to resoak the items as they dry out.
Garlic and cayenne pepper sprinkled about is rumored to help as well.

If you have access to a garden hose, there is a thing called a Scarecrow
http://tinyurl.com/r3z3x
that repels pest animals by spraying them when they are detected.
You could probably find it cheaper on ebay.

Answer 4

Hi Emma...Hi there...Common odours that are effective deterrents for cats are:

Citronella generally works the best as it can be sprayed in areas, but others that have also worked are citrus (primarily towards cats). The following seems to work more towards dogs, but can affect some cats: coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, citronella oil, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, and mustard oil.

"Havahart's Cat Repellent" uses capsaicin pepper and oil of mustard as its active ingredients. It repels by both taste and odor, has a lemon scent.

Every animal responds differently to each of these. Some will not be phased by them and others will be quite revolting.

For training purposes they are applied on items that are to encourage avoidance behaviours and not for use with a squirt bottle as they could harm the eyes or respiratory system.

Answer 5

Sorry Janice those things don't work. Our neighbour bought one and our cats used to walk right up to it and look at it. It just annoyed us instead because you certainly COULD hear the high pitched screaming - in every room in our house. Buy one if you want a letter from your neighbours' solicitor threatening to sue you, or a visit from the Environmental Health Officer but if you actually want to keep cats off your garden, probably the best solution is to get a cat of your own. They are territorial animals - other cats will be chased off your cat's territory and he probably won't foul much in his own territory. Alternatively just chase them off yourself. You could also try using a water pistol - sneak up on them and try to take them by surprise and soak them with cold water!

Answer 6

Cat Pellets

Answer 7

Well, I have said this before. We could lend you our Jack Russell - she loves cats, but we don't let her have them to often as they will make her fat.
If it is your flower beds that they are attracted to, I was told to 'plant' cocktail sticks quite closely together - the wooden ones are pretty sharp and the cats wont walk (or put their bums down) on them. I don't know, I haven't tried.
I do understand that there are a number of plants that they really don't like - one of them being the French Marigold.
We also have a water rifle - that really is great fun - you actually hope that a cat comes in!

Answer 8

'Twere there the variety of element, then the inventor could be richer than God. Sorry, there is not any such "device." Oh, there are "sonic sound" machines on the marketplace that supposedly save rats and mice at bay, yet they do no longer, or the rodents get too used to it, and that they often are not a frequency that has effects on pets...and of direction cats only forget approximately approximately it. in case you have a veggie backyard, a fence is a could, otherwise your graden is a "loose lunch" sign for rabbits, woodchucks (groundhogs), seed mice and for cats who think of you made all that severe-high quality puffy soil for their convenience. There are sprays you may get that supposedly deter cats and bigger rodents, yet in addition they deter people -- no longer something like choosing a boquet of roses to have them stink up the residing house. you may sprinkle cayenne pepper, sprinkle warm pepper juice around, and cling warm peppers on/close to plant life in jeopardy, and that's in all probability the suited beastie repellent I fairly have come for the duration of. I additionally propose you get or make a easy-weight slingshot (use commonplace rubber bands and a chew of leather-based) and using chick peas, start up training your objective. I call my trusty sling shot a "varmint deterrent equipment," and a few determination hits on the butt with a dried chick pea gets the message for the duration of for cats, woodchucks, or perhaps the countless rabbits. Chick peas will sting, yet won't heavily harm the animal.

Answer 9

Sometimes coffee grounds help. Also, male cats hate the smell of vinegar, spray that around the yard a few times a week.

Answer 10

Why should I want to stop cats coming into your garden? I hardly know you. You could buy a dog. Preferably a small yappy one - Jack Russell?

Answer 11

Get a good water pistol. Doesn't hurt the cat, gives you a bit of fun, and can be used for other games. Unlike a dog, it doesn't need much to feed it and you don't have to take it for a walk.