2006-09-01 18:23:55 · 20 answers · asked by michelle g 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi Michelle...Common odours that are effective deterrents for cats are:
Citronella works best for cats as well as citrus scents (primarily towards cats), cayenne pepper, 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. Test each substance and observe to see which works as a deterrent so that accidental injestion does not occur as some could then be fatal.
2006-09-01 18:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go down to the local co op or grain elevator and ask for some lime in powder form, sprinkle it in and cats will be gone
2006-09-01 18:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by Tyson N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkle your garden with pepper. It won't harm the plants, but cats hate it and won't return.
2006-09-01 18:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by Hollynfaith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats hate lemons, try throwing some slices down but also mixing it w/pepper or garlic so you won't have pest problems too!
2006-09-01 20:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by ncomitalo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the neighbor and ask him/her to keep their cat at home.
2006-09-01 18:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by milomax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know if this really works ..or if it works well , but i heard mothballs would help...they also make a spray , i had to use it when i moved to my house this summer because a dog kept going to the potty in front of my door. it said u could use it in the yard, but i dont know about ornamental plants ..i dont remember , but i got the spray in the pet section at the grocery store
2006-09-01 18:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by J5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you the old lady (or man) on the street everyone thinks is a kook and all the little kids are scared of?
2006-09-01 18:30:57 · answer #7 · answered by chetahbill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is special tool for that
to encourage the cat to go home
and discourage it from coming back
maybe forever
it is called a cattepult(slingshot)
.load it with small pebbles.
2006-09-01 18:29:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a spray that works great , go to the local feed store and its not expensive. I have used it myself for keeping lazy toms out of my flower beds.
2006-09-01 19:03:33 · answer #9 · answered by ret w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spread pepper on the places the cats like. worked for me.
2006-09-01 18:29:10 · answer #10 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋