My husband and I have just moved into a basement flat. It is rather lovely except that we are overrun by cats. It seems that everyone in the neighbourhood has one. They constantly enter the flat throught the windors or any open doors (now the foxes have started walking into the flat as well). We are constantly having to clean cat poo from all the entrances to the flat. It is now getting worse as we can hardly open the windows at all as it smells really badly of cat pee and poo. The garden is overrun by them.
Neither of us are very fond of cats (and do not have any pets). We are rather fed up now and want to keep all the cats away. I remember hearing of a cat scarer a long time ago. doess such a thing exist and is it humane to use? Can anyone out there please suggest any possible methods of keeping the cats awaya We would like to reclaim out garden but particulalry our flat back.
Thanks in advance.
BF
2006-09-20 07:39:10 · 9 answers · asked by bintufred 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
If you can find one of those ultrasonic bug "deterrants" they sometimes work on housepets. Also, a somewhat stinky option is to spray your garden with a mix of 9 parts warm water 1 part garlic powder. Most cats that I've met can't stand the smell. Another option is to spray cheap perfume where you want them to avoid. Many companies also sell a "pet deterrant" spray that works in the same way.
2006-09-20 07:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by kosmickittykyo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two things I came up with that worked without harming the cat one thing is buy a large container of cayenne pepper and sprinkle liberally around where you don't want them to be, the other I took hot peppers put them in a blender added a little water strained the juice into a spray bottle and soaked the area, a word of warning take precautions when handling the dry and wet pepper, protect you eyes, skin, and avoid breathing the mixture and dry pepper.It is an irritant
2006-09-20 07:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by zak_z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that will make noise when they come through the window (windchimes, pellets in cans, etc.) hung in the window. Spray them with water when you see them. Put a sprinkler in your garden. Get a dog. Put screens in the windows. Chase them off banging a pan with a spoon. Ask your neighbors to keep their cats under control. Run the vacuum or a blowdryer.
2006-09-20 07:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep a sprinker on, no just kidding !
Try calling a home & garen store or a pet store for some tips, perhaps they have plants or a spray that you can put on your plants to keep the cats away, other then that put up some sort of fence.
Good luck & I happen to keep my cat inside, too bad others don't.
2006-09-20 07:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by start 6-22-06 summer time Mom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find a motion-activated sprinkler. These are easy to install (I think they have models that can be attached to the garden hose), and are fairly effective. I have friends who use them for keeping the geese off the dock, and for keeping the crane out of the fish pond.
Plus, it doesn't really hurt anyone...just makes them not want to be in your yard.
2006-09-20 07:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could call Humane Society and take a examine out to get the toddler to a heat place, a shower and abode with any luck. they're going to bathe and shelter it and take a examine out to discover it a sturdy abode,. Or, provided that your mom likes the cat, placed some nutrition in a crate and capture the unfavorable toddler, take it in to be bathed and wiped sparkling up and get to be responsive to it, the unfavorable ingredient would ask your self you and you will incredibly like it after-all. Your mom is being so form hearted, leaving a window open to permit it in from the chilly, understand chilly washroom, noticeably in case you're able to take a seat, ouch, chilly time. provide it a try or call Humane Society please. sturdy success
2016-10-01 04:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by schnetter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to put peppercorns all around, but if you're really infested (sorry cat lovers) with a bunch of them, the local garden shop or veterinarian will have stuff to spray.
Reminds me of farmers putting out lion piss to keep deer and other similar critters out of their crops in parts of the world.
2006-09-20 07:45:52 · answer #7 · answered by whoknew 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use a garden house, cats hate water, and it looks really funny when they are wet
2006-09-20 07:48:05 · answer #8 · answered by NNY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a dog that is not afraid of cats.
2006-09-20 07:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by ibgood63128 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋