2006-09-30 23:03:32 · 39 answers · asked by rob e 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi Rob...Common odours that are effective deterrents for cats are:
Citronella works best for cats as well as citrus scents such as orange or lemon (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.
Coleus plants can be effective, but every cat responds differently so it is uncertain without experimenting.
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2006-09-30 23:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well I hope you like oranges as cats don't like the smell eat the orange scatter the peel on your garden , if this is no good get a dog cats will not enter your garden if a dog lives there .
2006-09-30 23:14:08 · answer #2 · answered by TRUEBRIT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fences don't keep cats out. They can climb most anything.
They make motion sensor sprinkers that will squirt any little animals that come in your yard.
If it were me, I'd borrow a Havaheart humane trap from the shelter and trap the cats. If they're running free they may not be getting vet care or vaccinations. That's not nice for them, and no vaccines = carrier of dieases like rabies.
2006-09-30 23:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by Funchy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi you could try something that is citrus based orange's lemon's mandarins the peels of them and you could also try a spray from the pet store i had a cat come in my back yard all the time so i brought this stuff from the pet store and you just spray it on i would probably put it around the fence or where he is getting in or buy something that has luminous eyes and put it in you're back yard he will think its another cat staring back at him. See if that helps good luck.
2006-09-30 23:15:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most reliable method is a water spray. You can get electronic gadgets which will spray randomly or controlled by a motion sensor. It's quite humane, really. Just that cats are not fond of getting wet!
Lion dung and pepper dust are said to be effective, cats dislike snakes, so a length of hosepipe is said to deter them. If they are digging in seedbeds, chopped gorse mixed with the soil is supposed to be quite effective.
2006-09-30 23:11:20 · answer #5 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard if you pour pee of another animal on your garden the cats will stay away. Some places sell cougar pee, or something that's supposed to smell just like it, for this purpose. Apparently the cat can tell its from a bigger animal. I don't know if it works because I never tried it. I have my little cat repellent right here. He works just as good on squirrels too.
2006-09-30 23:06:16 · answer #6 · answered by tenaciousd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The orange peal answer works, also if you get a few of lemons, chop them up and scatter them around the garden perimmiter, cats will stay away as they hate citrus smell.
2006-09-30 23:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by Neo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-26 06:19:58 · answer #8 · answered by goldie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats don't like the smell of citrous fruits, so probably any chopped lemons, limes, or oranges scattered around the borders should keep them away. Not sure how long one round of fruits would last for, you'd have to try it and see.
2006-09-30 23:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bottle of water dotted around the garden the reflection scares them off.
2006-09-30 23:05:58 · answer #10 · answered by chris b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋