2006-10-02 15:57:54 · 11 answers · asked by Dan R 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi Dan...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.
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/enotes/showarticle.cfm?id=89.
MOTHBALLS are toxic to cats which contains the ingredient Naphthalene. Mothballs are approximately twice as toxic as paradichlorobenzene, and cats are especially sensitive to naphthalene. Signs of ingestion of naphthalene mothballs include emesis, weakness, lethargy, brown-colored mucous membranes and collapses. Paradichlorobenzene mothballs may cause GI upset, ataxia, disorientation, and depression. Elevations in liver serum biochemical values may occur within 72 hours of indigestion.
2006-10-02 22:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-25 16:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water gun. That boundary spray.
How about a scarecat? Make a fake dog and put it in your yard. (Oops, cats aren't actually afraid of dogs). Maybe a fake raccoon. Raccoons kill cats.
Personally I'd just let them in the yard. Those things are just so darn cute!
2006-10-02 16:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. Lie in wait for them with a garden hose squirter and soak them.
2. Fence in your yard.
3. Spread mothballs around thickly (as long as your children or neighbor's children won't eat them!). Cats hate the smell.
2006-10-02 16:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I guess you can do any of the following the other posters suggested, but I'll bet you'll be over-run with mice once you get rid of your friendly backyard cats.
Happy mouse trapping.
2006-10-02 16:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by together420yrs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are all kinds of things you can add to your garden to keep the cats away. One friend of mine uses ground-up orange peels mixed in with the dirt in the garden. He says it works.
2006-10-02 16:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by thejanith 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can buy moth balls from your local pet store place these around your garden and the cats will stay away but they wont affect your dog
2006-10-02 23:03:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sprinkler system works everytime cats hate water and when they get sprayed with it they leave lol
2006-10-02 16:08:43 · answer #8 · answered by abarber69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good old fashioned moth balls keep cats astray! and away!
2006-10-02 16:04:41 · answer #9 · answered by cris_angel_fan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some "Boundary " spray.
2006-10-02 16:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋