2006-10-06 16:59:58 · 18 answers · asked by cutiepie81289 7 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi there...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.
2006-10-06 17:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
How do I keep neighbors' dogs from crapping on my front yard during the night when I don't see them. During the day when people walk their dogs here they pick up after them.
If you see the cat doing it then squirting with a garden hose is very effective and the cat will avoid your property. If you can have a sprinkler system with a motion detector that would work at night that would keep the cat away too.
It's something I think we all have to live with. Me with the dogs and inconsiderate owners and you a cat and an inconsiderate owner.
2006-10-06 17:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a lot of sand and dump it under your neighbors house when they are not home. Then the cat will instinctively go there instead. There is also a spray that will keep the cat away from certain places. Another option, set up a sprinkler and turn it on whenever you see the cat, that will chase him off.
hope this helps :)
2006-10-06 17:07:20 · answer #3 · answered by lil' ol' me :) 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to Petsmart. There's a spray that'll keep cats away from your lawn, therfore it can't crap on your lawn.
Or...if you happen to catch the cat about to do his deed, then shoo him away (spraying with water or something).
Lastly, you might just want to talk to your neighbor about your concerns. Good luck.
2006-10-06 17:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
properly those issues take place! I extremely have cats and that i've got in no way seen my cats crap in my backyard yet have seen them do it in different peoples! in spite of if different cats do it mine! tell your neighbour to fill a twig bottle with water and if she will spray the cat without it working off then do it, additionally in case you replenish empty Coke or Lemonade bottles with water and bypass away them interior the backyard it is meant to deter cats from utilising the backyard as a rest room (examine that throughout a mag)
2016-11-26 22:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We kept delivering the cat poop to our neighbor's front door step along with a note that said "Keep your cat indoors or in your OWN yard, please" ..... we eventually started adding some of our OWN cat's cat poop (we have indoor cats.) After about three weeks of stepping in cat poop on their front doorstep, they started keeping their cat inside.
Who says cats should have all the fun?
2006-10-06 18:15:22 · answer #6 · answered by Harvie Ruth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a dog a boxers the best cat chaser well my dre is he loves to chase my cats he thinks there toys so dont worry about them hurting the cat they'll just scare them out of ur yard and away from ur house
2006-10-06 17:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
just chase it away or tell your neighbor off...cats should be inside anyway its not safe outside.
2006-10-06 17:58:20 · answer #8 · answered by YaMa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn your lawn into a mine field.
2006-10-06 17:01:17 · answer #9 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
put a ceramic nome or a gallon jug with water around flower beds. don't ask me but it works.
2006-10-06 17:03:08 · answer #10 · answered by Work In Progress 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋