How do you stop cats fouling in the gravel in your garden?

Question

and using the gravel as a giant litter tray

Answer 1

Stick a curry plant down, my next door neighbour does that and they seem to stay out of her garden and crap in mine. my mother in law sticks cd's in hers....lol or bottles of water...

Answer 2

You can put some chicken wire underneath the gravel so that when they scratch it hurts their paws. You could also sprinkle moth balls in with the gravel. Any kind of citrus will repel them. There are sprays you can get at a pet store. The only problem with that is that it would have to be reapplied periodically. If you live near a zoo, ask them for lion feces and put them in the gravel. They will mark the gravel as another animals territory.

If all else fails, use live traps and take them to a shelter.

Answer 3

There's a green gel you can buy from pet shops - think it's called 'Get Off My Garden' and it's pretty effective. Of course, you will end up with green gel on your gravel, which may not be acceptable. You can also buy pepper powder, also from pet shops - this is less visible but doesn't work quite as well, in my experience.
You'll have to apply these remedies every few days - more if it's rainy, but eventually the cats may take the hint and go somewhere else. Good luck.

Answer 4

you have to clear away all the mess first. Perhaps then wash gravel using a hose (bucket). from any garden centre you can buy a product called "keep off my grass" or something similar which you spray over the whole area. There is also a jell product which you can spread round. you have to persist but it definitely will work in the end.

Answer 5

You will have to put something on the gravel they don’t like the smell of, my neighbour put curry powder down but it stunk the whole street out for weeks!

Trr putting some esential oil drops & water in a watering can and then sprinkling that over the gravel.

Answer 6

Daft as it sounds, I don't have any gravel in my garden, and strangely enough I don't appear to have any problems with cats in t either. Maybe there is some kind of crazy correlation between the two? Who knows?

Answer 7

Maybe you should put her litter tray out there with gravel and she will use that instead. She might just like gravel to poop in, who knows.

Answer 8

i have 3 cats and have bark up the side of my house belive it or not but your own cat don't do it in their own garden, but this works get a 2 litre bottle of water and fill it half way and place it an the gravel don't ask lol but it work one thing for sure cats don't like water good luck

Answer 9

Buy some mothballs as cats dont like the smell, and leave them scattered in the gravel.

Answer 10

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May I recommend the M14 replica with grenade launcher? My garden is now cat ( and squirel) free. Dont worry you wont do any serious damage to the cat, but they will think twice before fertilising your gravel again!

Answer 11

Before planting anything, put down chicken wire on the ground.
The cats will not like the feel on their paws and will go and find another spot.