How do I keep cats off my garden???????

Question

Cats keep doing poops on my plants in my front garden, how do i keep em off??

Answer 1

Using rose prunings as a mulch is very effective.
For newly cultivated/sown bits of ground, we use flat pieces of old wire fencing, or chicken wire.
Once the planting is established cats don't seem to bother with it - they like bare earth to scratch in.
You could always provide a sand or litter tray, which would be more attractive than your flower borders.

Answer 2

There is a thing you can buy, (ask at your local pet shop) its like a little green box you stick in you garden then plug into the mains and it lets out some low frequency noise that cats hate! Not very clear I know but my mum had one and it worked a treat. Failling that a Jack Russell should do the trick

Answer 3

Ok, this advise was given me by the Oklahoma University Vet School: Take the top couple of inches of dirt out & replace it w/fresh--If plants are seasonal & you won't be replanting til spring, spray bleach on the area--obviously bleaach kills plants so don't do bleach on perenials--Sprinkle fresh dirt generously with Chili powder--the cats dig in this, then lick paws to clean themselves & the chili powder harmlessly burns their tongues & they remember the smell & don't go there again. I also successfully used old perfumes I did use anymore around the bushes (instead of bleach) this w/the chili worked. Re-do the chili after rain washes it away. Good luck

Answer 4

You can not prevent cats from roaming and defecating where they like.
I have tried almost every method known to the internet and STILL have to clean cat mess off my lawn before my daughter can go out there to play...

If there is a wall completely surrounding your garden then the harmless plastic spike strips are fairly effective, but no use when like me you have cats of your own !

The sonic repellent is the only one i have not tried yet, i have not found a local retailer.

chili, mustard, lion's droppings, silver foil, animal silhouettes, half filled bottles of water and netting have all failed in my experience.

Answer 5

This is nearly impossible. Cats will ALWAYS poop in a garden, cause its the dirt they love. About all you can do is keep them inside, or possible, spray them with a water hose WHEN YOU CATCH THEM IN THE ACT! But don't do it AFTER the act, cause they won't understand, and they'll just get mad at you instead.

Answer 6

Some time ago we laid a wire mesh fence on the lawn, the grass has grown through it nicely now and you can even mow the lawn (much easier than before believe it or not). Anyway we have two car batteries in parrallel running across the grid.
Don't get many cats since we started doing that.

Answer 7

Hi Julie...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.

Many people believe mothballs work, however they are considered toxic. Here's more information on this:
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.

Answer 8

There is a liquid u can buy called get off that you can use in the house or garden,just spray it round the edge of your garden to keep them out.hope this helps you will be able to buy it at any good pet shop.

Answer 9

Hi,

I demostrate aromatherapy, and this question often comes up at my parties, if you put in a spray bottle water and 5 drops of Black Pepper Essential Oil and spray all your plants this will keep the cats away, trust me my friends have told me it works a treat

Answer 10

You can buy an electric (battery operated) thing that makes a noise you can't hear but the cat can. Seen them in mail order catalogues, about £20.