how do i keep my neighbor's cat from pooping in my backyard?

Question

the stupid cat does it EVERYDAY. it stunk up our place so bad it's dross. what can i do to keep it away without hurting it???

Answer 1

Hi Iana...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 2

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Answer 3

The cat should be burying its poop. If its not, and its stinking up the yard, its a sign of bad health. But buried poop is very good for your garden and grass (but not sandboxes, ewwww). Cats wont poop anywhere that is moist or wet, or the dirt is too thick to dig, so water your garden. You can also use mothballs, and try to spray the cat when it comes by. Try talking to your neighbors, maybe you can come up with a solution together. Good luck, cats are free spirits and will go anywhere they want.

Answer 4

You can't. That's the problem when people let their stinkin' cats out and they sh!t all over everyone else's yard.
I've tried crystallized coyote urine (talk about gross!), rat traps where they like to crap, mothballs, just about everything! Even going yakuza on kitty's heinie by ninja'ing with night vision goggles and spraying the **** thing with a hose when it comes into my yard. NOTHING WORKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
The only thing that works is REMOVING THE CAT FROM THE AREA. Either the neighbor keeps it indoors (my town has a leash law for both cats and dogs) OR you trap it and take it to Animal Control "I found this stray cat in my yard".

Answer 5

paint ball gun. Serves two purposes 1) motivates the cat not to come in that area without hurting the cat. 2) when the cat comes home with paint on it the neighbor knows there is a problem occurring.

Answer 6

You need to confront your neighbor about this. Tell her she should keep her cat in the house anyway. And you're right; you don't want to hurt the cat. He doesn't know any better.

Answer 7

Scoop up the poop into a plastic bag and take it to your neighbor - tell him that his cat left this in your back yard, and since it's his cat you figured he might want it back...

Answer 8

Tell you neighbor to keep his cat indoors or when the cat comes into your yard, squirt him with water.

Answer 9

spray him with the hose, also tell your neighbors 2 come over and clean that shiotttttttt up cuz its no your cat!!!!! i hate thatn when peepz dont take care of their pet, and if that doesnt work call animal control they will have 2 keep an eye on it.

Answer 10

Use moth balls around the yard. Cats hate moth balls and the smell, this will deter him from your yard totally. Hope this helps