i realy need a cat that is fierce (not tiger lol) which will keep other cats out of my garden?

Answer 1

HI there again Brett...... cats only become fierce if they've been cornered or competing for minimal food and most cats encountering other cats will stare down until one averts the eyes away and then leaves. Cats by nature do not want to fight another cat unless they have to. Cats will form colonies with a pecking order so even if you introduced a fierce cat he/she will soon learn to be friends with visiting friends you are trying to shoo away.

I've listed the following deterrents on your other answer...
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

In response to the above answer you need a dog....I have 2 cats which terrorise the whole street, including dogs.

My cats are crazy. They love water, fireworks, dogs and children.
They actually broke into my next door neighbours house and chased the dog upstairs, then made their way to his food bowl, ate his chicken, then did a runner. They are not scared of dogs or children that carry them around under one arm! They love bonfire night and sit on my window sill watching all the fireworks shoot by and they always go out and sit in the garden when its raining.

The one thing I have found though, is that they don't like the vets. Can you employ a vet to sit in your garden?

Answer 3

Cats going poop in your veg garden is poisonous. Get a bottle of red fox urine lure at sporting goods store put a few drops around it. If you still want a bad *** cat go to a local farmer and get a barn cat but don't expect a pet they can be pretty wild

Answer 4

Your question eludes me as to why you would imagine that a cat will keep other cats out of your garden when indeed if you didn't want a cat in your garden then why would you be introducing one into it yourself...is this not defeating your object...
The way the laws stands & quite rightly so it is illegal to be setting one animal onto another & is classed as cruelty to animals...As a strong believer in animal welfare & against all forms of cruelty I think you should get better informed of the animals welfare & animal acts that have been brought about to better protect animals before you land yourself in a whole heap of trouble...Regards Jake

Answer 5

After reading Seattle's answer, if you still decide that you want to get yourself a cat to deter other cats from using your garden - then I suggest that you go to your local rescue centre & have a look for yourself.

Most cats are territorial, so most will act as a deterent to other cats. If you want a really ugly or battle-scarred looking one, then here's your chance to rescue one that most other people wouldn't want.

You're going to have to shower it with affection in your home, spoil it, make it feel treasured & wanted, make a fuss of it, feed it well, smooth it down, play with it ... you need to get it really attached to you & your home ... then it will feel that the place belongs to it, that it is its territory & worth protecting.

By then, hopefully, you'll be as besotted with the cat as it is with you.

Which means that you are not going to want to see it get hurt. Fortunately, most cat fights are mainly posturing - trying to outstare each other whilst making a fearful racket - I think it is rare that things actually come to blows. (But if it does - hope you got the number of your local vet handy)

Answer 6

A fierce cat that's not a tiger? Get a Panther

Answer 7

i have cats and dogs, three maine coone,a bengal and a bengal cross maine coon, the fiercess one of them all is the bengal, but i think it just depends on the cats attitude to be honest, one of my maine coons chases my dogs about the house and use to chase cats and dogs outside no matter the size, but now he is a house cat and has chilled out, they are other methods of keeping cats out your garden just type in your question into a search engine and you will find a remide for this problem

Answer 8

Cats will naturally fight for their own territories and you can't tell how much territory they will have until they start working on it. I have a very small cat and she keeps the much bigger cats out of our garden.

Answer 9

just get a man to "mark"/pee the boundaries of your garden with urine. As animals don't like crossing male boundaries.

Or fill clear plastic bottles with water and plonk round the garden.
Failing that sweet talk to local zoo into giving you some lion poo to sprinkle on the garden.

Answer 10

Maine Coons can sometimes be very territorial most cats in general who are outside become that way but i wouldn't recommend putting a cat outside theres just too many things that can happen to them.You could try putting moth balls in your garden that most of the time deters cats from the smell.