how do you keep cat/kitten away from your house?

Question

Our new neighbors have 4 kittens or cats (im not sure)
and every time we open the garage door they go in and wont leave. every time we get near a door they race and wants to go in.
ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO KEEP THEM AWAY???

Answer 1

Mothballs are a good cat deterrent if you don't mind the aroma.

Answer 2

first, a kitten is simply not ready for the out of doors. They are too vunerable to just about everything. And there are no guarantees when you are allowing your cat outside. All of my cats are indoor outdoor cats - all 3. But, you have a problem. You would be best to adopt a cat old enough to survive the great out doors, but you need to let a cat have time to get used to the idea that you and your home is now it's home. It is highly recommended that if you intend on letting your new cat outside, that you keep it inside for 6 weeks before hand so that it knows this is where it belongs. If you get a cat, bring it home and open the car door and say welcome home, it will be gone in a flash. It's going to be scared and unsure, and you are not going to be able to keep it inside to let it bond with you so that it won't want to leave. As for my cats, they all pretty much stay around the front yard, they all have refective collars on them, with a name tag, and they all know there names and come when called (another benefit to the inside only period). They are allowed in and out as they please. My only suggestion to you, is that you dedicate a room in your home or maybe the garage (if it isn't too hot where you are in the summer) to your new cat for sometime until it would be safe to let the cat out doors. If you use the garage, you could put in a cat door (after the 6 weeks inside only) so that it has a place of refuge when needed, plus keeping food & water in there will encourage it to come home. Good Luck

Answer 3

First, talk your neighbors about your concerns. Explain in a nice way that they need to keep those kittens indoors for quite sometime and it's causing us these problems when we open our garage door......... etc.

The responsibility is with the owners not you.

But, if they keep coming around it's because they don't like where they are, but that is not your concern.

Please talk to your neighbors.

Answer 4

It is inconsiderate of your neighbors to allow their cats to roam free and annoy people who may not appreciate the company. I would have a talk with your neighbors and casually mention that it appears some strays have invaded the neighborhood and are trying to take up residence in your garage. Let them know you are going to trap the critters and take them to the shelter so that they have a chance of finding a home. Then follow through.

Cats, allowed to roam free, are subject to all sorts of dangers. The owners apparently don't truly care about these lovely creatures. They deserve a chance to have a home where they are wanted.

Answer 5

Talk to the neighbor ask them to keep the kittens out of your garage. If they do not then take the kittens to the Humane Society.

Answer 6

Let me just say this: don't call animal control! That move should be a last resort after trying a myriad of other things (like some of the suggestions you see here.)
Analogy:
My child is having a hard time in the 1st grade -- should I have him lobotomized?

Answer 7

Shotgun. Oops! Wrong answer, isn't it.
Ok, here's a real one: Lion Dung. Seriously.
Most pet stores sell dehydrated lion dung that you can sprinkle anywhere you don't want felines to be (gardens, garages, or, in your case, the property line). The smell of a bigger, meaner cat will instinctively deter them.

Answer 8

It sounds as if they really like you! You would be best off getting a cat or dog of your own but presumably you don't want a pet. Don't be tempted to get one of those sonic devices, because they really don't work. My neighbour got one once when she didn't like my cats, and I actually saw my littlest cat hop over the fence, walk up to the device and stare at it for a while, then lose interest and saunter off!

I agree you may have to spray cold water at them. Whenever they come into your garden, you should chase them off with lots of noise, clap your hands at them as the noise will intimidate them, and shout "OFF! OFF! OFF!" as you chase them back to their own garden. But I think you should speak to your neighbours and let them know you are not meaning to be hostile to them or their cats, you just want to keep the cats off your garden and out of your garage. For example, the cats might ingest something in there that is toxic. I lost one of my cats when he went into a neighbour's greenhouse and ate something poisonous. My neighbour found him dead in the middle of his lawn and of course we were terribly upset. Maybe your neighbours could consider putting up a "cat run" structure in their own garden, so their cats could enjoy the outdoors without getting into danger or being a nuisance to their neighbours.

Answer 9

Call your local human society about the problem. If this person is just letting her kittens run around outside it is dangerous and they need to be talked to about it.

Answer 10

tell your neighbors to keep them away from your house