Just after we got our kitten spayed, we let her outside. When she was nig enough to jump over the fence, we removed the litter tray and have had no accidents luckily.
However, she has got into the habit of pooing all round our garden and it's a real pain, especially as I'm pregnant and should avoid dealing with it.
Does anyone know how we can deter her from doing this without making her or our older cat feel unwelcome in the garden?
Cheers all.
2006-12-19 07:10:28 · 19 answers · asked by Vixenator 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi there...Consider placing a covered litter box outside where it provides some level of privacy and ask a friend or spouse to help you clean the box regularly so it attracts the kitten there rather than away from an overly soiled box to the garden. If she has been defecating in the garden for some time it may be difficult to retrain for litter box.
Therefore, some pet friendly 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.
2006-12-19 16:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because you took away her litter tray, she now sees the garden as her bathroom. Half of it is marking territory and the other half is instinct to bury pood. Unless you want to sit in the garden with a spray bottle, I have no clue. You could put some of that Stay Away! spray that cats are said to hate around where she goes pood but that might discourage her from the garden altogether.
2006-12-19 08:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by Reona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinegar ands/or lemon juice deters cats. Try spraying a little bit of that and maybe she'll keep away. Don't worry about the pregnancy though, if you are reffering to the whole toxoplasm thing, the possibilities of having a problem with it are much much higher by eating medium cooked lamb or chicken than they are when dealing with a cat.
2006-12-19 16:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by radaemon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sprays may be harmful to your plants. You can put a litter box next to the garden but when it rains you may have to change it. My suggestion is to get a long handle rake and work it in to the soil. That will help two fold. Manure and no poo where you don't want it. Don't hit her but you can spray her with a water gun if you see her doing it. If your cats are welcome in the garden you may just have to put up with it.
2006-12-19 08:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by jan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably can't. That is perfectly normal behavior for a cat. One thing that might work is to have an area of turned soil near the door, which the cat would encounter before getting to the garden; kitty would maybe do her business there.
2006-12-19 07:28:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 18 year old cat poops in the garden.
It's good manure for the plants, it keeps other cats away and it means we have no cat poops on our carpet.
Sorry, I don't see a problem.
If you're worried about cross-infection - just make sure your cat is clear of infection (your vet can ensure this) - and it is all just good clean poopy compost for your lovely flowers and plants!
2006-12-19 07:25:36 · answer #6 · answered by franja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do you want her to poo? in somebody elses garden you can clean it up with your hand inside a carrier bag like DOG owners do. YOU should not get animals if you carn't clean up after them. Somebody's cat is pooing in my garden and I have to clean it up as well as my little puppies.
2006-12-19 07:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by maggy_dnks 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you work a small parcel of your garden so that the soil is soft and she can easily bury her poo there...she will go there. Otherwise encourage your neighbours to use small gravel in THEIR garden...works a treat.
2006-12-19 09:42:47 · answer #8 · answered by Stef 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep her inside. Seriously, it's a cat's nature to "bury it" in the garden.
2006-12-19 07:24:05 · answer #9 · answered by pcsmom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you can buy a spray from the pet shop which is called stay away or something like that. i've not tryed it.
tin foil or orange peel
might deter frtom doing in in certain places
2006-12-19 07:47:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋