how do I get my neighbors cats to stop from using my flower beds as a litter box?

Question

she started letting them outside during the day and now they use my flower beds and parts of my yard as a litter box. is there any way to get them to stop. it really smells and attracts other cats from the neighborhood. i have asked her to keep an eye on them but that hasn't work. i need some suggestions before her cats disappear.

Answer 1

i have heard that u can put orange peels around the garden. cats dont like the smell of orange for some reason unknown and it's good for the enviroment too!! so it's a 2 in 1 benifeit! other than that u could spray orange stuff or go with what the others say too! i dont know if moth balls will owrk cuz we were told that how to get rid of shunks and we put tons out and we still couldn't get rid of them.

Answer 2

I bet you get a lot of abuse - I did when asking a question about neighbour related pet problems. The generall thing was don`t be so petty, love thy neighbour, that sort of thing!
Pepper dust should deter the cats. Otherwise use a washing up liquid bottlle and squirt them with water - it doesn`t hurt them at all but just gets the message through,
Good luck, other peoples pet control or lack of it can be a reall problem.

Answer 3

well...... do u have a cat? if u do does it have a litter box or does it go outside for that? if it goes outside then there is your problem.... try and get or make some scarecrows! ones that are really floppy and that move in the wind so that if a cat wants to get into your yard and then it sees the scarecrows it will b so scared especially if u r there too and u r waving a rake around. lol
hope i helped....i usually do.

Answer 4

Put up a fence around your flower beds (tall enough the cat cant get in) or put chicken wire up to protect your plants.
Humane, cheap and wont effect your flowers.
Also, if this continues to happen call your local humane society-- your neighbor will get warned first and then ticketed.

Answer 5

You can put some smooth rocks over the top of the dirt in your flower beds, such as river rocks. Or cedar chips will often repell cats.

Also, it is hard, but talk to your neighbors. Perhaps your neighbor doesn't know that her cats are pooping in your flower bed, or that you don't like it. It seems like she should, but she may not.

Talk to her.

Answer 6

My grandmother told me mothballs around your plants will keep cats away and it wouldn't hurt to put a few along your property line especially as close to your neighbor's house as you can, put a lot maybe the smell will cause them to keep their cats at home so you will remove the moth balls. Also throw hot water on them.

Answer 7

I'm a hillbilly,redneck,good ole countryboy,or white trash with a degree so I dont think you really want my answer to this question but I know how you feel as I have had to deal with this kind of thing before.Cat's are a dime a dozen here in the appalachian mtns. a lot of people "accidental like" leave anti-freeze out in a pie pan,or we even try the old bb gun first,and of course the water gun or hose,and the everloved mothball.The best thing so far has been of course a $.03 22 LR bullet.

Answer 8

If you live near a park you could try planting catnip near a park , all of the cats will go crazy for it and pee at the place where you planed the catnip, yoiu could try this

Answer 9

well, you can go and buy the bitter apple stuff, and spray it near your plants. or put down some chicken wire around your plants. that will also keep the cats from digging. :) you can lay it on the surface, or just beneath it.

Answer 10

Sprinkle Cayenne in the flower bed. When the cats come sniffing around they'll make for the hills! It won't hurt the cat, just make it sneeze and leave your flower beds alone.