Can anyone tell me how to keep cats from crapping under my deck? Is really starting to frustrate me.?

Answer 1

Hi there...if blocking access to the deck isn't an option some 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 and should NOT be used. 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

Use a long handed broom to brush it out from beneath your bed, then use a plastic bag or something to pick it up with. If you're afraid that there is a spider on the... ahem.. poo, use a dustpan or ask your mum *< sorry.. I'm Australian..* to pick it up for you. Hope this helps. Good luck! :) WAIT! Also, I have heard orange peels are a good spider repellent so leave some under your bed. Cats don't like the smell of citrus either so they generally avoid places that smell of citrus so maybe you could leave some orange or citrus fruit peels there to repel both cats and spiders! It's a win-win situation! ..well not so much for the cats and spiders but it is for you! :)

Answer 3

purchase some bubble wrap and place under the deck where the cats enter. Cats don't like it on there feet. They should stop.

Answer 4

Throw some moth balls under the deck. They also hate citrus - orange or lemon. You can place peelings under it...just remember, you'll have to replenish them once they dry out...but they really will stay away. I have cats and place them around plants I don't want them to mess with.

Answer 5

Close off any entrances to under your deck

Answer 6

I know that if you put bleach on a garbage bag animals won't tear into it. Maybe you should pour bleach around your porch. You could also put chicken coop wire up, that would defently keep them out.

Answer 7

You can contact your local Humane Society and rent some cat traps. Trap those suckers and drop them off in the woods!! :) Good Luck!

Answer 8

Get a dog.........hahahaha

How high up is your deck? Is there room to put a lawn sprinkler under there? Cats don't like them much.

Answer 9

i used to use heavily sprinkled tobacco ash in my flower beds to stop cats and dogs digging and crapping in them - it worked like a charm. of course, you have to have access to a tobacco factory to buy the ash which comes in big bags - if you can and do - try it.

Answer 10

Sprinkle a lot of pepper underneath.