How do you stop cats doing poos in your garden?

Answer 1

Hi Carol...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

Depends how drastic you want to get.
From buying a big dog to leave in the garden, to various cat repellents you can buy.
You could always shoot the offending animals, or set traps of various descriptions, but they seem a little harsh though.

Answer 3

what you can do is when you see it poo just case it away or the age old trick is to put bottles of water all round the garden this is supposed to scare the cat away because of its reflection

Answer 4

It's only natural for cats to crap outside and bury it. You'd rather they poo in the garden than on your bed wouldn't you?

Answer 5

Cats hate the smell of citrus, so put orange or lemon peel around your garden.

Answer 6

Go to B&Q, homebase or any animal/garden store. They usually sell stuff that is called 'GET OFF' or somthing like that. It's a type of gel that cats don't like. My mum uses it and it is really good stuff.

Answer 7

Turn the garden hose on them everytime they come in your yard. Or grow a bunch of grass. Cats like things like sand and soft dirt to poop in, so grow grass. And spray them with a hose.

Answer 8

You can buy a like jelly stuff in a bottle that is suppost to repell animals i use it in summer to stop dog going on grass.It does work but also stinks.Your super market should sell it.Tesco sell one called "Catapult".

Answer 9

you ought to put in some flowers that animals do unlike, which includes warm peppers or mint. be careful with the mint, because of the fact it is going to attempt to take over your backyard. Plant it in a pot, and bury the entire pot interior the floor in case you do not % too lots difficulty with it.

Answer 10

Get an air rifle!!

Thats a joke people, before you hit the report button