How do we stop the neighbours cat from pooping in our garden.?

Answer 1

Hi Kaye...if you are unable to meet with a compromise with your neighbour, consider contacting with your local animal control agency to learn if there are laws with regards to uncontrolled animals and if this applies to cats. If it does you could file a formal complaint and perhaps this will get your neighbour to keep their cats indoors, however hopefully you can find some mutual resolve with speaking to your neighbour's personally.

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

make your top layer that wood stuff. Cat's don't like it because the peices are too big to dig in. Put that on top, after planting, 2-3 inches deep.

Covering the surface in leaves sometimes works.

If it is a flower garden consider using rocks an inch or more in diameter.

Answer 3

Cats are repelled by the smell of citrus, leave lemon peels in the garden, and the cat will leave it alone, if that doesnt work, I suggest a blow dart gun and shoot it with plugs.

Answer 4

I've heard that a product called "Shake-Away" is supposed to work well. It come in a pellet form that can be sprinkled around your garden. It's supposed to be organic and safe to use around people.

Answer 5

Build an 8' smooth faced un-scaleable fence -
Have it completely encircle your property and the powered exit gate must also be of similar construction -
Also, security personel to monitor the gate area when you enter and exit would help.

Answer 6

I read that if you sprinkle cigarette butts around the area, it will repel the cat.

Answer 7

spray raid in a fish and leave it on the porch lol

Answer 8

Simple. Get hold of that damn cat and kill it. Squash it or slaughter it. Whatever you do, make sure it is dead. Problem solved!

Answer 9

spray it with the hose

Answer 10

kill the cat.