I have a ton of stray cats and they all use my backyard as a litter box how can I get rid of them?

Answer 1

22 buy a 22

Answer 2

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 behaviors 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 really well, sprinkle a few in your yard around the fence line and where the cats tend to mingle.

If you have dogs, keep them inside or take them for a walk on a leash outside your yard. If the injest a moth ball it can be fatal to them.

Good Luck hope this helps some!

Answer 3

I had to go through litterbox training with a stray I took in a couple of years ago. It really wasn't too difficult for me and hopefully you can give some of these tips a go and see if it helps with the training at all. At the pet store, they sell a litter call "Cat Attract". A little more expensive for a little less litter, but it's supposed to have some attracting qualities. They also have "Kitten Attract" for you guessed it...and a "Senior Attract" for older cats that may have started having problems. I know people who have tried these litters and will swear by the effectiveness of the product. What I ended up having to do was to fill the litterbox with the "CAT ATTRACT" and some dirt from his favorite potty spots outside. He sniffed and gave the "ok, I get it" look to me, but then we started having some potty issues on the couch. What ultimately "taught" our boy was that we watched him inside and the second he hunched down to pee, we scooped him up and placed him in the litterbox. We never had a problem with him not using his box until he started suffering from UTI's. But that's a whole 'nother story. How many litterboxes do you have in your apartment? We have 2 cats and 2 litterboxes. We actually don't need both (they are fine with sharing a big litterbox), but we like to keep one in each room of our apartment so that they don't have to travel far should the urge to use the potty hits. Most times, they choose the box in the living room versus the secluded one in the bedroom. We've had them for over a year so far and no problems. What type of litter are you using? Sometimes, it's a guessing game to try and find the litter that your kitty will be happy with. Especially if she has grown up as a "stray" outside. Try a few different ones (after you've tried "CAT ATTRACT") and see which she takes to more. You may also want to clean thoroughly the areas on your bed that she has peed. Although you may not smell anything, kittys have very sensitive noses. I would reccomend using Nature's Miracle as it is an enzyme cleaner and should remove the scent not only for you, but for your kitty as well. I would also reccommend washing your sheets, blankets, everything that is washable that has been peed on in vinegar and some detergent. While it may not be fun having a lingering vinegar smell on your posessions - it sure does beat having to constantly clean accidents on your bed. The stray did that to my roommate after a surgery. We just washed her comforter in vinegar and Oreo never gave her comforter a second glance! If none of these seem to work in getting your kitty re-directed to the litterbox for all her bathroom needs, I would take her into the vet as it could be that she has a Urinary Tract Infection and may not be able to control her eliminations. Good luck!

Answer 4

I think I answered this one before, however.
1. Get a HUGE cat hating dog, your local animal shelter may help.
2. Pepper spray.
3. A thick mulch of Holly leaves.
4. Twin Browning machine Guns mounted on your patio, great fun at BBQs.
5. BB gun, again great fun at BBQs.
6. Land mines (shss a little man I know will supply at cost, do not tell anyone)

OK I confess I am no lover of fluffy little Kitty's, my motto "the only good kitty is road kill"

Seriously, make your garden as UNINVITING for them as possible, Holly leaves spread as a thick mulch around you garden works well, plus pepper spray.

Good Luck

Answer 5

There is a granule you can buy at farm stores like Tractor Supply or some pet stores carry it. You can spread it throughout your yard and normally this will work. It's made for just what your talking about.

Answer 6

why don't you just call the animal control office in your town. they usually will set you up with free traps and come haul the cats away when you catch one. it takes time but it works. I've had the same problem. but heck try the other stuff too like pepper spray -it rained too much for it to work for me. but it can't hurt to try.

Answer 7

get a dog or do what my dad did. get a trap, one of those box traps that once they go in it closes behind them. catch them and take them to the country or far away from your house and let them go. my dad removed 53 cats from his backyard by doing this.

Answer 8

Buy a big junk yard type dog and put him in the backyard. Problem solved. Oh! properly dispose of the dead cats.

Answer 9

You can set up a sprinkler that is activated by a motion sensor, always good for a laugh...

Answer 10

Buy a BB gun pistol and have some fun. Anyone know if cats are good eatin'?