I can't get a cat of my own because I'm allergic to them but I have a garden full of cat poo and its really disgusting having to clear it up all the time and its only a matter of time before one of my kids falls over into it. Anyone have any tried and tested methods of deterring cats from choosing my garden as their toilet?
2007-03-10 09:43:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Two ideas....
Go to your greengrocers and get some oranges/lemons/limes that are going out of date. You can usually get them cheap or even free. Cut them into pieces and put them around the flower beds. Cats hate the smell of citrus so will usually keep away and its a nice non chemical way to do it. You will have to refresh them though.
Second idea is to half fill plastic bottles with water and lie them on their side in the flower beds. I dont know why that works but it seems to. Doesnt look very nice though!
2007-03-11 07:08:47 · answer #1 · answered by Psiren17 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats always cover up their mess so your kids shouldn't fall in it.Cats are free spirits and can go where they like so maybe if there is something left in your garden you'll have to pick it up with a plastic bag.Try citrus fruits they don't like that but they'd need to be replaced often.Maybe if you scare the cats off by clapping your hands and shouting they will get the message after a few times.
2007-03-11 11:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by sanny 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My neighbour has used the high-frequency deterrant to keep cats out of her garden for years (she has guinea pigs and doesn't want the cats near them).
Cats love dry ground, e.g gravel. You could try soaking the regular spots. They also like clear ground, so the trick is to plant densly (you might need to protect young plants with netting).
2007-03-10 19:30:33 · answer #3 · answered by nikki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently mothballs are supposed to deter them. It wouldnt hurt to try it, scatter them inthe area that the cats are using.
Alternatively, if you know who the cats belong to bag the mess up and dump it in the owners garden.
2007-03-12 03:20:58 · answer #4 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to do that? Animal poo helps plants grow. it's very nutrient rich. If you find it disgusting, don't have a garden.
same principle as compost. decomposes into a very rich soil that your garden will love.
As for the kids, they'll be okay. Kids have good immune systems, having too clean environment is accually bad for them. If they're exposed to cats at this age, they won't develop those allergies you have.
2007-03-10 11:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by The Big Box 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You can buy a device that emits a sound (very high frequency, humans cannot hear it) that will deter cats.
Google "cat deterrent".
2007-03-10 09:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
orange peel cats hate the smell of it and wont go near it
get a fake model cat with shiny eyes cats in your garden see that as a threat and wont go near it
2007-03-10 09:48:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Buy a water pistol every time you see the cat let it have a blast of water cats hate it and will soon keep away , don't worry it won't hurt them.
2007-03-10 09:54:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
animals dont like strong smells like vicks or pinesol try putting steaks rubed with vicks or other really strong smelling stuff on them this might work for 2 or 3 days depending on what you use.
2007-03-10 10:03:10 · answer #9 · answered by summerres 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We recently had the same problem. We sprinkled curry powder and have not seen the cat back since. Hopefully with all that curry powder, the cat will be doing it in his on back yard and hes got the trots off the curry powder. But seriously, it does work.
2007-03-10 09:59:10 · answer #10 · answered by Mark R 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋