Cat Poo in my flower beds?

Question

I love my cat but sadly he and his friends keep pooing in my flower beds. I have tryed pepper, i even put cat nip in a part of the garden to try and make them go in one place,nothing works does anyone have any idea of anything that would help to stop my and other cats useing my flower beds as a loo. thank you
kind regards x kitti x

Answer 1

i have to words ~~~~~MOTH BALLS~~~~~worked for me lol good luck

Answer 2

Dig out all the dirt they've used as a kitty potty because the dirt will continue to attract them no matter what you do. If you put the dirt where you want them to "go" and replace the dirt in your flower beds with some new dirt, that might work. I'd put a rough shredded bark mulch on the flowers, too. It'll conserve moisture for the flowers and discourage the cats. Another natural thing you can do is put some fresh orange peels in the flower bed. Cats don't like the smell of citrus. I'd be careful of chemicals and things that would bother human noses. (Of course, nothing bothers worse than a kitty loo in the flower beds!)

Answer 3

First of all, are the cats doing any harm to your flower bed? Are they uprooting the flowers?

If that isn't the case, then consider the "poo" as a gift. It makes for good fertilizer.

When we owned our first house we had a dog and would bury the poo on the side by the fence. Because we were new owners our tenant didn't know about this. not that we were keeping it a secret.

Summer came and we saw her planting her tomatoes in that same spot. When they were fully grown, she commented that she never had such large tomatoes before. That's when she found out where we bury ed the dog poo. From that point on she always planted her tomatoes in that spot.

So if your cat and friends aren't uprooting your flowers consider you just reveived a gift of fertilizer.

If it isn't possible to use it as a natural fertilizer, there are products at pet supply stores that you spray on furniture to keep them off. Maybe it'll work in your flower beds.

Good luck one way or the other ......

Answer 4

There's a lot of products on the market and I have found non that work. Cat waste is poison to plants, dog waste is manure. Take your doggy doo dah from the back garden and put it on the flower bed. It will be hidden by the flowers, only me, you and the cat will know it's there. The cat won't drop it's pants were the dog has been, it isn't a safe place. My Border Collie produces quite a bit and it seemed a shame to waste it, so I shovel it up and put it under the hedge. It stopped the cats visiting and I am recycling :0)

Answer 5

Cats love dirt. They will go into your garden, and play in your indoor plant dirt too. Inside, I have always sprayed a bit a plain water in a bottle at my animals if they were doing something wrong like getting into plants, jumping on to the table, etc. As far as outside, there may be manure in your garden as a fertilizer and the cats smell it, so that's where they will go. Planting Marigold Flowers in your garden may help. Most animals and bugs don't like the smell. Also make sure you have some bone meal and/or blood meal mixed with your garden triple mix when you plant flowers or put bulbs in. I hope this helps you.

Good luck,

Mary

Answer 6

Try sitting out by your flower bed but not too close. When you see one of the cats start to go, give them a little harmless sprits with a small water gun. It won't hurt them but it will not be enjoyable. Do this as many times as you can over a few weeks and try not to let them know you are doing it. That way, they will associate the flower bed with something unpleasant. Hope it works :)

Answer 7

There's a product called 'Silent Roar' which is pellets impregnated with essence of Lion dung.The cats will think a lion has been marking its territory and wont dare to challenge its authority by using the same toilet.This method of marking territory is used by the wild (big and small) cats and it works.
There is an ultrasound method which works really well which works by emitting a high pitch noise at a frequency we can't hear but that cats find extremely unpleasant so they steer well clear.It works with an infra red sensor which detects an approaching cat's body heat. It's quite expensive £50+ but well worth it..it works.

Answer 8

I've been told Lion's poo will stop cats pooing in flower beds....... the problem is, you then end up with a garden full of Lion poo instead. So yes, a tricky one, I don't suppose you have a sack and a bucket of water lying about? Hmmm, Perhaps not.

Answer 9

The only thing I can think of is to put some kind of chicken wire around the flower beds. This kept cats out of my garden.

Answer 10

You can buy sprays from any good pet store that you can spray that should deter the cats from using it as their bathroom. Dig up the soil that they've used and put in new soil so that their smell won't be there and watch them while they're in the garden, use a water spray bottle and spray them with water if you see them assume the position, this should deter them from using it as a bathroom.

You can also try putting down lemon or orange peel as cats hate the smell of citrus and will avoid putting their scent there.

Hope this helps.

Answer 11

I have a multi cat household and I also have a lovely garden, with plenty of plants.

Cats will go where there is a gap in the boarder and especially when its freshly dug over.

I plant ground cover plants that spread so there are very little gaps in the front of my boarders and where there is a gap at the front I place an upside down plastic plant pot. I allow them to use the back of the boarder if they wish to and we compromise that way.

My garden is in their territory after all.

Bless em.