I live in a townhouse so his veranda is right next to mine! His 2 cats are always outside and they come to sleep on my rug that I keep in front of the door! I think they are full of ear mites and fleas and my 4 cats are indoor cats and they caught ear mites! I threw the rug out and I am treating my cats with Revolution! What can I do to keep these cats away from my veranda without insulting my neighbours?? It's costing me quite a bit for vets and medication and maybe my cats will get fleas from them! Please help??
2007-08-23 05:29:25 · 5 answers · asked by CTU 7 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have the same problem, although mine is related to anomosity. My cats get so upset, they spray in the house, (both are spayed and nuetered) and attack the screens where this other cat sits and taunts them. I approached my vet, and there is a product out there that you can spray on your front rug, areas around your property outside windows etc that is very offensive to cats.... It can be found in any pet store. It is called critter away.. or something like that.... I also heard that fox urine (eewww!) is another effective tool to discourage unwanted animals from encroaching on your property... I have no useful information on how to gather fox urine.... lol...
Good luck!
2007-08-23 05:50:00 · answer #1 · answered by Lissie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some mothballs in the toe of a nylon stocking, hung 3-12" above the floor. The smell will be too much for them to stomach and they'll leave the area alone.
I can see fleas being kept in the rug (though they live in grass too and you can easily bring fleas in on your shoes) but your cats would have had to have rubbed their ears into the rug to pick up any ear mites (or rubbed heads with the other cats). However some flea meds do get rid of ear mites as well, so you can dose once for both problems.
I've found that Advantage works for a full 2 1/2 months before you'll see another flea, even though the box says one month, so if you want to switch over to that you can have less doseing for your cats, that may be something to consider.
2007-08-23 19:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most polite way of dealing with this is to wash down your veranda with some strong-smelling cleaning liquid which all the cats will hate but which will repel the fleas/mites and neighbor's cats. Then let your cats have somewhere else to sunbathe. If you raise the matter with your neighbor, you will singlehandedly start World War III.
2007-08-23 12:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you, nicely, speak to your neighbors? They probably don't know that their cats are causing your cats problems. You don't have to have proof of anything. Just knock on their door and be a nice, concerned neighbor. Don't be mad at them or at their cats. You know, ear mite medicine and flea meds really are not THAT expensive, and who wants to think that 1) Their cats may be suffering with vermin and 2) their cats may have inadvertantly caused a neighbor a costly problem.
If this doesn't work, get chicken wire and a staple gun and screen in your veranda.
2007-08-23 12:47:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mercy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm. maybe you could catch the neighbor's cat "in the act" and spray it with a spray bottle till it leaves. sticky situation!
2007-08-23 12:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by ♫ ali 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋