i need to get rid of cats in my backyard?

Answer 1

Hi Charlie...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

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Answer 3

We are having the same problem in or neighborhood. My neighbor constantly calls SPCA but they never come. He says he will give a donation but they still dont show. One other neighbor took a cat for a long ride but it returned. They really should get them before the guys with the pitbulls do.

Answer 4

i had the same problem , i steped in cat crab at least two times a day my neiegbor had like 20 cats and they always were in my yard crapping an i would open my garage and they would come out and there would be crap in there. so i called animal control and they put out traps and we caught ten of them and they gave the neibors a 520.00 fine for every cat caught...Damn cats kill em if you can.

Answer 5

Do not listen to anything those people said. What you need to do is if they belong to someone, call their owner or tell them that they need to keep their cats out of your backyard. If they don't belong to anyone, take them to an animal shelter that does not put the animal to sleep if it is not sold. Take it to one that keeps the pet till it is sold. Or, keep the cat and sell the cat yourself. Do not hurt the cats though. That would just be cruel and uncalled for.

Answer 6

What harm are they doing? Cats patrol their territories and don't spend a whole lot of time in any one area.

Answer 7

You can buy this spray stuff that cats hate and they will stay away but youll need a lot

Answer 8

put a bird feeder in ur backyard. the birds will bother them and they'll leave. although the birds might bother u

Answer 9

spray the yard with citronella

Answer 10

Borrow your neighbor's dog...