Cat Deterrent Talk.? All post of this nature in this thread only.. Humane talk only please.!

No thanks. As I said, I have a dog who is obsessed by the cats and wants to chase them. I wouldn't want to encourage this and try to get them closer together.

I also don't like cats pooping in my garden, so I definitely don't want to give them a litter tray to clean up after someone else's pet. I am sure people wouldn't appreciate my dog pooping in their garden - same as I don't appreciate someones cat doing the same in mine!

As for a cat deterring others, I have this problem in the first place due to my neighbour putting food out for cats (she doesn't own any!). And a cat does not deter them, as only more and more come. They are all (upto five cats) happy being in the same area and interacting with one another - so it really won't deter them, as it seems to have attracted more. It's like all the cats within a 2 mile radius is hanging around now!

On another point, I don't want my pond fish harassed either.

I also don't have rats in my garden, so the cats really are no benefit. I would like to however try to encourage birds, so the cats are still only being a problem really.

 

Theres one down here, i've seen it.

http://britishbigcats.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/bridport-mystery-beast-seen-prowling.html

Its also been seen in the field next to Morrisons in town. Someone walked upto it while it was sat in the hedge cleaning itself. It just growled at them till they backed off.

 

That's *because* of the cats visiting your neighbour

 

Nope, it's just the area we're in. It's just not wildlife friendly.
If you go further into the City though, then you can get some big rats, I saw one dead by the road and it was massive! And possibly the farm a short walk away may well have some, and perhaps that's why we don't have any (because they are all there!).

Armandii - we've had a few mysteriously disappear before :(

 

Never seen any cats in my pond , anyway
my point of logs was this one.
The neighbor cat comes in my garden through the log I put , I give the left over of my spoiled cats , she eat and leave .
since i start to feed her , she never left any present in my garden or damage the plants .

this is not a solution , but one of .... , you can perhaps extend the high of you fences , with chicken mesh and stop them , but for sure one of your neighbor will complain .....

what I`m say , is that if you want to win you have to find an alternative solution.

 

Well we're in the city and there's no Heron!

 

Yes, I think I am going to try water jet's to try to deter them.

 

Had a text from daughter the other day. "Dad I saw a black and white cat sitting on your drive this morning."
I think there was a typo and she missed out an "h".