Noob asking a question that has probably been asked a million times....

Hi holbrook99.
We had a problem with herons and cats in our garden.
We now have a heron water shooter and a sonic cat scarer.
We don't get either cats of herons anymore.
The cats hate the heron water shooter and fly over then fence when it goes off. :lollol:

 

Sorry forgot to welcome you holbrook when I replied, so welcome! :D

 

If you try the stuff I suggested, the smell will undoubtedly also reach your neighbour's nostrils (unless you live well away from other houses). When they ask you what it is, you can explain that it'll be there as long as their cat keeps trespassing!!:thumb:

 

Hi and welcome holbrook99.

I have the same problem with cats. I've tried a few things including sonic scarers and chemicals. Finally, I resorted to sliced lemon and limes on the borders surrounding the lawn and they've worked perfectly. Not a poo since. Give it a try.

 

Surely 20 lots in 2 days can't be one cat. I've heard that plastic bottles filled with water can be effective, simply placed around the garden. So is shooing the cat away, especially if you keep a water bottle to hand. If you are really desperate speak to the owner of the cat - please don't do anything drastic as you have joked.

 

I think all the cat owners are missing the point here how about the owners going the extra mile and making a toilet for their own cats in their own garden and keep the mess there instead of just letting them out to cause a nuisance elsewhere,not only that they let them wander the streets were they can be injured by traffic I see many a dead one on my travels victim of an r t a, animal lovers bah humbug.

 

Hi Again, I`m not entirely sure what the owner is supposed to do about it. If someone came to me to complain about my cats I would say-sorry, but there is nothing I can do, nor would I keep them cooped up in the house.


20 droppings in one day is not one cat, I have two and between them it would take at least 3 or 4 days for that to accumulate, but I honestly hand on heart have no problems with droppings in the garden. In the whole summer I have had to clear a handful at most. They use their outdoor lavvy.

 

Walnut,

And those pesky cyclists getting in the way of my car LOL

 

I have had to rescue cats from the road outside our house. If had a cat I would rather someone came to speak to me about the problem as opposed to taking it to a re homing centre or worse .....

I know I couldn't do much to stop the cat doing it business but I could try to win the complainant round.....

 

I agree UJH, imagine if a blue whale knocked on the door complaining because we keep ****ping in their garden.

It`s poo not plutonium, and I am aware of toxoplasmosis and it`s risks, and it`s minimal. You catch more germs in Macdonalds.

 

If I knew the owner of the cats Pooing in my garden, id ask them to come and Clean it up..Nicel'y of course..

 

I would wrap it up nicely and deliver it through their letter box.

 

Paul's right about this one as I did miss it and I'm not bragging about this but I'm quite an expert on trying to get rid of Cat Poop off our gardens. Below it a pretty large list of the things I have tried once again for those of you that have read this list before please forgive me.:o

1)Tea bags soaked in Deep Heat and any foul smelling 'stuff'
2)Citrus peel scattered around the flower beds
3)Sticks placed among the flower beds
4)Berberis cuttings placed on any bare spot in the flower beds
5)Pack your borders so there's no spare toilet spots
6)Water pistol
7)Hand clapping
8)Having a cat yourself
9)Having a couple of terriers
10)Poop flinging
11)Sonic cat scarer
12)Having a cat mess area

I have to admit we were bombarded with cat mess all over our gardens it got so bad the dirty devils even started to drop their load on are paved path areas as there was no space available in the end.

Of the list above I have found that the berberis cuttings worked really well to begin with as the stems on this plant is really thorny and cats would get pricked when making their holes to poop in etc. also the sticks worked well too but in the end the cat's (next door's five that is) just started to poop on our open paths it was a total nightmare to say the least.

In the end we thought to hell with it all and started to collect all the cat poop through the daytime and come nightfall don our dark clothes and fling all the cat poop over to next doors, ok it didn't stop the cats from pooping in our gardens but both Bob and I got such fun out of the sport!

The thing that worked best for us was without a doubt was the Sonic Cat Scarers ours used batteries so we brought rechargeable ones which made it much cheaper to run.

The neighbour got rid of her cats me thinks because of all the cat poop she was getting not only from me but from the neighbour the other side of her as well! We still use the scarers which sorts out the other cats on our estate and as for us we have had to hang up our cat-poop-flinging gear.

I would suggust trying a few of the methods and see what works well for you before you think about buying a Sonic scarer as these do cost about £20 and then there's the batteries to go in them too but you might find like me a couple of twenty quids is a small price in return to having a poop free garden where your children are safe to play in after all it's all about the kids at the end of the day.Good luck.Hel.xxx.

 

In the past, whenever I have used up lots of lemons or limes or any other citrus fruits, I have taken the trouble to chop up the peel and scattered it in the flower beds all round the garden. That has always worked....the only thing is I simply cannot keep up with eating that many lemons and limes.:D

I know it is a bit laborious, standing there chopping the peel like you are going to make marmalade with it but it then allows you to scatter it in the flower beds and it does it's job for a while and then rots into the ground.

we bought some of those 'scardy cat' plants and planted them in the flower beds. I must say that the cats do seem to be keeping away from them....and using the lawn instead.

 

I bought the scardy cat plants for out the front and came home to find the cat asleep with its head on the pot with the plant in!!!!