Urgent Advice - Cat poop in garden - Arrrrgh!

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................... and some predictable replies!!!!!

 

I have. I was told the cats own reflection is supposed to scare them

But if you read all the replies you will notice a pattern, they are mostly designed to make money for the company who's product you buy or recycle.
What works for some will not work for others, the only consistant one seems to be the waterpistol

 

I had a real problem with 2 cats and tried everything. Get off, lion dung, repellant, cocktail sticks, sonic 'thing'...I now have drilled prikka stripsinto adjoiing wall, and touch wood, so far have only had 1 visit since since I put them in place about a year ago...and that was very soon after installing. My guess it managed to get over, got a pain in the bum and hasn't been back since. they are quite expensive, but well worth it. can be bought at garden centre.
cheers

 

I dislike cats with a passion and I generally love all animals.

Owning a pond albeit fishless at the moment until I've finished the area around it. my main concern is cats (and Heron of course) as there's lots of them around here.
We have a new neighbour on one side of us and they brought a cat with them, a proper upright, you must love me brave little git too. Unfortunately for him, he's finally got the impression I don't like him.
I've caught him jumping up on the fence to come in a couple of times and he sees me and decides it's not such a great idea.

On one side I have a property that has a Leylandii hedge all the way along their boundry, plus two Goldden Retrievers. Cats can't get in from their side.
I have two large trees and the one at the rear rests against the back wall so I've caught several cats walking down it, I'm yet figure out a way of blocking them. The other side that's left has my hedge but it's not reached anywhere near the height I want yet. So it currently has 6' fence panels all along, cats seem to love these things! So I've got three levels of trellis wire running from my shed to the back wall above the panels.

Other than that it's my back gate which I've not fully cat proofed yet either.

Cats will learn, the more you scare them off, squirt them and use a barrier to keep them out, the less likely they'll come back.

 

Ok, you're not going to like this but here goes anyway......

One way to teach your local cats to stay away (it won't work on your own pet though) is to mark your territory. Think like a cat. What does a big hairy tom cat do to mark his territory?

If you go with the natural answer, the cats are more likely to stay away more permanently. If you really want to get the message home then do something a bit more solid. However, I expect that you will find that is going too far.

Stick to number one's. You'll have to re-apply after it's rained but it's better than buying products or having to catch the cats at it in order to be able to squirt them with a water pistol.

And if you find you like it, then the compost heap will love you for a regular dose too.

Cheers!

 

I have this same problem and was thinking about trying out an ultrasonic cat scarer. Has anyone tried one before? I've done some shopping around and this one seems the cheapest. Any advice on how successful they are would be much appreciated

http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/cat-repeller-p-402.html?cPath=24_312

 

I would say it's a waste of time. Not all cats are the same, some will be scared, some won't give a damn. Plus despite what they say about being inaudible to humans, I beg to differ! If you can hear it, it's one of the most irritating things on the planet!

 

I'm no scientist, so I may be way off, but I can't help but wonder what sort of impact such things would have on other wildlife. For example bats, which are in decline and don't deserve the reputation that low budget early horror films gave them. Bats use echo-location, with ultrasonic 'squeaks' to target their prey. I wonder if an ultrasonic cat scarer would upset a bat's ability to hunt.

Round here we are quite lucky to have a few bats doing their airborne acrobatics at night as they lock on to a fat juicy moth. They are really fascinating to watch on an evening. I'd hate to see them bashing into brick walls at full tilt because their sonar has got itself all confused.

 

OMG, He's a fantastic Looking Dog Bob..Phew, wish i still had my Staffie's..

 

A water pistol used repeatedly works wonders. We had to do this years ago when I lived at home, got chickens for the first time and the cats from the neighbourhood would sit watching the chickens, spooking them. After several buckets of water being chucked over them, they soon get the message. I like cats, they wouldn't actually attack large chickens, but they do try and stalk them.

 

oh Bob what a gorgeous boy. This is my cat scarer:



I wouldn't bother with one of those ultrasonic Scarers Olivia cause they don't work. I just walked past the drive down the road and u should see all the piles of poop that have appeared last night and their sonic thing is on cause it wipes me out each time I walk past.