Cat is pooing all over the garden

newlywed

Our neighbours suggested putting peppercorns in the grass as the cats don't like the smell. That worked in the one patch I put them in, now the cat(s) is/are using another bit of the grass lawn. They're not even going for the flower beds where there is bare soil, just pooping in the middle of the grass - it really annoys me but we never seem to catch the cat to be able to chuck water over it :mad:

Will try garlic bulbs and more peppercorns.

culpepper

Try sticks in the earth between the plants on your flower bed. If you can find some knitting needles they are good because they have a blob on the top so you can see them yourself but the cat will find they get in the way of his activities. I use them in my onion bed.
Cats dont like pepper or powdered chilli scattered over the bit they like to use and they dislike vinegar smells too(well mine does).

Davey2009

Moth balls seem to work to sprinkled around the garden in any area of bare soil or gravel which they do seem to love.

Torkijo

loulou41 wrote: »

Thanks, no it is not my cat, I am not a cat's lover. If it was my cat I would not be complaining as it would not be fair that my own cat is fouling other people's garden. I will try the chicken pellets, at least it will fertilize the ground as well.

We had that and then got our own who chased the others out, alternatively get a water pistol - it doesn't harm the cats, it teaches them its not OK to use your garden as a loo and its quite good fun as well!

Davey2009

If you happen to live near a zoo spread some tiger manure around it is supposed to scare them away - I remember seeing this on tv some time ago & I think you can buy the product at some garden retail outlets - although I would have thought it defeats the object a bit :-) lol

sarerb18

Davey2009 wrote: »

If you happen to live near a zoo spread some tiger manure around it is supposed to scare them away - I remember seeing this on tv some time ago & I think you can buy the product at some garden retail outlets - although I would have thought it defeats the object a bit :-) lol

My daughter tells me Bob Flowerdew (organic gardener) swears by it and last weekend I saw it in a garden centre near Bournemouth Airport advertised as ZOO POO!

I get cat poo too. I have a dog too. Dog has one brain cell and is going blind and is hard of hearing. Love him to bits but cat scarer he is not. :rolleyes:

LittleMissAspie

sad_dog_lady wrote: »

i've 4 cats, and i found that two litter trays seem to work , for me and my neighbours, i have one in the downstairs bathroom and one in the loft, so where ever they are in the house they can get there easily. i do let two of my cats out but as they are obseved using the tray i feel sure they are not troubling my neighbours.

Not necessarily I'm afraid. I've seen my cat going outside and she uses her indoor tray every day. She doesn't even go out that often, only when we are home and never at night.

In my experience cats hate the smell of mint. I think perhaps anything that smells quite pungent will put them off as they have very sensitive noses.