Experience of a Water Scarecrow to Deter Cats, Please?

londonsurrey

Those electronic ones, that attach to a hosepipe.

My neighbour is complaining of my cats going in their garden, and I'm considering buying them one. Could you please share any experiences, good and bad? Thank you.

I've offered to clean up their garden, but she's smilingly declined. However, her 50 year old son is unhappy about the cats, hence my thinking of this deterrent.

mrcow

Half fill a coke bottle with water and lay it on the grass.

I did this and it seemed to work (but could have been a coincidence).

Or invest in some of those anti-cat fence toppers to stop the cat coming over.


http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/gardening/unwantedvisitors/cats/catdeterrents.aspx

ali-t

Or buy your neighbour a large water pistol

londonsurrey

ali-t wrote: »

Or buy your neighbour a large water pistol

He's a weirdly stressed enough individual, and I don't want to encourage interaction or put ideas in his head. He's academically intelligent, but emotionally special needs, but doesn't know it.

londonsurrey

mrcow wrote: »

Half fill a coke bottle with water and lay it on the grass.

I did this and it seemed to work (but could have been a coincidence).

Or invest in some of those anti-cat fence toppers to stop the cat coming over.


http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/gardening/unwantedvisitors/cats/catdeterrents.aspx

I've tried all these other things, and my garden in ringed in various things, but the biggest cats still get over.

Mrs_Imp

londonsurrey wrote: »

Those electronic ones, that attach to a hosepipe.

My neighbour is complaining of my cats going in their garden, and I'm considering buying them one. Could you please share any experiences, good and bad? Thank you.

I've offered to clean up their garden, but she's smilingly declined. However, her 50 year old son is unhappy about the cats, hence my thinking of this deterrent.

I wish you were my neighbour. Our neighbours deny that their cat would ever poo in our garden, so it would never occur to them to offer to clean up.

luxor4t

After some cat started depositing piles of stinking carp all over my gravel garden, I invested in an ultrasonic cat repeller. Fingers crossed, day 5 sh*t free :T

londonsurrey

Mrs_Imp wrote: »

I wish you were my neighbour. Our neighbours deny that their cat would ever poo in our garden, so it would never occur to them to offer to clean up.

I wish you were my neighbour. Anyone approaching sane is all I require.

KateLiana27

luxor4t wrote: »

After some cat started depositing piles of stinking carp all over my gravel garden, I invested in an ultrasonic cat repeller. Fingers crossed, day 5 sh*t free :T

Another vote for an ultrasonic cat scarer - best £16.95 I ever spent. There's one on Amazon with great reviews.

And I wish more pet owners were as considerate as you!