Cats … Fence spikes/nails/drawing pins

Takecareofthepennies

pixo wrote: »

One of my neigbours has this high pitch noise gadget which cats apparently can't stand.. it seems to work?

It's called a baby ... :cool:

Chrissie72

Stuart sounds like a right charmer! Glad he's not MY neighbour. I have FIVE cats. Never have any complaints though. They spend 80% of the time in the house, and do pretty much all their business in the litter or at the bottom of our garden (and a few of my neighbours have cats too.)

Thankfully, the people in our neighbourhood are nice pleasant people who wouldn't intentionally harm pets. The suggestions that the OP comes up with are disgusting. You should be ashamed 'Stuart.' :mad:

maninthestreet

if the cats need to climb over a fence to gain access to your garden, prikka strip may be a possible solution.

RuthnJasper

Chrissie72 wrote: »

Stuart sounds like a right charmer! Glad he's not MY neighbour. I have FIVE cats. Never have any complaints though. They spend 80% of the time in the house, and do pretty much all their business in the litter or at the bottom of our garden (and a few of my neighbours have cats too.)

Thankfully, the people in our neighbourhood are nice pleasant people who wouldn't intentionally harm pets. The suggestions that the OP comes up with are disgusting. You should be ashamed 'Stuart.' :mad:

I have no argument against cats particularly, but I assume you are aware of the dangers of Toxoplasmosis from cat cr*p? Not to mention the unpleasantness of doing the garden, only to find little "gifts" in your borders...

donnac2558

RuthnJasper wrote: »

I have no argument against cats particularly, but I assume you are aware of the dangers of Toxoplasmosis from cat cr*p? Not to mention the unpleasantness of doing the garden, only to find little "gifts" in your borders...

That is why cat owners wear old rubber gloves when cleaning the litter tray. Dog crap can also carry it. Common sense, and not all cat's carry it either. So just wear rubber gloves if you are worried in your garden

Takeaway_Addict

Dogger69 wrote: »

Have you tried speaking to said cat owners?

You are aware that the RSPCA can and do prosecute people that intentionally cause harm to animals?

You realise the RSPCA have no more power than you and I right?

967stuart

Chrissie72 wrote: »

Stuart sounds like a right charmer! Glad he's not MY neighbour. I have FIVE cats. Never have any complaints though. They spend 80% of the time in the house, and do pretty much all their business in the litter or at the bottom of our garden (and a few of my neighbours have cats too.)

Thankfully, the people in our neighbourhood are nice pleasant people who wouldn't intentionally harm pets. The suggestions that the OP comes up with are disgusting. You should be ashamed 'Stuart.' :mad:

Ashamed ..... LOL

Here we go folks, a perfect example of a deranged 'cat person' right here.

Seems to think her cats have every right to climb on my property, damage it and defecate in my garden.

Quick question Chrissie, would you mind if 3 times a day I walked my dog into your front garden to take a big poo in the middle of your lawn ... then let it damage anything it feels like before we happily wonder off down the road?????

aileth

You can buy high pitch alarms which work in the majority of cases as mentioned earlier. Also you can buy specific sprays from B&Q and the like (citrus & garlic) to spray around the edge of your property. I've also heard orange peel works wonders.

A cat is considered a wild animal when outside of the house. The owner holds no responsibility for what the animal does outside of the house in terms of fouling, but there is a responsibility if the said cat mauls a child for example.

If you can identify where the cat comes from, I'd suggest a polite introduction and request that said owner cleans up the foul (even though he/she has no obligation to do so) and most people will oblige. What I wouldn't recommend is rolling up to the door f-ing and cussing as that will certainly not motivate them to do what they are not obliged to do!

It's definitely a nuisance as many cat owners will recognise (as I myself do) and especially to people who have children who play in the garden. However, it's up to you to make the best endeavours to keep the cats out, not for the owner unfortunately.

Best of luck, try to stay away from anything sharp as you might be at risk of trouble if the owner finds out kitty's pads have been damaged ensuing a large vet bill thanks to you spiking up your border!

Azari

Chrissie72 wrote: »

Stuart sounds like a right charmer! Glad he's not MY neighbour. I have FIVE cats. Never have any complaints though.

Possibly because people think there is little point.

I knew someone who had to give up gardening because every time they turned the soil or planted something the neighbourhood cats would come and crap and/or dig stuff up. Various sprays and even a particular plant were 100% ineffective.

Thankfully, the people in our neighbourhood are nice pleasant people who wouldn't intentionally harm pets. The suggestions that the OP comes up with are disgusting. You should be ashamed 'Stuart.'

If you put pins (building, not needlework) in the top of a fence the cat will see them and not try and use that route. They are far from stupid and are well adapted to avoiding spiky things, otherwise they would be forever injuring themselves on thorns.

However, unless you are certain that that is the only way in it won't work. Their intelligence and ingenuity means they can gain entry in the most unlikely of ways.

Azari

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

You realise the RSPCA have no more power than you and I right?

They may not have any more power but they have the money, expertise, and motivation.