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cats in my garden grrrrrrr

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  • jellyhead wrote: »
    Yes, they need to go somewhere, which is why a decent owner will provide a litter tray or a patch of their own garden for their cat to mess in, rather than expecting their neighbours to deal with it.

    My problem is that it stinks and I don't WANT to clean it up. I clean up after my own animals and children, and so should cat owners. When you leave it for the neighbours to deal with that means that the most infirm elderly residents are the ones who are least able to scare the cats off, so they end up unable to open their windows in the summer because of the stink.

    It's a revolting way to behave. Most owners will at least try to clean up after their own pets but some just don't give a monkeys and think it's somebody else's problem. Very selfish :(

    I have 2 litter trays, and a garden but that doesnt mean my cats use them, they will go where they want.
  • ITGuy90 wrote: »
    I have two cats, they've eventually grown up and didn't need the tray anymore. It's natural for them to do it outside and there's no way to tell them where they want to do it, they decide for themselves where they feel safe and private enough.

    Be grateful they prefer to do it out of sight unlike dogs who'd crap all over your living room if given the chance. Cats respect us enough to do it somewhere else and bury it as best they can so it doesn't offend us as we are the bigger animal.

    Yeah, unlike my neighbours dogs who just !!!! in our garden, and the neighbour doesn't even seem bothered.
  • vroombroom
    vroombroom Posts: 1,117 Forumite
    teeheehee at this thread.

    We have had a major success with the barbeque skewers, it kept the little !!!!!!!s out. There has only been one or two occasions where the cat has crapped on the little lawn area - one time I watched it do it, picked it up in a poo bag and deposited it in the owner's garden (neatly, on the path where she would see it). That was 4 weeks ago and the bag is in the same place:eek: tells you what sort of person she is.
    :j:jOur gorgeous baby boy born 2nd May 2011 - 12 days overdue!!:j:j
  • System
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    Be grateful they prefer to do it out of sight unlike dogs who'd crap all over your living room if given the chance.

    Err.... my dogs don't crap all over the living room.
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  • Artytarty
    Artytarty Posts: 2,642 Forumite
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    I should think the neighbours think you ae disgusting for letting your oh !!!! on the path at night! That must smell.
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