Neighbours cat fouling our garden

ThumbsUpBoy

After a year of procrastination I've managed to up do my front garden. Since then my neighbours cat has been using as a toilet. The neighbour's cat keeps digging into my lawn, (text removed by MSE forum Team) on my newly planted plants and even doing on top of the exposed weed membrane. I've spoken to the neighbour and her partner and frankly they don't care. The most sympathetic response I've had was "but it's a cat we can't keep her inside all the time". I'm sick off searching for cat (text removed by MSE Forum Team) from my front garden on a daily basis and clearing before I let my kids out. They don't have a cat flap and certainly the cat isn't litter trained. The cat's outside most of the day and even sometimes throughout the night.

I will ask them to remove the cat deposits from my garden from now on and if they don't....


I've tried orange peel, coffee etc but no luck. It's not my duty to clear other people's pets poop.

What are my options next, how could I tackle it. Can I scoop the deposits and place it on my neighbours front door without being accused of trespassing?

kiddakidda

I can only speak from my own experience but one of those inaudible high pitch sound emitting devices worked for me.

Every day I would find a present on my bark chips for me to clear up and the above worked a treat.

I used to see the little sod at my garden gate knowing that if he stepped in he/she would be screeched at!!

kiddakidda

Worth noting that older cats may be deaf!!

pc1271

A cat is classed as a free spirit so the owners aren't responsible for its actions, unlike a dog. I doubt there's much you can do, other that try and deter the cat.

Anatidaephobia

Realistically, what is it you expect your neighbours to do about this issue?

All you can do is attempt deterrents. Google has lots of suggestions.

kiddakidda

pc1271 wrote: »

A cat is classed as a free spirit so the owners aren't responsible for its actions, unlike a dog. I doubt there's much you can do, other that try and deter the cat.

Damn Hippie Cats:rotfl:

With their free love and all that

pricew1970

Land mines ?? Or is that little extreme

ThumbsUpBoy

Free spirit to sh*t around other people's gardens?

I'll buy one of those high pitched electronic deterrants, if that doesn't work then unfortunately I don't have other option other than ....

Seriously why do people keep cats if they don't look after them?

fizzytrinket

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

Realistically, what is it you expect your neighbours to do about this

Clear up their cat's !!!!!! from the ops garden at least. Simple.

Anatidaephobia

fizzytrinket wrote: »

Clear up their cat's !!!!!! from the ops garden at least. Simple.

I'm yet to meet a cat owner who follows their cat around outside and cleans up after them. Most people don't accompany their cats on walks the way you would a dog

fizzytrinket

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

I'm yet to meet a cat owner who follows their cat around outside and cleans up after them. Most people don't accompany their cats on walks the way you would a dog

The op has made the neighbour aware of the cat mess. So no following around as such. Just politely clearing up your own cat's !!!!!!.

I'd be tempted, if the op, to post it through my neighbours letterbox :eek: