How to get rid of Cats

trollopscarletwoman

andydiysaver wrote: »

no it isn't - OP suggested poisoning cats, so what's good for one is good for the other, zero compassion in either scenario - EXCEPT cat doesn't know what it's doing, nasty piece of work human does know what it's doing - killing a cat because it did a poop- get a grip - what if you were in an office and farted then someone grabbed a gun and pulled the trigger , shot you in back of head for the offence, cause in their warped mind you meant to do it just to annoy them and thereby passed immediate sentence of death upon self!I love cats! If I could let more into my garden I would!

Please show me the post where the OP has admitted to poisoning cats or where he/she definetly intends to.

madget_2

andydiysaver wrote: »

I love cats! If I could let more into my garden I would!

Me too, Andy. Our two cats are indoor only, due to health problems, but I actually have cat mint in our garden and welcome all of the neighbourhood cats to visit. I enjoy making a fuss of them.


I do feel sorry for people who don't like cats coming into their gardens (it drives my own dad mad when they dig up his vegetable patch), but it is pretty much impossible to train a cat.


I would suggest that the OP tries to encourage their cat-owning neighbours to plant cat mint in their garden and maybe put down some bark chippings or other such cat-enticing materials to create a litter box area (our neighbours' cats certainly love it in our garden). The water pistol or automatic water sprayer deterrent ideas are humane and likely to work in a non-cat lover's garden.

Nile

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REEN

WeAreGhosts wrote: »

well, i tell mine to - i give her written instructions with diagrams and everything - but she just does what she pleases. I have tried putting her on the naughty step, taking away her favourite toys, not giving her sweeties, but nothing works.
if you have any more suggestions i would be glad to hear them ....

You could put those prickly things on top of your garden fence to keep your cat in, then your neighbours won't need to keep it out.

ispookie666

Loving cats is an individual choice.
But I cannot stand cats coming and pooing in my garden everyday and people who suggest I should put up with it!! - what have I done to deserve it? Why should cat owners be treated differently.
I'm not planning to poison cats - end of story regarding that topic.
Putting prickly things on the fence - Is it legal?

REEN

http://www.primrose.co.uk/fence-and-wall-spikes-strip-p-365.html
These are the things I meant.
I keep hearing that cats are "clean" because they bury their poo. Somebody please tell the cats round here! We got it on paths, plants and even on top of a low-growing conifer. Anyway, I don't want any nasty smelly surprises when I'm planting out.

Southend1

Reen wrote: »

http://www.primrose.co.uk/fence-and-wall-spikes-strip-p-365.html
These are the things I meant.
I keep hearing that cats are "clean" because they bury their poo. Somebody please tell the cats round here! We got it on paths, plants and even on top of a low-growing conifer. Anyway, I don't want any nasty smelly surprises when I'm planting out.

Probably foxes rather than cats because they poo everywhere.

WeAreGhosts

Reen wrote: »

You could put those prickly things on top of your garden fence to keep your cat in, then your neighbours won't need to keep it out.

hon, if i had a fence all the way around my garden i would - if only to keep her from being poisoned/shot at with a water pistol.
but not everyone lives in a concrete jungle.

Comtesse

ispookie666 wrote: »

Did not know where else to post!

Our garden has become the dumping ground for cats and my daughter believes there are at least 3 which come to do their business.

I have tried cat scarers(electronic ones), silhouettes of cats, pepper, chilli powder etc., Nothing has worked. I even planted lavender.

Any one has any clues how to prevent cats from littering the garden. I just wish i could poison them.

You are an awful person to say that!

martinthebandit

Are you sure that the cats that are causing you problems are not feral cats?

I only ask because feral cats are, quite rightly, classed as vermin and consequently there are a number of avenues available to you to help alleviate the problem.