Help!cats using my garden as a loo (merged threads)

starkiller

My OH swears to god the local cats haven't come anywhere near our garden since he weed around the perimeter after a night out :eek: :eek:

Personally I think the cat that was coming in and using or garden as a little tray may be in little cat heaven.

God bless men

Snapelover

starkiller wrote:

Personally I think the cat that was coming in and using or garden as a little tray may be in little cat heaven.

That's where I'd like all cats to be :laugh: - I agree with Tom_Jones

stevewilliams_2

Best solution I have found is to let an old tea bag dry out, spray it well with Deep Heat / Ralgex and bury it just under the surface.

It lasts quite a while to.

Craig_A

Muran wrote:

Super soaker filled with washing up liquid - when you catch them in the act that is.

PLEASE don't do this! A friend's cat died after it was sprayed by some buffoon with washing up water. It could not be stopped from trying to clean itself and was killed by the chemicals

Not that it meant anything to the people who did it. They simply shrugged their shoulders and said 'well it shouldnt have come in my garden', very helpful. How about doing something to shoo it out, then? Clapping your hands, hissing or similar should do it. Simple.

Snapelover

Craig_A wrote:

How about doing something to shoo it out, then? Clapping your hands, hissing or similar should do it. Simple.

Thing is, people who don't want/own/like cats do not want them in their gardens either - if they did they'd get a cat.

Shooing/clapping or hissing? Does that stop the cat returning? Certainly not. All it does is chase it away at that particular time. I have two bunnies and hate the fact that a cat could come into my garden (a garden where I don not want cats to be) and worry or even attack my rabbits. If a cat is harmed because it enters my property so be it. It shouldn't be there in the first place.

I do not detest cats but I don't want one as a pet nor do I want one in my gardens.

Craig_A

If a cat is harmed because it enters my property so be it. It shouldn't be there in the first place.

Well that's between you and your conscience.

Presumably it's also okay to kill or injure a small child that climbs over a fence to get back a ball that they themselves have kicked over? I do not have a small child nor do I want one in my garden but they do arrive there now and then - what should I do?

As it happens hissing will see cats off permanently, so long as it's done properly. If the cat knows that the hissing or spray of water originates from a particular person then they will not be scared off. They will simply avoid that person when they see them so they will continue to do their business when that person is not present. If they do not know where the hissing or water is coming from then they will be confused and will avoid the garden altogether.

Snapelover

Craig_A wrote:

Well that's between you and your conscience.

Presumably it's also okay to kill or injure a small child that climbs over a fence to get back a ball that they themselves have kicked over? I do not have a small child nor do I want one in my garden but they do arrive there now and then - what should I do?

The child would come into my garden for one reason only - to get the ball back. Are they going to attack my rabbits too? No, but that is the only reason why the cat wants to be in and it has to deal with the fact that it is not welcome here.

How would you feel if I brought my rabbits into your garden without your permission and let them chew your flowers,, and dig them up and do their business on your grass. You wouldn't like it because you choose not to have rabbits in your garden.

shammyjack

Small lump of rocksalt in an air rifle, (clean the barrel after).

Dosn't kill or maim but stings like hell !

shammy

Snapelover

shammyjack wrote:

Small lump of rocksalt in an air rifle, (clean the barrel after).

Dosn't kill or maim but stings like hell !

shammy

And far more satisfying than hissing:rolleyes:

Craig_A

Snapelover wrote:

The child would come into my garden for one reason only - to get the ball back. Are they going to attack my rabbits too? No, but that is the only reason why the cat wants to be in and it has to deal with the fact that it is not welcome here.

How would you feel if I brought my rabbits into your garden without your permission and let them chew your flowers,, and dig them up and do their business on your grass. You wouldn't like it because you choose not to have rabbits in your garden.

TBH you'd be doing me a favour if you bought some rabbits into my garden and let them chew on the weeds

However, presuming for a minute that you weren't doing me a favour, would you mind if I were to shoot your rabbits?