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

nickcardwell

i got the garlic stuff from b&q must say it did the trick, it only lasts a few weeks (depending on the amount of rain) , first time you put it out the garden stinks abit of garlic, but it calms down. havent seen the cats since...

micheline

My brother has bought a ultrasonic device and it hasn't work for him the cats are still coming into the garden. There is a product that i got once in wyse byse, that is like gel (green) in a bottle that you sprinkle over soil in the garden, its a very strong smell and it did work, i cannot remember the name of it, if i find out i'll let you know. The only thing is if its child friendly.

debbiedeejay

Sorry to hear about the cat poop in the garden.....are cats soiling the soil,grass or gravel parts of the garden?

Anyway using water pistols are a great deterrent,I know its difficult trying to catch them "doing their business" esp if you are out at work etc,but they do deter the cats from using your garden as a toilet.
Hopefully after a short time they will get so fed up of getting drenched that just seeing you fly through the garden with water pistol in hand will make them run off...or hopefully not turn up at all.:rotfl:

And yes I am a cat owner (of one)but I too don't like cat poop in gardens!(hence why we all have cat litter trays)I live in a terrace of 5 houses with 8 cats and 8 children spread throughout so we do empathise!
All of us have used the water method and I periodically,just in case, spread the B&Q stuff around our huge shared yard and grass area - it seems to work and its only when the gravel has bunched up near the pots and houses, that the cats think its a litter tray so we try to keep it even and thinned out,if you get my drift!

Hope the info is of some help.

temba

I wish I had some advice, but instead you just have my sympathy. I live in a terrace and so many houses down here have cats that they just let out all day whilst they are at work. most people don't bother with a garden with real soil and flowerbeds to dig up, but because my garden has these things, all the cats use my garden as their litter tray. It drives me MAD. I spent all last weekend weeding a bed, and spreading lovely new compost on it and now there is no fewer than 8 piles of cat **** and the lovely compost has been thrown all over the place. GRRR

the ONLY thing I've ever had that works if you are unable to actually catch them in the act, is to cover up any areas of exposed soil with slate or something similar, so that they can't actually get to the soil. I've bought some chicken wire, and next year I'm going to try to plant my flowers through it. I'll let you know how I get on.

bookemdano

attritioner wrote: »

I know this has been discussed before and I have read through all the pages on other threads about this, but I am looking from some real advice from people who have had a problem with cats pooping in their garden and been able to stop the cats from doing so.

I have read about garlic, citrus products, lion products, jeyes fluid, and ultrasonic devices.
I am interested in the ultrasonic things they look interesting. Can anyone give me some real feedback on the effectiveness of these or any other method.

And if your a cat owner who wants to tell me how cruel this is please don't bother. I have had it with cats poop in my garden. My child plays outside and comes in with cat poop on his shoes. I am worried about [SIZE=-1]Toxoplasmosis and other diseases. I don't want cat owners trying to tell me what to do. Look after your cat correctly and I wouldn't have this problem. I want good advice not stupid opinions.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]Thanks.[/SIZE]

While I have complete sympathy for you. Your comment about cat owners looking after their cat properly is rather pathetic. How on earth can you stop a cat using your garden?? I could understand if it was somebody's dog but you cannot control cats.
I can fully understand your concerns regarding disease. My friend has used a ultrasonic device and in his experience it didnt work. Cats like clear ground to do their business, can you fill any empty spaces in your garden with bushes and pots etc?

bingo_bango

I have to agree with the comment about the last two lines.

Was almost tempted to doctor the quote to read:

attritioner wrote: »

[SIZE=-1] Look after your child correctly and we wouldn't have this problem.

Thanks.
[/SIZE]

But as you don't want stupid opinions.....please ignore this weekend let down of my hair :rotfl:


FWIW...I've put weedkiller down recently, and haven't had one cat **** in my garden since. A bit drastic, I know, but worth considering on exposed soil (where you have no plants anyway)?

arkonite_babe

As this thread isn't Northern Ireland specific, I will move it over to the greenfingers board.

There are lots of threads over there which has discussed this topic before, so you might find some relevant information.

HTH

JasonLVC

and I always thought cat owners could train their cats to use a litter tray, etc.

Anyway, I've found mothballs do the trick perfectly. A packet from Wilko's cost £1.00, sprinkle them around the garden and it keeps the blighters right away. They last about a month as they dissolve eventually in rain.

The garden will have a bit a light whiff of moth balls but if you can do it for long enough and establish a 'boundary' then the cats will get the message and keep away for much longer once the balls have stoppped being put down.

bookemdano

JasonLVC wrote: »

and I always thought cat owners could train their cats to use a litter tray, etc.

Anyway, I've found mothballs do the trick perfectly. A packet from Wilko's cost £1.00, sprinkle them around the garden and it keeps the blighters right away. They last about a month as they dissolve eventually in rain.

The garden will have a bit a light whiff of moth balls but if you can do it for long enough and establish a 'boundary' then the cats will get the message and keep away for much longer once the balls have stoppped being put down.

Yes my cat takes his litter tray wherever he goes :rolleyes:

debbiedeejay

bookemdano wrote: »

Yes my cat takes his litter tray wherever he goes :rolleyes:

:rotfl:LoL! just had visions of cats dragging great big trays through cat flaps like sledges!:rotfl:

Not being really green-fingered,although I do try:o,is there any plants out there that cats hate-I mean the smell of the plant or too prickily??

Just wondering