Can anyone recommend a cat deterrent for a garden?

simonmcl

A cheaper deterrent is a mixture of paprika, cayenne pepper, garam massala and chilli powder.  It’d best done when its dry, sprinkle the mixture where the cat goes and about 1 foot around it.   The combination will irritate the cats nose and it wont go there again

victor2

My nephew had fun with one of these, and the target cat never returned once hit!

J_B

We have one of these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B094JFZB2M/

victor2

J_B said:

We have one of these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B094JFZB2M/

Must work because one of the pictures says "Solar charging can be done underground in the sun for subsequent voyages". 

TELLIT01

Alanp said:

You can’t be serious about putting bbq “Punji” sticks in the garden surely?

Totally serious.  No real difference between using them or spiky branches such as holly or rose.  They can be positioned easily in the problem areas.

twopenny

I've given up. So many cat dodos I'm leaving it to pile up and embarrass the neighbours with cats + there's no more room for the cats to poop.

Ant555

A few years back I got some cat repellent spray from Wilkos - it had garlic in it and worked an absolute treat.

Unfortunately, they dont do the same product any more but if you can find a product with garlic in it then I would def give it a try.  I bet Google has a home recipe for making your own?

It reeked when first sprayed but as it was outside, no big deal, occasional top up from the bottle and although after a while I couldnt smell it, animals with a better sense of smell obviously could and it stopped them.

Apodemus

Ant555 said:

A few years back I got some cat repellent spray from Wilkos - it had garlic in it and worked an absolute treat.

Unfortunately, they dont do the same product any more but if you can find a product with garlic in it then I would def give it a try.  I bet Google has a home recipe for making your own?

It reeked when first sprayed but as it was outside, no big deal, occasional top up from the bottle and although after a while I couldnt smell it, animals with a better sense of smell obviously could and it stopped them.

Hmmm....   I've just had to fence my garlic bed to keep the cats out, so I'm not convinced!

TELLIT01

simonmcl said:

A cheaper deterrent is a mixture of paprika, cayenne pepper, garam massala and chilli powder.  It’d best done when its dry, sprinkle the mixture where the cat goes and about 1 foot around it.   The combination will irritate the cats nose and it wont go there again

That would have been a great idea during the long hot summer, but it looks like the weather will break soon so any powder will simply lose its effectiveness very quickly.

Silvertabby

'Get off my garden' cat and dog repellent crystals.  Little green jelly globules, so reasonably rain resistant.

Garden centres and Amazon etc sell it.