Any gadgets tips for cat poo?

prowla

You could get a security camera to see what it is.

A super-soaker is a cat-friendly deterrent.

diystarter7

double_dutchy said:

We currently have 4 cats and we have had up to 7 in the past. In my experience none of them ever poop on hard surfaces (mainly instead, in flower beds and pots) but foxes routinely poop on pathways, doorsteps etc. So my money would be on foxes too

Very helpful indeed, thanks
As I said before we have loads of experience with these foxes and we had a family of foxes live at the bottom of our garden in the previous house many times. I do recall a poo on the open porch and it had pooed on the door mat in front of the door - it was fox poo as it stank like no one's business. By all accounts our close encounter with this poo, it hardly smells. Thank you.

Ant555

A few years ago (before I got CCTV) something used to regularly do its business underneath our car - not even a big car but a Vauxhall Corsa.  We suspected cat or fox.

I used a product from Wilkos that was a 'cat repellent' sold in a bottle the same format as a typical household spray.  This particular one definitely had garlic in it, it absolutely reeked the first time we sprayed it on the drive but as it was outside it didnt really matter, a few top ups every week or so seemed to do the trick, smell didnt seem as bad after a few hours but I guess to animals with a keen sense of smell, it might still be very strong.  - The one I used is no longer available at Wilkos unfortunately but I am sure you could find a garlic cat repellent spray online.

Hope this helps.

diystarter7

Ant555 said:

A few years ago (before I got CCTV) something used to regularly do its business underneath our car - not even a big car but a Vauxhall Corsa.  We suspected cat or fox.

I used a product from Wilkos that was a 'cat repellent' sold in a bottle the same format as a typical household spray.  This particular one definitely had garlic in it, it absolutely reeked the first time we sprayed it on the drive but as it was outside it didnt really matter, a few top ups every week or so seemed to do the trick, smell didnt seem as bad after a few hours but I guess to animals with a keen sense of smell, it might still be very strong.  - The one I used is no longer available at Wilkos unfortunately but I am sure you could find a garlic cat repellent spray online.

Hope this helps.

elsien said:

Nothing I’ve tried has worked. A large water pistol and a large dog go someway towards keeping it out when I’m there but then it just comes and craps in the garden overnight when I’m not. 

None of the gadgets I’ve tried have worked, cats scarers, that sort of thing. If you have a flower bed they use, you can put sticks in which helps; at the front which is shingle I sprinkle chilli powder which seems to help until the rain washes away. But generally speaking the suggestion that you didn’t like earlier on about a shovel is probably as good as it’s going to get.

Thank you, sadly just as I thought ie gadgets etc not working and you confirmed what we have tried that works/chili powder but washes away. We will sprinkle more red chilli powder over the next few days and possibly move the cars to the back garden.

Re the shovel, its not a deterrent and I am clearly asking for a deterrent in my OP and the thread was only a few posts in so I don't see how that could help as a detterent  

Thanks

diystarter7

Ant555 said:

A few years ago (before I got CCTV) something used to regularly do its business underneath our car - not even a big car but a Vauxhall Corsa.  We suspected cat or fox.

I used a product from Wilkos that was a 'cat repellent' sold in a bottle the same format as a typical household spray.  This particular one definitely had garlic in it, it absolutely reeked the first time we sprayed it on the drive but as it was outside it didnt really matter, a few top ups every week or so seemed to do the trick, smell didnt seem as bad after a few hours but I guess to animals with a keen sense of smell, it might still be very strong.  - The one I used is no longer available at Wilkos unfortunately but I am sure you could find a garlic cat repellent spray online.

Hope this helps.

Indeed it helps, thank you. I will investigate but I hate the smell of garlic and my children call me a hypocrite as I love ready-made garlic bread. Thanks

housebuyer143

I sprayed my driveway with orange scent and the cats never came back. Was because I sprayed the driveway or they just moved on? I'll never know. But I have cats pooing in my new house in the flower beds and it's disgusting so I'm going to try it again and see if I have any luck.

diystarter7

housebuyer143 said:

I sprayed my driveway with orange scent and the cats never came back. Was because I sprayed the driveway or they just moved on? I'll never know. But I have cats pooing in my new house in the flower beds and it's disgusting so I'm going to try it again and see if I have any luck.

Thanks

I still feel its a small, ankle snapper dog that possibly someone lets out of their car when they visit someone in the close and therefore I'm looking at cat/dog deterrents but almost everyone here has been helpful. Thank you and I will/am going to look it up.

Ant555

diystarter7 said:

Indeed it helps, thank you. I will investigate but I hate the smell of garlic and my children call me a hypocrite as I love ready-made garlic bread. Thanks

Although I mentioned the smell, it was only evident the very first time we sprayed (probably used too much) - a top up once per week really was really not noticeable., especially as the spraying under the car was done later in the evening/before bed.

Plus, I left the spray bottle outside down the side of my house so there was no chance of it leaking etc inside.

It either worked a treat or was coincidence and the animal got bored/died/moved away but we defo did not have a repeat soon after using this product.

diystarter7

@Ant555

Noted, thanks!

Apodemus

diystarter7 said:

Ant555 said:

A few years ago (before I got CCTV) something used to regularly do its business underneath our car - not even a big car but a Vauxhall Corsa.  We suspected cat or fox.

I used a product from Wilkos that was a 'cat repellent' sold in a bottle the same format as a typical household spray.  This particular one definitely had garlic in it, it absolutely reeked the first time we sprayed it on the drive but as it was outside it didnt really matter, a few top ups every week or so seemed to do the trick, smell didnt seem as bad after a few hours but I guess to animals with a keen sense of smell, it might still be very strong.  - The one I used is no longer available at Wilkos unfortunately but I am sure you could find a garlic cat repellent spray online.

Hope this helps.

elsien said:

Nothing I’ve tried has worked. A large water pistol and a large dog go someway towards keeping it out when I’m there but then it just comes and craps in the garden overnight when I’m not. 

None of the gadgets I’ve tried have worked, cats scarers, that sort of thing. If you have a flower bed they use, you can put sticks in which helps; at the front which is shingle I sprinkle chilli powder which seems to help until the rain washes away. But generally speaking the suggestion that you didn’t like earlier on about a shovel is probably as good as it’s going to get.

Re the shovel, its not a deterrent... 

That perhaps depends on how you wield the shovel!