Neighbourhood cat messing on our lawn!

MrsOC

Hi everyone, hoping someone could give me some advise!  We've had a few lovely new cats in our area over the last year or so, but we're finding that one of them is using our lawn as it's litter tray.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can stop this happening, we haven't been able to identify exactly which cat it is, I'm assuming an un-neutered male

Many thanks in advance :-)

elsien

Are you sure it's a cat and not a fox or something else?

Keeping the lawn cut short helps.
Water pistol when you see it, with the aim that it decides somewhere else is less hassle.
A sprinkling of chilli powder in dry weather but that's no use when its raining. 
All the scarers etc are a waste of money.  

diystarter7

A fox poo stinks a mile and cat does not
I started a thread recently, good advice etc but we shall see

On lawns, red chili pepper has worked for us. concentrate on their entry/exit points if knows near the age and then a bit all over - like I said it worked for us over the30/40 years a few times. You need to repeat the red chili as rain washes it away and damp/fog/mist weaken the effect.

KxMx

I thought once someone was letting a dog poop on my lawn (open front garden) ... Not so, I witnessed the large cat leaving a deposit with my own eyes! 

Cats usually prefer to dig but while it's more likely to be a fox a cat can't be ruled out. 

MrsOC

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate your comments 

There are a couple of other cats that do dig so at least they are tidy!

Defintely cat poo by the smell!

Katiehound

One of my friends had a cat sprinkler which seemed to work- very small garden.
 When cat walked through the beam it got sprayed!
cats hate water so if you spray with a water pistol it might take flight seeing you.
Google motion activated sprinklers
Moth balls&  lion poo don't seem to work but cats hate citrus smells.

Fox & cat leavings are very different in 'nature' and smell!

A cat shape with reflective eyes might put it off

Pixie_Cosmo

Same problem, although we have a neighbour who lets their dog use the shared access lane as a toilet and doesn't always clear up after it as well. Urgh. 
I have tried chilli powder, citrus peel (does seem to work on beds) and a high frequency scarer. Interested to know other ideas!

hadenoughnowthanks

Get your own cat. 

Cinders2001

MrsOC said:

Hi everyone...  We've had a few lovely new cats......
....Many thanks in advance :-)

We used a solar gizmo that made a high pitched sound. Cats hated it! I remember watching one time as the cat wandered into range...he physically jumped feet when it triggered. He wasn't pleased! From Lidl. They come round a couple of times a year. Works well. 👍
And the birds are unaffected!

simonmcl

Make up a mixture of chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric and paprika and sprinkle it around the area where it poos. As it only costs pennies, you can make and apply more if it rains. 

You can also use a piece of card (put a small hole in the middle and a simple slit to the edge, then put it round the plant then stick the plastic spikes used as rug grippers.  The cat will find it uncomfortable and will go elsewhere. The advantage of this is that you can use a waterproof spray so it’s not affected by rain. 

sheramber

Covering a whole lawn  is different from dealing with a small area.

You can get sonic deterrents that cats do not like but will not disturb other animals.  Google will help you.