Best way to stop cats from pooing in your garden

[Gramaisc]

Catling gun?

 

[littleme]

Catapult?

 

[cbaz]

i guess i need a gun then.
them Cravendal cats with there opposable thumbs are taking over

 

[Gramaisc]

 

[Withnail]

Catapult?

Trebuchat?

 

[shoes]

 

[Floss]

Orange peel they hate citrus

 

[John Marwood]

Leave a sign

 

[cbaz]

kits with guns,
whats happen to the world

 

[biccies]

 

[John Marwood]

 

[db]

I've started to notice little black mounds appearing in my back garden, which I can only assume is cat poo.

Is there a definitive solution to keeping the little bastards darlings out?

 

[Prawn cocktail]

You could try one of those things that give off a noise that the cats hear and don't like.

 

[Withnail]

Is there a definitive solution to keeping the little bastards darlings out?

Apparently so - you may not like it though, as it involves getting one of the little... darlings of your own.

You could try one of those things that give off a noise that the cats hear and don't like.

You mean a cat, right?

 

[cbaz]

I use to have a right mean black and white tabby, biggest cat i ether saw all muscle as well.
Didn't take shit from nowt even the local dogs ran from him, even tried to hump my head once.
He died two years ago, funny thing is most cat where i live are all black and white now
so he must of got around a good bit. I'm rather proud of him.

 

[John Marwood]

 

[darts22]

Why do people own cats?
Is it because they don't want the responsability that comes with owning a dog?
Surely they must know that eventually when let out to roam freely they will deposit cat s**t in their neighbours gardens.

 

[Maryland]

Rather like cats myself, but can't have one because away a lot. HOWEVER, I have more than one set of neighbours, lovely people all, who keep cats despite having gardens entirely covered in decking or paving. I imagine that they either don't think about where Tiddles goes to do his her or its serious business, or they know perfectly well but assume that their neighbours, whenever we might accidentally create an airborne slurry of cat shit whilst strimming our own gardens, are delighted to discover persons and implements covered in the stuff. And that we positively love not being able to walk barefoot on our own grass. And that we like nothing better than to remember to wear gloves when digging, weeding or planting. The fondly-held myth that cats always bury their shit is just that.

My solution, which seems to work, is large bags of chili flakes or curry powder from Tescos. Sprinkle liberally over lawn. Refresh after heavy rain.

Now, yappy dogs that get left out in the back garden. I have one such next door. If they want the company of a dog, why leave it outside all the time? If they don't want the company of a dog, why not give it away to someone who does? If they can hear the damm dog barking at neighbours and whining out back, and they can, because they occasionally yell at it, why do they imagine it's pefectly fine to inflict this on their neighbours? Eh?

I got myself one of those ultrasonic animal deterrent things. Left to its own devices, this approaches a chocolate teapot in effectiveness. But if, when the sodding dog starts to growl at me for having the temerity to use my own garden, park in my own driveway, put rubbish in my own bloody dustbin, I switch on the warbler, point it towards the unseen dog, and let it have a few seconds. Then I tell the dog to eff off. One or other of these actions, repeated over several months, seems to have taught it some caution.

 

[citricsquid]

Pet cats should always be kept indoors, outdoor cats have significantly shortened life spans because of the real world dangers they face (cars, cats, disease, poison etc.) and they're also very destructive animals, I can't count the amount of times I had to chase the neighbours cat out of my garden in my previous house because it was trying to kill all the birds, squirrels and rodents for fun. People should not allow pet cats outdoors, which solves the pooping problem too.

 

[henryscat]

Pet cats should always be kept indoors, outdoor cats have significantly shortened life spans because of the real world dangers they face (cars, cats, disease, poison etc.) and they're also very destructive animals, I can't count the amount of times I had to chase the neighbours cat out of my garden in my previous house because it was trying to kill all the birds, squirrels and rodents for fun. People should not allow pet cats outdoors, which solves the pooping problem too.

Yep. Or people who have cats should cat proof their gardens. I agree that they face too many dangers roaming in an urban environment and that there is also a responsibility to protect local wildlife.