How do we stop cats using our garden as a toilet...!

jax47


Joined: 03/10/2008
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:10

Anyone any ideas how to stop local cats using our gravelled garden area as a toilet please? We already squirt water at them if we see them, but little blighters are sneaking in under cover of darkness and its most unpleasant.



Any help much appreciated, thanks

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:16

Get a dog!

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:18

Sorry that was flippant, on a serious note I don't know the answer other that getting slightly larger gravel, we did and they can't use it as a litter tray ... but I know that doesn't help you at the moment.

jax47


Joined: 03/10/2008
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:28

we have a German Shephard on one side and a Doberman on the other, maybe thats why they are using our garden........!

PhilUK


Joined: 31/03/2010
Posts: 236

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:33

some useful tips here



http://landscaping.about.com/od/pestcontrol/a/cat_repellents.htm

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:33

sprinkle pepper on the areas the cats use.

Dinafi


Joined: 05/09/2011
Posts: 4

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:41

They don't like orange peel or moth ball smells.

jax47


Joined: 03/10/2008
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 11:53

thanks will give those suggestions a try

BoTanica


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 714

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 12:02

I have a dog so don't have that problem, but there is a big pile of sand up the road where I walk my dog and it is FULL of cat poo. It stinks! I think that maybe some little dogs have been there too, but my dog thinks it's the most fascinating thing she has ever seen or smelt!! Disgusting these animals of ours aren't they? !

EsentepeKav


Joined: 21/06/2010
Posts: 24

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 13:56

Try spraying it with Jeys Fluid - I had a similar problem - worked for me

tonykyte


Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 13:59

We bought 2 sonic cat repellers which are motion activated , stopped cats coming on our property.

jax47


Joined: 03/10/2008
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 14:12

Thank you all so much, there will be so much orange peel, pepper, jeyes fluid and moth balls etc that there wont be any space left for the little beggars to poo

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 14:22

Jax47.....fill up plastic bottles with water and lay them around the garden, might not look good but when the sun reflects on the water, don't know the technicality of it, but apparently due to the nature of the cats eyes it reflects and makes them go away. If that makes sense. I knew of someone that did this al the time and she said it worked.



I tried it and someone took the bottles, I blamed the paperboy!!!!

Sazna


Joined: 12/09/2009
Posts: 1177

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 14:42

hi msg 11 can you tell me where you got the sonic cat repellers

thanks

jax47


Joined: 03/10/2008
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 16:23

thanks dalartokat, will try that too

the2ofus


Joined: 13/02/2008
Posts: 637

Message Posted:
05/09/2011 19:23

grated or chopped fresh garlic/left over garlic peel and off cuts sprinkled over the gravel and around any plants - they hate the smell and its quite a cheap method.