Cats crapping on my lawn

[F1END]

Originally Posted by jaffacake

...Google 'pussy tazer'...you never know

I would do that particular search with safe-search on .
There are some strange folks on the internet

[trax de max]

you should wipe up the crap and smear it on the owners door handle.then wait till they come out and use the handle, then say your hands like my lawn, covered in cat crap.

[Jedi Master]

Grate Orange or Lemon peel and sprinkle it around the garden. Cats hate the smell of citrus.

[kayce]

Originally Posted by jaffacake

Google 'pussy tazer'...you never know

tampon taser came up

[kayce]

Originally Posted by jaffacake

Maybe do a little research 1st eh Kayce

I did my research, in post#2 of this thread.

[i4n]

Originally Posted by kayce

I did my research, in post#2 of this thread.

And owning one of them over here will probably get you 5 years in chokey......

You can buy the lion poo pellets in garden centres, think I saw some in B&Q once.

[pro4nut]

On a serious note i gave my neighbors a big water pistol as a just in case.
Causes no injury and cats get the message pretty quickly.
Having once paid just short of a grand for a vet bill i'm not to keen on the idea doing anything that can injure them.

[eyeayen]

This is a bit drastic and some where you won't want anyone to see you but if you go to a garden centre... and ask for a plant known as scaredy cat (google search - link)

My mum had the same problem you did, so I went and bought about 4 plants, divided them up into about 8, placed them at the corners of the plot thereabouts to the front and rear of the house, problem solved... but my car stank of it for at least 2 weeks. The plants are pretty cheap, 4 or 5 quid. Should sort it out for you.

[Hog]

I've got the same problem with a neighbours cat. Thing is I'm rarely at home to catch the bloody thing or I would relocate it north of the Dartford crossing.

Can't condone injuring the cat but I'm getting fed up with clearing poo off my lawn before the kids can play out the garden.

Mind you I did once hear that chopped up starfish don't do cats any favours? They like the fishy smell but it doesn't agree with them when they ingest it.......

[adon30]

As I understand it cats have a fairly good memory. They will go and use a particular area to do their business in on regular occasions. However this is an area they feel comfortable in, so if you make it uncomfortable for them they will not use it and hopefully remember this and not return for some time.

When I find cat crap on the lawn the first thing I do is send it back to where it came from. I then use one of the sonics for a few weeks. It annoys the neighbours but keeps my lawn crap free!! After a period of a few weeks you should be able to remove it (or move it to another location around the garden).

If you want the following products are all known to be hated by cats: Citrus (lemon juice is good), pepper, lion poo, mothballs (cheap alternative) and other various scented stuff such as special plants.

However nothing works better than you catching the cat in action and lobbing something at it!! Even if the cat isn't wholly deterred you feel a lot better.

[bodgit]

I've sent 9 loads of the sloppy stuff back over the fence on their patio. I got the sonic scarer this morning and will update on how good/bad it is.
I have also heard that they are petrified of snakes but cant find any rubber ones to place round the garden.

[adon30]

Originally Posted by bodgit

I have also heard that they are petrified of snakes but cant find any rubber ones to place round the garden.

Forgot to mention snakes!! Yes I had two off them that I bought all the way from Texas USA (rubber ones!!). Only problem is the squirrels attacked one and bit it's head off. I only keep them in the back garden though.

[MatJohnson]

I've got a sonic thing, works quite well, moved them on anyway. I need to sort the front garden as thats its new location but living where I do, its not a wise move to have something which can be thrown or stolen on show

[kayce]

Originally Posted by adon30

Forgot to mention snakes!! Yes I had two off them that I bought all the way from Texas USA (rubber ones!!). Only problem is the squirrels attacked one and bit it's head off. I only keep them in the back garden though.

[JohnM]

I find a 65kg dog pretty much stops cats from coming anywhere near our garden

[nivek]

move house .you cant beat a nice pussy.

[Adyb]

decided it was not best advise!!

[bodgit]

Over night success. They dont even cut acroos my lawn to their own garden now. Their ears pic up and they scarpered.

[Cardnim]

Nice one Bodg, glad you got it sorted chum

[dodgydiy]

is everyone ignoring the most obvious and fun way..... we used to have problems with a tomcat hanging around and terrorising our cat, not any more, it really didnt like being chased by my b4, especially as it was catching him quickly. chased it twice and it stays well clear now. another good one though is the end of a cotton bud in an air rifle, it will hurt but not injure, used to use this on my friends occasionally!