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ANYONE KNOW HOW I CAN STOP CATS CATS POOING IN MY GARDEN PLEASE. HAVE TRIED THE POWDER, PEPPER, AND GARLIC. WITHIN DAYS OF ME CLEARNG IT UP , ITS LIKE A CESS PIT AGAIN .

Have you tried the gel stuff *Get Off My Garden*

Works for us......neighbours cats were using our front lawn as a toilet lol x

also orange peel xx

Muffy.....snap................that stopped them using our daughters front garden too.

Our dog keeps them away from the back!

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like kitty said

GET A DOG

Whatever you do - don't put bark in your garden!!!
I have a bit where nothing grows (roots of pine trees and solid chalk), so I put bark down - my cats love it!! It's like an enormous cat litter tray, Still, it stops them pooing in other peoples gardens :o)

Citrus/citronella oil may work.

maggie

My cat hates the smell of bleach.....I would say try that, but I don't know what damage it does to plant life.....

They hate the smell of Jeyes fluid too.........we cleaned the greenhouse recently and the cats that usually sit on a nearby wall ran off!

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That's good Kitty......I used to use that on the stable floor......kept it so clean and I loved the smell.....

Gardeners also use Jeyes fluid so it should be plant friendly.....

Jeyes fluid and moth balls are highly toxic to cats.. even if you don't like cats, it is a truly horrible way for them to die/ suffer!!

The *get off my garden* is good.. but does need to be topped up every so often, especially after heavy rain... turning the hose or spraying them does work.. but you need to catch them in the act, so to speak. Do it often enough and they eventually get the message.

Love

Daff xxx

Mothball's and bleach...do you want to poison them or children?
Please read about it before you decide to use it.

I dont like cat crap in my garden either but I have grandchildren and I dont murder animals.

Marion

you can get these electronic things that send out a noise when a cat enters the area, expensive though I think. My uncle paid £50 for his.

Would the cats eat the mothballs then?

That's a good idea Buggs.

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Sprinkle curry powder near your plants. This will also work on bin bags.

I was looking at one of the electronic repellents at B&Q the other day. It was £20. I am thinking of getting one myself as i am fed up of the bloomin cats.

Alyson

Talking of those sonic cat repellents - my next door neighbour bought one to stop the neighbourhood cats using his front garden as a toilet. It worked - except for our elderly cat, Misty. When neighbour was telling us, he wondered why we laughed. Misty was deaf so couldn't hear the thing. He was happy - he had the "toilet" all to himself because the other cats couldn't stand the noise! LOL

The other thing about the sonic repellants - my grandaughter (who has recurrent ear infections and has grommets fitted) cried when she walked past next door because the noise hurt her ears so much. I couldn't hear it at all, but other children said they could although it didn't hurt their ears.

Sue
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Oh for goodness sake, it's only an animal!
They don't know about walls and other boundaries, they just go where they like.

Try the more natural methods - PLEASE!

I know it's not nice to have them in your garden if you are not a cat owner/lover- but use smells/water sprays - don't use things that are harmful to them, the environment and any children etc

Laura

Did they kill them all or did they move on Mac? Birds will move away and feed elsewhere if an area is thought to be unsafe.

Exactly Teresa. And I'm afraid, that is the way nature works sometimes.

It isn't always pretty, animals do kill other animals, just like we kill animals for meat.

Cat litter trays are all very well ( I use one) but get filled so quickly, they stink to high heaven, the litter gets everywhere (in their claws, spread around the house etc) and so on....

Please, please, please don't use mothballs!

I can't stress enough how toxic it is to humans, animals and the environment.

Google mothballs and toxic for more info.

Rose