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Cat Problem

kitkat5283kitkat5283 Posts: 2
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There's many people who have the same problem but how can I keep the cats out of my garden? They're wrecking my flowers, pooping in my veg & have even started messing on my patio, despite the fact that we have a dog now. My next door neighbours cat is on the hunt for anything to kill now that the fledglings are coming out & I'm at my wits end as it's encouraging it to come into my garden more. Last year it killed one of my baby Blue Tits and this year it's already killed a baby Starling. What can I do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated I've already tried the usual, sonic repellent, scent repellent, chilli powder, citrus, brambles etc. nothing is deterring it sadly!
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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I'm just going to sit on my hands. This has been a contentious topic on here recently to say the least :#
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • paul_in_surreypaul_in_surrey Posts: 239
    I was really depressed after watching Liverpool lose the European Cup, but now I'm rolling on the floor laughing again.
    “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Pass
  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237
    Water scarecrow. They really do work (unlike everything else). Don't look at any other cat related threads or you might lose the will to live....
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    And yet another £1 for me.
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    As S. Gardener says - it's the only thing that works. Trust us!

    Unless you have the funds to enclose your entire garden with various barricades, barbed wire/razor wire and perhaps a sniper and an army of dogs .... :D

    Hosta - I think you should up your rates to a tenner - it would make you a millionaire in a few days   :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • The Bald GardenerThe Bald Gardener Posts: 212
    Oh well, I've got a dog in the fight now, metaphorically speaking. 

    It was bound to happen sooner or later. Cat poo on my (still being prepared) lawn area; way too close to my Great Tit family in the bird box for my liking as well. 

    I would not want to be Tiddles if I happen upon it. 
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    kitkat, it's a perfectly reasonable question but one that has been asked many times before.  The reality, as you have discovered, is that it's near impossible to keep the ****** things our of your garden.  If your garden is large they hear you coming and scarper quickly.  If you think you might be able to get close enough to use a water gun on them you might try filling it with vinegar instead of water.  Get them with that a few times and they might reconsider using your garden as a toilet.
  • blameitonthedogblameitonthedog Posts: 122
    If you know whose cat it is and depending upon your relationship with them, I would give them a cheap poop scoop and a roll of poo bags with a polite request they pop in twice a day to clean up.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Trouble is , cats usually cover it up. You don't find it until you get a handful while weeding. In the snow, the neighbours cat was making snowmen with his heaps. I removed the frozen specimens before they defrosted.
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