Cat repellent powder, cover area with gravel( large-ish size), plant up with plenty of plants/flowers, put down green garden wire, put spikes in ground, put bolder on area, get cat scarecrow.......Ive tried them all😐 My best thought is to plant up area are with loads of flowers, shrubs etc or “ plant” a large slab over area. If we get the problem again( we’ve since moved) though I would go with the cat scarecrow as they seem to work if area encroached upon was already planted up.
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Thanks. i hope u dnt get the bother again. its land at my hedging its using. even though theres space at the hedging i cant plant that bit. We took the lawn back ftom thd hedge so we could cut the lawn easier. I think im going to have to get a water scarecrow. might send my neighbour the bill
I don't know why there's no serious attempt in Britain to make cat owners responsible for their pets. I happen to love cats, and have one on my knee at the moment - but she lives, perfectly happily, entirely indoors. She's never been outside and shows no desire to do so.
I've mentioned this before, so it IS possible: in Finland, by law you must keep your cat on your own property. Many cats live entirely indoors. People with gardens have to erect cat-proof fencing if they want their moggy to go outside.
It's the total lack of responsible ownership. First job I did after leaving school was working as a veterinary nurse. 90% of cat problems were from free roaming. I don't hate cats, but can't keep them now because my son is allergic to them. I did though have 3 cats living in a flat in London, all rescued from the Blue Cross where I worked. They lived a fine life and never needed to go outside. (in fact all 3 of them ended up at the Blue Cross because they got into trouble free roaming, one called Arthur fell into a vat of chemicals at a factory)
Neighbours here throw the cats out when they go to work, leave them all day to fend for themselves.
I probably unwisely tried to talk them about my problems at the time. All I got is 'that is what cats do'. Sad fact is it is actually what irresponsible owners do. It is not really about the cats themselves at all.
"It's just part of nature!" cat owners will say when they shit in your garden and eat your baby robins. A friend's greyhound killed a neighbour's cat in a freak incident last year, funnily enough the cat's owners were less inclined to look at that as 'part of nature'.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
"It's just part of nature!" cat owners will say when they shit in your garden and eat your baby robins. A friend's greyhound killed a neighbour's cat in a freak incident last year, funnily enough the cat's owners were less inclined to look at that as 'part of nature'.
@WillbDB yeah i bet they changed their tune then. Idiots
I don't know why there's no serious attempt in Britain to make cat owners responsible for their pets. I happen to love cats, and have one on my knee at the moment - but she lives, perfectly happily, entirely indoors. She's never been outside and shows no desire to do so.
I've mentioned this before, so it IS possible: in Finland, by law you must keep your cat on your own property. Many cats live entirely indoors. People with gardens have to erect cat-proof fencing if they want their moggy to go outside.
It's the total lack of responsible ownership. First job I did after leaving school was working as a veterinary nurse. 90% of cat problems were from free roaming. I don't hate cats, but can't keep them now because my son is allergic to them. I did though have 3 cats living in a flat in London, all rescued from the Blue Cross where I worked. They lived a fine life and never needed to go outside. (in fact all 3 of them ended up at the Blue Cross because they got into trouble free roaming, one called Arthur fell into a vat of chemicals at a factory)
Neighbours here throw the cats out when they go to work, leave them all day to fend for themselves.
I probably unwisely tried to talk them about my problems at the time. All I got is 'that is what cats do'. Sad fact is it is actually what irresponsible owners do. It is not really about the cats themselves at all.
I totally agree with you @GemmaJF and the other comments you made. Thanks for the tips 😀 @Liriondendron agree 👍
It isnt irresponsible at all, it is what cats do - its not my fault you’re in denial.
Get a grip people.
@Tin pot It might be something they do but its utterly disgusting to have a stinking mess in your garden from an animal that doesnt belong to you. It is also utterly disgusting if your grandchildren step in it or put their hands in it by accident so you end up you cant let them out in your own garden for fear they catch something. Which they could, known fact - & my grandson has allergies. My garden, my property, so no. why should it just be "deal with it"? Its disgusting. End of. Maybe when the owner of the cat complains when i chuck its cat's crap into her garden i'll just say. "sorry thats just what I do" Seriously
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Neighbours here throw the cats out when they go to work, leave them all day to fend for themselves.
I probably unwisely tried to talk them about my problems at the time. All I got is 'that is what cats do'. Sad fact is it is actually what irresponsible owners do. It is not really about the cats themselves at all.
Get a grip people.