Well as I’ve tried the gimmicks for sale on the market that are obviously designed by cat owners cos they have no affect at all on deterring the neighbours Ferrell cats.. The scarecrow water squirters are not practicable having unsightly hoses laying about all over the place including the drive and the problems they will cause.. and to be honest I don’t believe they would deter any cat..
So for now I guess the best option is using the Jeys Fluid idea sprayed around and with tea bags impregnated with Jeys placed around the garden in small plastic pots but avoiding the plants.. I’m sure the cats are going to really enjoy the smell and taste of the powerful disinfectant on their pads (not).. But as I don’t have pets it’s not a problem to me.. But if the Jeys Fluid is a problem to the neighbours scruffy and dirty Ferrell cats well the best option for them is take responsibility for their cats and let them deposit their disgusting smelly foul waste in their own gardens.. Seems fair and reasonable to me..
Trust me the squirters do keep a garden cat free, we had horrendous problems before, I now live in peace that our back garden, which has the wildlife area and veg plot is cat free. Of course we still see less wildlife because cats eradicate it from surrounding connective habitat.
Granted we were lucky, the problem was in a moderately sized back garden, with readily available mains supply and by that time (having had any pleasure of the garden totally destroyed) I was prepared to make a serious investment and buy several units, hoses and fittings. Our garden is though somewhat ruined by having to have hoses strewn all over it.
Nobody should be going through this. Cats could be kept indoors or contained.
Ex cat owner here. My recently deceased cat in her later years spent most of the time in the garden doing her business there. Even before that she tended to do it in our garden. Once she passed, a few months later piles and piles of cat poo started cropping up in the front garden, which I read was the dominant male marking his territory. I put ground coffee on the lawn which thankfully stopped it. I suspect that same cat is the same one frequenting my back garden now. Whilst I’ve seen no fouling, it would always hide in the low growing shrubs under the tree which held bird feeders. I placed thorny branches (I forgot the plant name) in every gap where the cat could sit in ambush for birds. This seemed to work. Then the bleeder sought to lay on the insect mesh netting housing some brassicas, which surprise, was by the bird feeder. After putting pots to weigh it down more the cat found a gap and cheekily lay under the mesh! A few rough stones later I deterred it from that spot. But the cat does tend to come round still, usually sitting in the open. I brought a lemon thyme, and grown lavender, which is supposed to deter cats, and hopefully I can deter it from much of the garden.
When I did have a cat, I encouraged her to go the toilet in the back, and when she was out the front, tried keeping an eye on her to prevent her from at least pooping elsewhere. I didn’t get any complaints (hopefully she was well behaved enough), but had there been one I would of been happy to sort the problem out. Even when I had a cat it annoyed me how many cat owners were ignorant to what their cat could do.
I think it’s time for cat owners to be educated about their cat pets.. They’re supposedly a pet and therefore the owners should demonstrate responsibility and a thoughtful attitude towards neighbours and others..
I don’t hate cats and I don’t have a problem with people keeping cats if that’s their preference.. However I believe it’s time the law was changed and making it illegal and irresponsible besides unsociable for cat owners that allow their cats to become pests instead of pets..
It has been mentioned and it is a known fact that some cat owners do not open their doors and wave their cats off forever how long.. so the cat can damage and deposit disgusting smelly foul waste in other people’s gardens..
The responsible pet owner cares for their cat by keeping it safe inside and getting plenty of exercise inside while playing too.. Allowing the cat into the garden but in a lead and being able to deposit their waste in the comfort and safety of their own environment.. I mean all those cats that have been killed on the roads because cat owners just open the door and wave them off instead of taking care of them..
You see it’s called being selfish and irresponsible.. They want a cat or cats or multiple cats but they don’t want to clean up their foul smelly disgusting hazardous waste.. Nope they want them to mess up other people’s gardens and also put their cats at risk of being injured or killed on the roads..
I am showing responsibility by trying to keep the cats from fouling on our gardens so our grandchildren can play safely and without risk of coming into contact with the disgusting hazardous cat waste..
"When I did have a cat, I encouraged her to go the toilet in the back, and when she was out the front, tried keeping an eye on her to prevent her from at least pooping elsewhere. I didn’t get any complaints (hopefully she was well behaved enough), but had there been one I would of been happy to sort the problem out. Even when I had a cat it annoyed me how many cat owners were ignorant to what their cat could do".
Rubyleaf, Sorry to hear your cat has passed but You are a very considerate cat owner, if only they were all like you!
Most of the things said on here about cats could also be said about parents and their children but I probably shouldn't go there for "fear" of causing outrage. I like cats, but I did have a problem with them fouling in my previous garden. I have now moved to a "dog neighbourhood" with very few cats, but lots of screaming children.
That can be just as annoying I have lived next to very large families in the past, sadly they couldn't keep their kids in order either, I was glad to move away.
neighbours' kids have never crapped in my garden, nor indiscriminately killed wildlife just for the fun of it. And parents are held legally responsible for their kids
@Fencepost , be careful about letting your grandchildren play in the garden where you've been spraying the Jeyes Fluid. This is from the safety data sheet:
Harmful in contact with skin and if swallowed. Irritating to skin. Risk
of serious damage to eyes. May cause sensitisation by skin contact.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
" So I had enough money to escape the sh*tting cats, now the next stage is to get enough money to escape the children."
This is my plan - escaping screaming, shi*tting cats and children. At the moment I often garden in heavy rain and at 2am when it's relatively quiet, with sonic beeps going off at my every move. It's not exactly a haven. But we work with what we've got and return to appreciation regularly.
" So I had enough money to escape the sh*tting cats, now the next stage is to get enough money to escape the children."
This is my plan - escaping screaming, shi*tting cats and children. At the moment I often garden in heavy rain and at 2am when it's relatively quiet, with sonic beeps going off at my every move. It's not exactly a haven. But we work with what we've got and return to appreciation regularly.
I think the worst thing about it for us is we had our well established haven. It was new neighbours brought the cat problem with them.
Move coming for me soon, things are changing here, what was a quiet rural village is seeing louder and more inconsiderate people move in all the time. So much ignorance in the world now.
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Granted we were lucky, the problem was in a moderately sized back garden, with readily available mains supply and by that time (having had any pleasure of the garden totally destroyed) I was prepared to make a serious investment and buy several units, hoses and fittings. Our garden is though somewhat ruined by having to have hoses strewn all over it.
Nobody should be going through this. Cats could be kept indoors or contained.
It is that simple.
When I did have a cat, I encouraged her to go the toilet in the back, and when she was out the front, tried keeping an eye on her to prevent her from at least pooping elsewhere. I didn’t get any complaints (hopefully she was well behaved enough), but had there been one I would of been happy to sort the problem out. Even when I had a cat it annoyed me how many cat owners were ignorant to what their cat could do.
It has been mentioned and it is a known fact that some cat owners do not open their doors and wave their cats off forever how long.. so the cat can damage and deposit disgusting smelly foul waste in other people’s gardens..
The responsible pet owner cares for their cat by keeping it safe inside and getting plenty of exercise inside while playing too.. Allowing the cat into the garden but in a lead and being able to deposit their waste in the comfort and safety of their own environment.. I mean all those cats that have been killed on the roads because cat owners just open the door and wave them off instead of taking care of them..
I am showing responsibility by trying to keep the cats from fouling on our gardens so our grandchildren can play safely and without risk of coming into contact with the disgusting hazardous cat waste..
Rubyleaf, Sorry to hear your cat has passed but You are a very considerate cat owner, if only they were all like you!
And parents are held legally responsible for their kids
Move coming for me soon, things are changing here, what was a quiet rural village is seeing louder and more inconsiderate people move in all the time. So much ignorance in the world now.