Getting a cat is the best way to keep cats out of your garden. I have one and he really p*$$*$ me off in the garden, but I think I'd have others in if it wasn't for him. I have random bits of plastic all over my bare soil because otherwise he'll dig it up 😡. I got him before I knew I liked gardening!
A cat has just jumped on the fence of our garden; no doubt with the intention of paying our garden a visit. Our dog saw it through the French windows and went into 'doggie orbit' - I'm pretty sure the cat didn't see our dog through the window, but for sure it heard his load bark and scarpered.
Maybe have a search on youtube for a #vicious barking dog sound effect' and when cats are in the vicinity play the clip loudly through your mobile phone? It might fool them into believing your garden is owned by a dog? If nothing else it'll confuse the heck out of your neighbours.
The last time I fit into this discussion, it quickly moved towards people looking for effective poisoning methods and the whole thread was taken down. However, a recent pub discussion has yielded the idea of beating the cats at their own filthy game by peeing around your own garden to “mark your territory”.
I’ve started my campaign and yet to determine it’s effectiveness, but it does make some sense I think…
So, entirely hypothetically, rather than risk getting arrested for indecent exposure, an entirely hypothetical super soaker water pistol with a 10m range (hypothetically available from Amazon for not much at all) could be filled with the entirely hypothetical liquid of your choice. Not only would you have the entirely hypothetical fun of spraying the cat, but when the cat went home, it would need a bath once an owner had buried their nose in it's now manky fur. So, a win-win - unhappy cat, unhappy selfish oblivious owner. You know, in theory
My neighbour threw three crappy "deterrents" she'd bought at Tesco onto my doorstep and told me to deal with the problem myself. Her only concession was offering to buy more deterrents if they didn't work. The sooner the law is changed to categorise cats as pets, not property, the better
I don't know much about cats but if it is trained to use a litter tray from young surely that is where it will go? Is it the lazy owners who are to blame?
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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A cat has just jumped on the fence of our garden; no doubt with the intention of paying our garden a visit. Our dog saw it through the French windows and went into 'doggie orbit' - I'm pretty sure the cat didn't see our dog through the window, but for sure it heard his load bark and scarpered.
Maybe have a search on youtube for a #vicious barking dog sound effect' and when cats are in the vicinity play the clip loudly through your mobile phone? It might fool them into believing your garden is owned by a dog? If nothing else it'll confuse the heck out of your neighbours.
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...