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Sanitising my veg patch after cat pooped in it

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    db687hdqyg10555 said:
    Who knew cats could be so controversial  :D
    Not the majority of cat owners sadly. I'm not trying to be rude but this topic gets discussed at length on this forum and things can get quite heated. The eventual conclusion to any debate is that more awareness is needed as quite a number of cat owners aren't aware of the impact their pet can have on the local area.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    edited 14 January
    We could do without another joyless contribution from Hosta 🤣 better mute, as I forgot to do it. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    We have had enough unpleasant posts recently without more being added.
    @Obelix Last 'flu symptoms I had was in 1958 and even then not until the very end of the Pandemic.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I wear plastic disposable gloves now when in soft soil. There is nothing worse than a handful of cat crap.  I always liked to get my hands dirty, down in the soil but there comes a limit.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    @amancalledgeorge, You might be able to do without another post from @Hostafan1, but many on here agree with him about cats.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Enough disagree that his post was removed though.
    One advantage of this cold weather is that it's much easier to dispose of someone else's pet's crap while it's frozen solid. I do still find myself wondering why cat deterrents are so polite though. A small box of electronics that makes a slightly annoying noise or some smelly spray to put on your own garden. My own fantasy deterrents lean more towards Wallace and Gromit/Wile e Coyote :#
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I was curious as to whether, like I've read for rats, the spread of diseases in cat poo is taken care of by our cold winters (obviously doesn't help in the warmer months) and found this from a cat charity

    https://www.cats.org.uk/help-and-advice/cats-and-your-family/cats-and-toxoplasmosis

    I'm assuming it's all correct and it should put people's mind at rest a little if it is. I don't have cats but we have plenty in the neighbourhood so have to deal with their produce. 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    thevictorian said:
    I was curious as to whether, like I've read for rats, the spread of diseases in cat poo is taken care of by our cold winters (obviously doesn't help in the warmer months) and found this from a cat charity

    https://www.cats.org.uk/help-and-advice/cats-and-your-family/cats-and-toxoplasmosis

    I'm assuming it's all correct and it should put people's mind at rest a little if it is. I don't have cats but we have plenty in the neighbourhood so have to deal with their produce. 
    It's unlikely to be impartial, unbiased information if it's coming from a cat charity.
    Devon.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    Hostafan1 said:

    It's unlikely to be impartial, unbiased information if it's coming from a cat charity.

    Is that because all cat based charities have signed a charter to provide misinformation in order to rehome diseased ridden pesky felines?
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    thevictorian said:
    Hostafan1 said:

    It's unlikely to be impartial, unbiased information if it's coming from a cat charity.

    Is that because all cat based charities have signed a charter to provide misinformation in order to rehome diseased ridden pesky felines?
    Probably 
    Devon.
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