Go to your nearest coffee shop and ask them for the used cofee grounds. Sprinkle these on the garden. The cats hate the smell and the grounds act as a fertiliser. It does need replacing regularly but it it environmentally friendly. Does it work? Yes. I have three cats and use this to keep them off planted areas (they have their own toilet area at the bottom of the garden which I dig over regularly, it is also used by most of the cats in the area as it is always nice loose soil!) It also deters slugs and snails.
Hi everyone, I am at my wits end with a cat, I think its a cat... pooing on my lawn. I have tried plastic bottles half filled with water which I have to remove to mow and then replace, they are not much good though as the cat still goes around them to make a dreadful mess, and the smell!!! wow so awful. I am growing lavender in the hope it will deter the cat also spray lavender oil as it does not seem to damage the grass. Can I put coffee grounds on the grass, I am going to try tea bags with muscle oil. I feel like getting rat poison and putting that on some fish .... but do not want to go there. Why don't cat owners keep their flippin cats at home to do their mess.
Sterelitza (interesting name) If its a mess on the lawn I would tend to think it's a fox rather than a cat. Cats usually prefer flower beds where the soil is loose as they like to bury their poo. Look closely (and hold your nose) fox poo, at this time of the year usually has some berries in it or as a rule it tends to be more black. Ooh! the conversations I get involved in on this board!! Let us know....
That is right they do prefer lovely loosen soil especially in flowerbeds, they are to intelligiant to poo in the middle of a lawn! I have a cat and he always goes for my flowerbeds so i solve this by putting little plastic pots in areas of soil between plants and also citrus peel helps, also i no this sounds disgusting but i was told spraying male urine on fences walls around garden deters other cats and also the only thing that seems to keep foxes at bay. Hope this helps
It only tends to be the dominant cat in the area that leaves their poo around, the other more submissive cats will bury their poo. I tend not to get cats pooping in my garden, despite having a dog (that would dearly love to eat next-door-but-one's cat). The damn cat will saunter through the garden and shoot to the end when the dog comes out, and sit the other side of the fence laughing at the dog. Or it did until it found out the pole my brush is on is telescopic! One prod and now all I need to do is appear at the bottom of the garden and the cat is off.
If you can catch the cat in the act, squirting it with very cheap beer works a treat (and I mean the really cheap stuff I buy to make beer batter with), as cats hate being wet and sticky, and they get a bit drunk when they clean themselves, unlike humans cats don't like getting sozzled, and will tend to avoid the area in future. Silent roar didn't work for me (although when my Husband accidentally reversed over a cat that had been sleeping on top of a wheel, cats avoided the area for ages). Some interesting ideas though.
Hi all of you who have replies and thanks. If it is a fox then I am surprised as I live in an urban area with a busy road nearby. But.. I shall try your suggestions, in particular I will enroll my husband in contributing some urine, ha ha... It will certainly make an interesting smell around the walls and fences but if it keeps my precious lawn clear of poo it will be worth it. After all, my husband is the man of the house and if the fox can realise that it will keep away. I shall let you know if it works. By the way Daintiness, I think your name is very interesting as well. All the best.
At present im useing keep off blue gell its working fairly well,the moth balls also seem to work and are cheaper they are believe it or not made of eastern red Ceder and every 4/6 monthes should be rubbed with fine sand paper to refresh the disgusting smell and not a lotof people know that ?? i also put this question up a few days ago and got only silly replies ,im going on the net to serch for this lion stuff good luck
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There is a plant called Shoo that is available to deter cats. I haven't used it my self but I guess it is worth a try....
Go to your nearest coffee shop and ask them for the used cofee grounds. Sprinkle these on the garden. The cats hate the smell and the grounds act as a fertiliser. It does need replacing regularly but it it environmentally friendly. Does it work? Yes. I have three cats and use this to keep them off planted areas (they have their own toilet area at the bottom of the garden which I dig over regularly, it is also used by most of the cats in the area as it is always nice loose soil!) It also deters slugs and snails.
Hi everyone, I am at my wits end with a cat, I think its a cat... pooing on my lawn. I have tried plastic bottles half filled with water which I have to remove to mow and then replace, they are not much good though as the cat still goes around them to make a dreadful mess, and the smell!!! wow so awful. I am growing lavender in the hope it will deter the cat also spray lavender oil as it does not seem to damage the grass. Can I put coffee grounds on the grass, I am going to try tea bags with muscle oil. I feel like getting rat poison and putting that on some fish .... but do not want to go there. Why don't cat owners keep their flippin cats at home to do their mess.
Sterelitza (interesting name) If its a mess on the lawn I would tend to think it's a fox rather than a cat. Cats usually prefer flower beds where the soil is loose as they like to bury their poo. Look closely (and hold your nose) fox poo, at this time of the year usually has some berries in it or as a rule it tends to be more black. Ooh! the conversations I get involved in on this board!! Let us know....
That is right they do prefer lovely loosen soil especially in flowerbeds, they are to intelligiant to poo in the middle of a lawn! I have a cat and he always goes for my flowerbeds so i solve this by putting little plastic pots in areas of soil between plants and also citrus peel helps, also i no this sounds disgusting but i was told spraying male urine on fences walls around garden deters other cats and also the only thing that seems to keep foxes at bay. Hope this helps
It only tends to be the dominant cat in the area that leaves their poo around, the other more submissive cats will bury their poo. I tend not to get cats pooping in my garden, despite having a dog (that would dearly love to eat next-door-but-one's cat). The damn cat will saunter through the garden and shoot to the end when the dog comes out, and sit the other side of the fence laughing at the dog. Or it did until it found out the pole my brush is on is telescopic! One prod and now all I need to do is appear at the bottom of the garden and the cat is off.
If you can catch the cat in the act, squirting it with very cheap beer works a treat (and I mean the really cheap stuff I buy to make beer batter with), as cats hate being wet and sticky, and they get a bit drunk when they clean themselves, unlike humans cats don't like getting sozzled, and will tend to avoid the area in future. Silent roar didn't work for me (although when my Husband accidentally reversed over a cat that had been sleeping on top of a wheel, cats avoided the area for ages). Some interesting ideas though.
Hi all of you who have replies and thanks. If it is a fox then I am surprised as I live in an urban area with a busy road nearby. But.. I shall try your suggestions, in particular I will enroll my husband in contributing some urine, ha ha... It will certainly make an interesting smell around the walls and fences but if it keeps my precious lawn clear of poo it will be worth it. After all, my husband is the man of the house and if the fox can realise that it will keep away. I shall let you know if it works. By the way Daintiness, I think your name is very interesting as well. All the best.
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At present im useing keep off blue gell its working fairly well,the moth balls also seem to work and are cheaper they are believe it or not made of eastern red Ceder and every 4/6 monthes should be rubbed with fine sand paper to refresh the disgusting smell and not a lotof people know that ?? i also put this question up a few days ago and got only silly replies ,im going on the net to serch for this lion stuff good luck