The Jeyes tin says 5 ml will keep a full 50 gallon waterbut clear of certain nasties like mosquito larva. I hesitated to use it as I the barrels could be accessed by our horses. Does any one know if such a minute diution could harm a horse if it drank from a treated barrell?
No idea what the vets would say, but when I kept horses I'd not have done that. I used a hypochlorite bleach diluted 1:10 to clean troughs, buckets etc.
I also had a herd of dairy goats so the stuff used for cleaning dairy etc was also used in the stables - I found that the smell didn't linger - certanly my horses and ponies would've been unlikely to drink if they could smell any taint.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi - I came across this whilst looking for some other information. Do the people using Jeyes fluid know it is highly toxic to cats and can cause organ failure and possibly death. I know you don't want uninvited cats in your garden, but killing them off is a bit extreme. They can absorb it through their pads on their feet. It would be worthwhile to speak to neighbours about their cats, and work out other solutions.
I understand that you gardeners are unhappy with the cats using your gardens as toilets, but have you considered what jeyes fluid does to animals especially cats... My neighbour has starting using it as he says he's had enough of the cat problem. Would any of you like the task of telling the cats owners in my example my 6 year old and 4 year old daughters that their cats are dead!!!!! Surely you can find another way around keeping your precious gardens cat free instead of poisoning someone's pet!!!!!
Sam, I had to explain to my 4 year old daughter that the cat she loved had been run over in the road.
Since then our family have always had indoor cats that do not go outside except on a lead. They are very happy and healthy cats that don't kill birds, small mammals or amphibians, they don't get run over by passing traffic and they don't run the risk of eating something that might harm them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm with Dove, it's the owners responsibility to keep their pets safe.. and to keep their pets from harming/damaging others. I had a cat, I kept it indoors and/or enclosed within a screened porch. I provided toys, companionship, and entertainment. Now I have a dog. I keep him fenced in, on-lead when out on walks near roads/houses, only off lead when it's safe, etc.
It's not your neighbors job to go talk to you about how your cat is defecating all over their garden, it's YOUR job to keep your cat in YOUR yard.
Sam, I think the point is that it's nobody's responsibility to keep their precious gardens cat free, it's clearly the responsibility of the owner to ensure their precious puss does not cause nuisance to their neigbours, including birds, small mammals amphibians etc.
Domestic cats kill ( according to rspb ) between 70- 80,000,000 garden birds a year.
I'd never harm any animal, but give me birds and wildlife any day.
Sam explain to your kids that the cats should be kept in:
1) Because they devastate native wildlife populations
2) Because they are nothing but an irritation to your neighbours, hence why this particular neighbour is spending considerable time and money spreading Jeyes fluid around their property
3) The cats face a huge risk of injury or even death from traffic, disease and even other cats if they are left outside unattended or allowed to free roam all over other people's property.
Simple really, it will be much easier than telling them the cats are dead.
Oh and how am I supposed to keep my cats from venturing into neighbouring gardens. I can't put a big fence up to stop them and I can't keep them indoors, they are cats for goodness sake. There natural habitat is the outdoors. Why should I lock them indoors. What kind of a life would that be. You'll be telling me to put nappies on them next. I also have a dog and 2 rabbits. I love all animals and I can't help my cats doing what comes natural too them. Oh and as for my neighbour, he thinks he owns the street and complains at the slightest thing. All I am saying is there must be a more a better way than using jeyes fluid to combat the cat problem.
I don't want to fall out with people over this but I feel strong about someone trying to poison my pets. My neighbour has sprayed jeyes fluid on to the top of our joining fence but has failed to see he has covered my lawn and rabbit hutch in the process. Hence my children are at risk of getting jeyes fluid over them also my dog and my rabbits that I let out most nights... If anyone has any info on what the law is about doing this then their advice would be welcome. Thank you
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The Jeyes tin says 5 ml will keep a full 50 gallon waterbut clear of certain nasties like mosquito larva. I hesitated to use it as I the barrels could be accessed by our horses. Does any one know if such a minute diution could harm a horse if it drank from a treated barrell?
Bob
No idea what the vets would say, but when I kept horses I'd not have done that. I used a hypochlorite bleach diluted 1:10 to clean troughs, buckets etc.
I also had a herd of dairy goats so the stuff used for cleaning dairy etc was also used in the stables - I found that the smell didn't linger - certanly my horses and ponies would've been unlikely to drink if they could smell any taint.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi - I came across this whilst looking for some other information. Do the people using Jeyes fluid know it is highly toxic to cats and can cause organ failure and possibly death. I know you don't want uninvited cats in your garden, but killing them off is a bit extreme. They can absorb it through their pads on their feet. It would be worthwhile to speak to neighbours about their cats, and work out other solutions.
Sam, I had to explain to my 4 year old daughter that the cat she loved had been run over in the road.
Since then our family have always had indoor cats that do not go outside except on a lead. They are very happy and healthy cats that don't kill birds, small mammals or amphibians, they don't get run over by passing traffic and they don't run the risk of eating something that might harm them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm with Dove, it's the owners responsibility to keep their pets safe.. and to keep their pets from harming/damaging others. I had a cat, I kept it indoors and/or enclosed within a screened porch. I provided toys, companionship, and entertainment. Now I have a dog. I keep him fenced in, on-lead when out on walks near roads/houses, only off lead when it's safe, etc.
It's not your neighbors job to go talk to you about how your cat is defecating all over their garden, it's YOUR job to keep your cat in YOUR yard.
End of rant.
Sam, I think the point is that it's nobody's responsibility to keep their precious gardens cat free, it's clearly the responsibility of the owner to ensure their precious puss does not cause nuisance to their neigbours, including birds, small mammals amphibians etc.
Domestic cats kill ( according to rspb ) between 70- 80,000,000 garden birds a year.
I'd never harm any animal, but give me birds and wildlife any day.
Sam explain to your kids that the cats should be kept in:
1) Because they devastate native wildlife populations
2) Because they are nothing but an irritation to your neighbours, hence why this particular neighbour is spending considerable time and money spreading Jeyes fluid around their property
3) The cats face a huge risk of injury or even death from traffic, disease and even other cats if they are left outside unattended or allowed to free roam all over other people's property.
Simple really, it will be much easier than telling them the cats are dead.