Their natural habitat is the deserts of the Middle East.
Why can't you put up a big fence if you want to let them out? Some responsible owners actually do that. Is it because you expect everyone else to put up big fences around their gardens if they don't choose to have your cats visiting their property?
Alternatively of course you could just keep them in the house and not let them out.
If you seriously think your neighbour is attempting to poison your cats (rather than simply deter them), might I suggest the police? It is after all an offence.
Like I said I don't want to fall out with people and I am a responsible cat owner thank you very much!!! I look after my cats and the rest of my animals. I live in a rented property for a start and I don't think the landlord would like me to build a big fence. I don't expect anyone else to put up fences either. I refuse to keep them indoors. They only go out at night and they have the option of sleeping in my garden shed where there is a bed and a litter tray. They are kept in all day as myself and my wife have full time jobs. I can't see what else I can do to stop them pooping on neighbours properties. I could look at putting up a wire fence, that is one option but my fence is only around 4 feet tall. I just get the impression that most gardeners don't like cats. My point is the use of jeyes fluid to stop cats pooping is just not acceptable. There must be something else out there that can do the job that is not harmful.
If you find out what it is can you let me know. I might then be able to let my grandchildren play in my garden without them getting cat faeces on their hands. Oh and by the way I don't own a cat.
Yes there are alternatives Sam, but you have to understand that your cats are causing other people problems.
Now, I'm totally against free roaming cats. I hate cats right? No actually I don't, I grew up with cats, I worked as a veterinary nurse and helped with the treatment and care of hundreds of cats. However, I also experienced the utter misery of having a neighbour move in with 5 cats that they allowed to free roam in my garden.
I had a well established wildlife garden that was used as a larder and toilet. I have a veg patch that became health hazard. It simply is a case of not being fair to subject other people who do not want to own cats to this sort of compromise.
There are humane cat deterrents. I use several contech scarecrows
These have gone a long way to solve the problems I experienced. (though they can't stop my neighbour's cats slaughtering wildlife outside my garden and the garden is still not 100% cat free, but life is never perfect).
The trouble is they are really quite expensive, I've invested several thousand pounds in deterrents, CCTV, new fencing and hedging to keep the garden cat free. That is the sort of length people have to go to. It annoys me because I know full well cats can be just fine kept indoors. They really do not need to be let out to free roam to be happy, in fact I've seen so many casualties, injuries and diseases in free roaming cats it makes me sad to even think about it.
So to be fair, perhaps you should purchase the deterrents, present them to the neighbour and explain the risk of Jeyes fluid to them?
I'm with you Sam. Sadly I find that there's little point trying to encourage reasoning, common sense and harmony on the topic as I know from experience on here. You'll just get ranted at and patronised, thankfully not by everyone though.
If you are really concerned you can always report threads to the moderators who have kindly removed threads before which promote dangerous and harmful things to animals under the guise of debate. Also some people have made sensible suggestions in the past on here to deter kitties that don't involve risks to their health.
Hope you get some reassurance that not all gardeners on here feel so negatively about cats. I love all animals and absolutely dispair at cruelty as do a lot of people on this forum. I couldn't garden without my cat or the pleasure of the company of my neighbours cats.
I'm not in any way suggesting that anyone should harm an animal. I am saying that it is the owners responsibility to ensure their animal is not a nuisance to other people. If I had allowed my dogs to use a neighbours garden as a toilet I would risk prosecution and rightly so. Why should cat owners be any different. If you are not prepared to take responsibility for your animals and their habits then don't keep them.
Thanks for the feedback and some of you do agree with me on the use of jeyes fluid. I agree with most of you that the cats could be a pain when you are a gardener and you put in the hours to make your garden look nice. Just to be clear, my neighbour is no gardener, he hates cats full stop. He has a pond built right next to the joining fence and it leaks out into my garden which is destroying my lawn. He has only sprayed one fence panel which happens to be the one that's right next to my rabbit hutch and my dinning room window.. When I confronted him about the pond he just said, there is nothing I can do about it and it's tough.. But that's a different story. He is just an ignorant pain in the ass and has no consideration for anyone but himself. I only came on here to ask advice about him using jeyes fluid and if it's illegal to do what he has done. If iv upset anyone then I apologise. I just don't like the fact that his actions could harm my children and pets...
Seriously Sam if you honestly think there is a risk of poisoning contact the police. It is a serious offence. I would never harm a cat and I certainly do not advocate the use of Jeyes fluid as a deterrent.
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Their natural habitat is the deserts of the Middle East.
Why can't you put up a big fence if you want to let them out? Some responsible owners actually do that. Is it because you expect everyone else to put up big fences around their gardens if they don't choose to have your cats visiting their property?
Alternatively of course you could just keep them in the house and not let them out.
If you seriously think your neighbour is attempting to poison your cats (rather than simply deter them), might I suggest the police? It is after all an offence.
Could you build something like this?
A bit of wire fence and some hanging basket holders. Your cats can be out in your garden, and will stay in your garden.
If you find out what it is can you let me know. I might then be able to let my grandchildren play in my garden without them getting cat faeces on their hands. Oh and by the way I don't own a cat.
Yes there are alternatives Sam, but you have to understand that your cats are causing other people problems.
Now, I'm totally against free roaming cats. I hate cats right? No actually I don't, I grew up with cats, I worked as a veterinary nurse and helped with the treatment and care of hundreds of cats. However, I also experienced the utter misery of having a neighbour move in with 5 cats that they allowed to free roam in my garden.
I had a well established wildlife garden that was used as a larder and toilet. I have a veg patch that became health hazard. It simply is a case of not being fair to subject other people who do not want to own cats to this sort of compromise.
There are humane cat deterrents. I use several contech scarecrows
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Contech-ScareCrow-Motion-Activated-Deterrent/dp/B005MW9VOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426027380&sr=8-1&keywords=contech+scarecrow
These have gone a long way to solve the problems I experienced. (though they can't stop my neighbour's cats slaughtering wildlife outside my garden and the garden is still not 100% cat free, but life is never perfect).
The trouble is they are really quite expensive, I've invested several thousand pounds in deterrents, CCTV, new fencing and hedging to keep the garden cat free. That is the sort of length people have to go to. It annoys me because I know full well cats can be just fine kept indoors. They really do not need to be let out to free roam to be happy, in fact I've seen so many casualties, injuries and diseases in free roaming cats it makes me sad to even think about it.
So to be fair, perhaps you should purchase the deterrents, present them to the neighbour and explain the risk of Jeyes fluid to them?
I'm with you Sam. Sadly I find that there's little point trying to encourage reasoning, common sense and harmony on the topic as I know from experience on here. You'll just get ranted at and patronised, thankfully not by everyone though.
If you are really concerned you can always report threads to the moderators who have kindly removed threads before which promote dangerous and harmful things to animals under the guise of debate. Also some people have made sensible suggestions in the past on here to deter kitties that don't involve risks to their health.
Hope you get some reassurance that not all gardeners on here feel so negatively about cats. I love all animals and absolutely dispair at cruelty as do a lot of people on this forum. I couldn't garden without my cat or the pleasure of the company of my neighbours cats.
It would be a bit silly for Sam to report the thread, after all he resurrected it...
I'm not in any way suggesting that anyone should harm an animal. I am saying that it is the owners responsibility to ensure their animal is not a nuisance to other people. If I had allowed my dogs to use a neighbours garden as a toilet I would risk prosecution and rightly so. Why should cat owners be any different. If you are not prepared to take responsibility for your animals and their habits then don't keep them.
Seriously Sam if you honestly think there is a risk of poisoning contact the police. It is a serious offence. I would never harm a cat and I certainly do not advocate the use of Jeyes fluid as a deterrent.