I feel that , from this thread and many others, the simple fact is that the overwhelming majority of cat owners are in total denial about the nuisance their pets cause, be it killing other animal, or damaging gardens by scratching or defecation.
They will never , ever see the other side and will just selfishly plod along with the old " it's in their nature" mantra.
My neigbour has 9 cats, many of which come into our garden. With 8 acres, they're not short of space, but if they come near the bird feeders, they have water thrown at them. They've all learned that's the only bit of the garden they can't visit.
Again thanks for the feedback. I don't think my neighbour is deliberately trying to poison my kids. It's just he has not taken into consideration that he has sprayed Jeyes Fluid (neat by the way not watered down) onto the top of the fence, he has also missed the fence whilst doing this and the fluid has left a considerable patch on my lawn which is no where near the fence. It has also gone ontoy rabbit hutch and the run that is connected to it, I am unable to let my kids out onto the lawn, I'm not able to let my dog out and im also unable to let my rabbits out incase any of them come into contact with the fluid. Has anybody got any suggestions on how I can get rid of the fluid on the lawn. I have sprayed a good amount of water on it, but it is still there and will I presume kill the grass.
Sam, thank you for remaining level headed and bring the conversation back to a more helpful direction. I applaud your ability to remain an adult, while those of us on the other side of the 'fence' have stated our opinions. (Pun intended)
Your neighbor is totally in the wrong to have sprayed the fence, I don't think anyone here will disagree with that. I think you should certainly contact the authorities, even just to have a record of it on file in the chance something else happens later. Talk with your neighbor as well. I know you have repeatedly mentioned he's difficult, but again, make a record of the date and time to cover yourself at a later date if need be.
Hopefully someone has some suggestions for how to rid your garden of the chemicals.
Blue Onion- thank you for your comment. I admit that I did fly off the handle at the comments I was recieving. I was just trying to get my point across at the actual harm jeyes fluid can cause to all animals and I was just asking for people to be a bit more considerate when using it due to my recent experience.. I am aware that cats in general can be a pain to you gardeners and I can't be nice finding cat poop around your gardens. My neighbour is very difficult, I have experienced this on a number of occasions with his leaking fish pond for one. We do get along but he seems as if he doesn't want to know about any problems he is causing. My next step is the alert my landlady to the damage his pond and now the jeyes fluid is doing to her property and hopefully she can do something about it. In the meantime I'm just hoping the fluid soaks into the soil and fence and will no longer be a threat to my kids and animals...
Thanks Philippa. It was a day or two until I realised it was on the lawn. We noticed the smell of the fluid on Sunday night but just assumed my neighbour had cleaned his drains with it. I diluted it as soon as I found it with a large amount of water with my hosepipe, I also sprayed the fence to dilute that too. I did call the police as a non emergency and they said they would be sending a local officer around... I'm still waiting. Typical! Im going to wait until it is dry enough then possibly cut the top level of turf off and turn the soil then reseed. Hopefully it will grow back. I will be taking notice now of his behaviour when he is in his garden as I can see over from my window. Fingers crossed there will be no repeat
I'd just like to add that I am not the only person with cats in the street. I do see many different cats in our gardens so my worry is for others too. We have an array of wildlife around the back of our house as it backs on to a field. We have foxes, badgers, squirrels and all manor of birds visiting. My worry is that these animals could be affected by the fluid too
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Totally agree Gemma
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I feel that , from this thread and many others, the simple fact is that the overwhelming majority of cat owners are in total denial about the nuisance their pets cause, be it killing other animal, or damaging gardens by scratching or defecation.
They will never , ever see the other side and will just selfishly plod along with the old " it's in their nature" mantra.
My neigbour has 9 cats, many of which come into our garden. With 8 acres, they're not short of space, but if they come near the bird feeders, they have water thrown at them. They've all learned that's the only bit of the garden they can't visit.
Sam - while I disagree with a lot of what PETA says and does, this article on their website about the safety of cats is very interesting http://www.peta.org/about-peta/why-peta/outdoor-cats/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Totally agree Philippa
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sam, thank you for remaining level headed and bring the conversation back to a more helpful direction. I applaud your ability to remain an adult, while those of us on the other side of the 'fence' have stated our opinions.
(Pun intended)
Your neighbor is totally in the wrong to have sprayed the fence, I don't think anyone here will disagree with that. I think you should certainly contact the authorities, even just to have a record of it on file in the chance something else happens later. Talk with your neighbor as well. I know you have repeatedly mentioned he's difficult, but again, make a record of the date and time to cover yourself at a later date if need be.
Hopefully someone has some suggestions for how to rid your garden of the chemicals.
If and when the police come around, it may be helpful to have this information for them - after all, they may not know what Jeyes Fluid is http://www.e-hygienesystems.com/coshh/sheets/Jeyes%20Fluid.pdf
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.