"&*%& Cats" Topic

Any idea on how to stop them cr@pping on our property? I've seen plenty of people say the 'sonic emitters' don't work. We have just covered our side alley with chili powder and cayenne pepper to see it that works.

Cats generally hate citrus and you can buy a granulated compound made of dried orange peels that supposedly works.

Now, depending on where they're taking their dumps, its possibly not a cat, but its quite possible that someone's not been cleaning up after their small dog.

Wyatt

The citrus idea's the best. Go for any of these anti-animal concoctions which are based on natural ingredients, though, as some of the chemical-based ones can be dangerous to animals, children and people with asthma.

Dried orange peel itself spread about can work.

Buy a couple of lemon balm plants. They should deal with the cat problem, plus you can use it in the kitchen.

Yeah, cats usually cover their mess, with anything they can find -- sand, soil, leaves, a sweater….

They can't cover this- it's on concrete. Contrary to myth, it's not because they are clean, but because domestic cats are subservient. Top cats (with or without Dibble) will build little mounds to put it on as a territory marker.

Buy a dog?????

Seriously we have 5 cats and the only things they are scared of are
a) Moving traffic
b) our friends dogs.

We have the opposite problem, despite having lots of places outside to do their business they prefer the litter trays and each onw wants it clean before they use it, otherwise they do their business on the floor next to the tray…..

MH
:-)

Where do you live?

The previous generation (to mine) just used to shoot them…
-Kle.

"The previous generation (to mine) just used to shoot them…"

Ahhh, the good old days…

I thought it involved burlap and a bridge…

I was at a zoo recently where they said people used to come and ask for lion dung to mix into their flowerbeds, specifically to keep domestic cats away.

Sorry, this isn't really advice for your situation, just an interesting (to me, at least) fact.

Super-soaker?

Our dog chases off the cats but, strangely, not the rabbits. And she's a Beagle for Christ's sake.

I saw something on TV once about leaving plastic bottles half-filled with water lying around. Apparently the smell is a deterrent, something about the way it oxidises. I don't know how effective that is though.

Incidentally, I'm a devoted cat-lover and have two of my own, so I'm just glossing over the anti-cat sentiments expressed in this thread.

My cat is pretty freaky. I was watching it yesterday, and it went into the garden, took a crap and then BURIED it!

I think that's pretty impressive, probably get it on TV or something.

Pat

Last Hussar did mention that the problem is occuring on concrete, Pat. If your cat can bury its business in concrete, then yes, you probably should capture that on film.

he uses a shovel.

Pat

A shovel on concrete? Surely a great big kango is more appropriate!

Dont know if its true. Definately not legal. Apparently aspirin in large enough doses can cause cats to have a brain hemorrage.
A friends father was plagued by the same problem and started leaving bowls of milk laced with aspirin out for the local cats.
They drink the milk and leave followed shortly by a massive brain hemorrage but not in your property.
He almost wiped out the local cat population within a month.
The man was a bit of a joker, so this may not be true. However at the time he told it the local cat population was being slaughtered by something, maybe the death of rats.

John

…and just what gives any t the right to kill a family pet?

People of that ilk really make me see red, ask one of my former neighbours…

…and just what gives any t the right to kill a family pet?

Most places, a pet is required by law to be under control and supervision of it's owners…

If it's in somebody else's yard, then it's a stray.

Not that I do more than yell at the neighbor's dog, when it's in my yard.
-Kle.

Doesn't apply to cats, not in the UK.

Have another go, Kle

wife has tried plastic bottles and pepper, both of which didn't work. She swears by off cuts of rose bushes or other spikey plants buried where the cats are doing their toilet they dont like the spikes and cant dig a pit. This has worked the last two times we had this problem.
Connard I don't have a problem with cats (although I am alergic to them) but why should they be allowed to roam the streets crapping in other peoples gardens? Why not keep the beast in your house?

John

Doh! Sorry guys I missed the fact the garden in question is covered in concrete.
Spikey plants wont do no good!

John

a big hungry dog

We have the same problem with local cats crapping on the lawn and on flower beds -- I always thought cats buried their crap but not round here.

The sonic emitters seem to work to a degree, but eat batteries.

We have tried various plants and other commercial "remedies" but with no success.

Frankly if you have to clear piles of crap off of your lawn so your children can play outside then you would be quite happy to shoot the bloody creatures.

The lion dung theory does work, apparently, but I've never needed it – I use clumping cat litter in the trays and just take out a lump which is the result of a good pee (dry by the time I get to it – good stuff, clumping litter) and crumble it round the garden. I do this for a couple of days and the visiting cat gets the message – "this property is owned by a VERY BIG MALE CAT."

It is, too.

Oh, litter's easily brushed up, or washes away in the rain, when it's done its job.

And on another note: if anyone thinks it's funny to kill an animal slowly, and in agony (aspirin can cause massive internal haemorrages), there's something pretty sick going on.

It's not the garden, its the side alley (concrete) and front (gravel on concrete). I don't actually want to hurt them- animals have to crap, I don't blame them for this. Lets face it, if we hurt them for faeces, animals might take it into their head for a bit of quid pro quo. Don't really fancy a dolphin ducking my head in a sewage out let saying "Bad Human".

link

Also helps with pesky postal workers, UPS drivers, etc etc.

I still think your best bet is one of those organic anti-animal sprays, especially in view of the concrete and gravel surfaces – I can't see any other way to treat the area and it should be easier for you to spray the ground than to faff about with any other method, to be honest!

I eckon you wouldn't have to keep it up for long, either, cats usually get the message that they're unwelcome pretty soon!

(Love the dolphn analogy!)

Just to add to the lion dung theory…

link

…apparently it also helps keep antelopes of your patio.

Never seen a cat crap on concrete, maybe it's 'coons or a skunk.

Doesn't apply to cats, not in the UK.

Well, that's the UK for you.
-Kle.

Well, that's the UK for you.

Yes. It's not full of cocknoshers with tiny penises and big guns.

You wouldn't like it

I have had issues with skunks and I make 'skunk balls' to keep them away.

These would probably work for cats as well.

A quality skunk ball combines crystallized fox urine and the stuff they make pepper spray out of. Pour equal amounts of each into one of your wife's old nylons and make a ball out of it by re wrapping the nylon around the stuff a few times. These balls can then be rolled into burrows, under the porch or left in the open. They absolutely keep critters away to include the neighbor's dog.

mjc

Lord Hypnogogue,

Great device but a bit pricey. I once had a problem with teenagers picknicking on my front grass (and leaving their garbage when they were done). At the time my front yard was about 50 yards by 50 yards and I had a nasty Old English Sheep Dog -- trouble was he would give them the first 10 yards of the grassed area before he got after them.

I resolved the matter by putting in a sprinkler line that came on 10 minutes after school got out 3:40 and ran until 5 p.m. Highly effective.

mjc

Cat's usually "cover up" their business. Dogs just leave it.

I have never seen a healthy cat just poop & scoot, but a dog will do it every time.

You probably have a neighbor walking a small dog that just loves your lawn.

:-)

- Greg

What ever odour method you use you need to ensure that the original marking is cleared away. The residue of the previous delivery is what makes the animal come back to the same area.

all indoor cats.

Set up a small sniper's nest at the nearest window. Hit 'em a few times with a BB from a C2O gun and they'll get the hint.

JW

Yes. It's not full of cocknoshers with tiny penises and big guns.

Now THAT is funny!

I think anyone who poisons any kind of animals should be made to enjoy a drano cocktail. I'd like to watch how much they enjoy it.

BTW another possible reason for a disappearing cat population can be chinese restaurants. My friend who has been in the restaurant business 40 years, oddly enough asys that this actually happens.

Tell me you havent gotten strange tasting meat at a chinese restaurant before laughing :)

BTW who cares where they take a . Why not care about some poor creatures life than a prestine yard! Animals arent just weeds you can pull and throw away.

Our cat is an indoor cat. Well behaved in the main. 15 y/o but very active and reasonably healthy too.

Connard is THE MAN!!!!

(to use a rather fatuous americanism)

Sprinkle a bottle of Tobasco Sauce around the area. They don't like the smell of the stuff.

It's not a Cat! Cats cover it up!

Shoot the damn dog, or the owner that is allowing it!

JFC!

- Greg

It may be a territorial thing a new dog or cat in the area.
You need to squat and mark your own boundaries scaring away the less dominant animal.
I may or may not be serious!?

All this talk of Cats reminds me of dumb George. He was our family cat for over 20 years. Whenever he was outside he would dig a hole, turn around and look at the hole and then crap the other way. Thus the dumb George handle.

Now that's funny. Our first dog came into the living room his first Christmas, sniffed the tree, then lifted his leg and marked his territory.

A kitten that lives w/a downstairs neighbor got loose in our stairwell/hallway. I managed to round it up,and bring it back to the neighbor. Hardly any fuss.

Aspirin makes sense. It's a natural anticoagulant.

Recommended for human heart patients to prevent dangerous clots.

I've got the same problem, but in the dirt right ouside my front door.

I'm going to try the orange peel extract.

JW