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Rockery problem

  • 09-08-2012 1:12pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭


    Other than shooting, drowning or strangeling is there any way to stop a cat from fouling a rockery.
    I have tried all the pet solutions available in garden shops, pepper, jayes fluid and nothing seems to work.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    http://www.toys.ie/SnapIt-Renegade-!116005-prd.aspx

    Something similar to the above is your best bet.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    An actual cat litter tray and cat litter perhaps??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭kynzvart


    I sympathize with you I have the same problem I have tried everything and nothing seems to work,you stop them from going in one spot and they move to somewhere else in the garden.Its disgusting my little granddaughter likes to help me in the garden and I dont want her touching it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    Paddy147's idea is the only thing that works and if you have a cat in your garden then it will see it as its territory and keep others out, a cat litter is easier to clean than rockery.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭rje66


    practice wrote: »
    Other than shooting, drowning or strangeling is there any way to stop a cat from fouling a rockery.
    I have tried all the pet solutions available in garden shops, pepper, jayes fluid and nothing seems to work.
    Put gravel on rockery around plants and stones as you would see in botanical gardens etc. And this should help


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭fiacha


    My mother swears by Eucalyptus oil sprayed over the flower beds. More info here.

    I tried it around the ambush spots used by cats to get at the birds n my garden. It has been doing the trick.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    practice wrote: »
    Other than shooting, drowning or strangeling is there any way to stop a cat from fouling a rockery.
    I have tried all the pet solutions available in garden shops, pepper, jayes fluid and nothing seems to work.

    Cats being very intelligent creatures are attracted to any areas with loose surface soil for reasons that should be all too obvious.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Someone told me the other day that they've stopped cats using their flower beds by using pine cones as a kind of mulch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,658 ✭✭✭Milly33


    a splash of water would work but then of course you would have to be watching the cat to catch him/her..have you tried the plastic bottle full of water. Just fill the bottle with water and leave it there and it deters animals from using the area as a toilet. or you could put one of those sensor activated gnomes or something there might scare the cat off


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭arandale


    Practice, there is a plant you can get its called cat shoo (Celeus Canina ). Keep it potted and move around the garden as required.:)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,543 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    This link - http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/weeds-pests-diseases/coleus-canina-scaredy-cat-plant-do-they-work_40022.html doesn't fill me with hope about that. I've the same problems with cats in the back and neighbours dog that likes to leave gifts on our driveway :(
    I tried that blue gel stuff and while it did seem to keep the animals away for a few days it gave off a horrible sickly garlicky stench that would keep humans away too never mind cats and dogs. And the problem came back once the rain washed it away anyhow.

    My next great idea is to grow some garlicky chives which apparently they don't like either..but I am not really counting on success, oh well at least we can eat them if the cats don't pay them any attention!

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