Cat crapping non stop in garden.

Pauliedragon

Im sick of various cats crapping in my garden. It started a while ago with a couple of cats but now I think half the cats around are doing it and it's getting progressively worse. Broaching the subject with neighbours is not an option. Ive read about various things u can buy in pet shops but any reviews I've read are lukewarm at best. Anyone have any ideas of one that is most effective?

em_cat

Pauliedragon wrote: »

Im sick of various cats crapping in my garden. It started a while ago with a couple of cats but now I think half the cats around are doing it and it's getting progressively worse. Broaching the subject with neighbours is not an option. Ive read about various things u can buy in pet shops but any reviews I've read are lukewarm at best. Anyone have any ideas of one that is most effective?[/quote

Are you urban or rural?

Pauliedragon

I'm in an estate 10ks from Cork city

pudzey101

buy a dog

tabby aspreme

Go to your nearest Lidl and spend a tenner on pepper and shake it around the garden.

Ashbx

OP please don't just buy a dog as someone else suggested.

The first port of call would be to go around to the neighbours who cats are entering your garden and speak to them directly.

lawred2

Pauliedragon wrote: »

Im sick of various cats crapping in my garden. It started a while ago with a couple of cats but now I think half the cats around are doing it and it's getting progressively worse. Broaching the subject with neighbours is not an option. Ive read about various things u can buy in pet shops but any reviews I've read are lukewarm at best. Anyone have any ideas of one that is most effective?

I used some pellets that apparently cats hate the smell of. That was two years ago. Haven't been back since.

I didn't even need to put down a second lot.

lawred2

Ashbx wrote: »

OP please don't just buy a dog as someone else suggested.

The first port of call would be to go around to the neighbours who cats are entering your garden and speak to them directly.

and what is an owner going to do with a cat?

discipline it?

unless they either tie it up or lock it indoors - a cat is going to roam.

lifeandtimes

Ashbx wrote: »

OP please don't just buy a dog as someone else suggested.

The first port of call would be to go around to the neighbours who cats are entering your garden and speak to them directly.

What will that achieve? The neighbours won't keep cats in and unless he videos the cats doing their business in his garden they won't clean it up.

Ok you can get a high piercing sound device that plugs in and keeps cats away. You can also leave water bottles in your garden which keeps them away also

Gravelly

I remember reading somewhere that lion or tiger shïte scares the bejaysus out of cats. Might be time to make a visit to Fota with the pooper scooper.

Ashbx

lawred2 wrote: »

and what is an owner going to do with a cat?

discipline it?

unless they either tie it up or lock it indoors - a cat is going to roam.

Well there are three options right there! Why do people own cats if they cant monitor them? Just because cats prefer to roam doesn't mean they should be allowed to.

OP I had cats sh*tting in my garden (while I have two dogs so I can assure you having a dog makes no difference) and I spoke to the owners....hasn't happened since.

lawred2

Ashbx wrote: »

Well there are three options right there! Why do people own cats if they cant monitor them? Just because cats prefer to roam doesn't mean they should be allowed to.

OP I had cats sh*tting in my garden (while I have two dogs so I can assure you having a dog makes no difference) and I spoke to the owners....hasn't happened since.

discipline a cat? how does that work?

I'm no fan of cats (or dogs for that matter) but cats will do what cats will do..

you'll have to explain what you mean by monitoring?

tk123

'Get Off My Lawn' gel is very good. Or even Jeyes Fluid

lawred2

tk123 wrote: »

'Get Off My Lawn' gel is very good. Or even Jeyes Fluid

jeyes fluid would keep everyone and everything off your lawn

including grass

tk123

lawred2 wrote: »

jeyes fluid would keep everyone and everything off your lawn

including grass

LOL oops! I meant sprinkled around :pac:

Nody

Honestly your best bet would probably be an motion sensor activated spray in some form if you have the connection for one.

beertons

Get a supersoaker 500, water gun, sit upstairs at the window and wait. As soon as they pop over the wall, blast them. After a while, they'll get fed up and go somewhere else.

robbie67

lawred2 wrote:

I used some pellets that apparently cats hate the smell of. That was two years ago. Haven't been back since.

Where did you get the pellets thanks ,have the same problem (ferral cats)

ibstar

Gravelly wrote: »

I remember reading somewhere that lion or tiger shïte scares the bejaysus out of cats. Might be time to make a visit to Fota with the pooper scooper.

Came over to comment the same 😂

lawred2

robbie67 wrote: »

Where did you get the pellets thanks ,have the same problem (ferral cats)

fairly sure I just went to the local garden centre

endacl

Gravelly wrote: »

I remember reading somewhere that lion or tiger shïte scares the bejaysus out of cats. Might be time to make a visit to Fota with the pooper scooper.

Q: How do I keep crap out of my garden?
A: Put crap in my garden.

thejuggler

Try jeyes fluid in a lunchbox with a few holes cut in the sides. (Keeps the rain from washing it away and allows the smell out to keep the visitors at bay)
Lasts for months.

You may need to clean up the existing cat turds though as this keeps them coming back too.

lapua20grain

We were having issues with feral cats and we used chili powder on the area they were crapping in just the mild variety they stopped shortly after, the mild variety doesn't cause any damage just a burny ringpiece so they are okay.

Gravelly

endacl wrote: »

Q: How do I keep crap out of my garden?
A: Put crap in my garden.

But crap that isn't somewhere you are likely to step in it is infinitely superior to the type of crap you will.

Raggaroo

I heard that lion crap cure on the radio some time ago however somebody rang in and said if you are unlucky enough to use sh*t from a female in heat you will attract Tom cats from miles around (Probably an urban Myth)

Gravelly

Raggaroo wrote: »

I heard that lion crap cure on the radio some time ago however somebody rang in and said if you are unlucky enough to use sh*t from a female in heat you will attract Tom cats from miles around (Probably an urban Myth)

If you bunched them all up together, they'd make for an easy target.

kylith

lifeandtimes wrote: »

What will that achieve? The neighbours won't keep cats in and unless he videos the cats doing their business in his garden they won't clean it up.

Ok you can get a high piercing sound device that plugs in and keeps cats away. You can also leave water bottles in your garden which keeps them away also

The water bottles do nothing but make your garden look like a tip.

OP, you can get rotating things that go on top of walls so they can't get over, or you can use a motion activated sprinkler to drench them. Those are, AFAIK, the best options.

Personally I'm of the opinion that peoples pets should be kept on their own property, but there appears to be a way to go before the majority of cat owners will do that.

Sandor Clegane

I never personally found a problem with cat poo, I find the ones in my area bury it all the time and I never see or come across it, but I suppose people with flowers and who do a lot of gardening will have a problem.

I find cats are a hard one to call, on one hand I see the point of keeping them in, for their own safety and for avoiding problems like the OP has, but then on the other hand I feel wrong for confining them to a house 24/7, they'll always have that wild side to them and need to explore it imo.

Call me Al

I had this problem a few years back when my neighbour seemed to be collecting strays from all around, then going on to have kittens.
The cats seemed to enjoy spending time in my garden.
I finally got sick of it when they started crapping around the kids play area. I chased them with pots of water and water pistolswhen I saw them coming around. Every single time. We also started cutting the grass very very short. It discouraged them from pooing as they couldn't scrape up grass after to cover up the mess (which they instinctively do). It took weeks of persistence and vigilance, but otherwise I couldn't let the kids out unless I had checked the grass and play area repeatedly throughout the day. Nowadays the cats venture around the perimeter but rarely venture into the garden or near to where the kids will be.
Whilst I appreciate cats will wander, owners should at least try to encourage them to leave their mess at home by providing a suitable litter tray. Many dont even bother to try.

kylith

Sandor Clegane wrote: »

I never personally found a problem with cat poo, I find the ones in my area bury it all the time and I never see or come across it, but I suppose people with flowers and who do a lot of gardening will have a problem.

That can be the problem if there are childrens' sandboxes, vegetable plots, or someone's just a keen gardener.

Ashbx

lawred2 wrote: »

discipline a cat? how does that work?

I'm no fan of cats (or dogs for that matter) but cats will do what cats will do..

you'll have to explain what you mean by monitoring?

Im not sure why "monitoring" needs explaining....is it not self explanatory? A pet cat is a domestic animal and should be monitored/supervised/watched/observed etc. (the owner should know has it fought with other cats, has it been harassing other animals, has it sh*t in someones garden, has it caused an accident by running onto the road). Dog owners are expected to know where their animal is at all times, and im slightly baffled why cat owners don't have the same responsibility. Hence why I suggested speaking to the neighbours first as they might not even be aware their cat is doing it!

However, the OP seems to be getting some suggestions there so I wont get into the cat roaming debate and derail the thread.

Good luck OP!

robbie67

I see Lidl are doing an animal repellent for €15 this Thursday I wonder will it be any good

Graces7

Call me Al wrote: »

I had this problem a few years back when my neighbour seemed to be collecting strays from all around, then going on to have kittens.

Whilst I appreciate cats will wander, owners should at least try to encourage them to leave their mess at home by providing a suitable litter tray. Many dont even bother to try.

With respect, many cats prefer using outdoors to a tray . My 3 always have a tray inside but rarely use it unless the weather is appallingl

I do sympathise; there is an entire tom here who apparently used to live here, ho comes to the house to spray whatever he can.LOVES any cloth and if I dare to leave a window open when I go out he comes in and deluges the room. His owner refuses to get him fixed.
I drape chicken wire over vulnerable beds,