How to stop neighbours' cats shіtting in my garden (without harming them)

Skill Magill!

I've tried everything, bottles of water, scent spray, pepper, ultrasound, orange peel, lion shіt, you name it, motion activated sprinkler etc.

I have fruit and veg beds and flower patches and they are all destroyed. Daffodil bulbs and tulips have been unearthed, the places reeks of pіss and there are scratch marks on my shed door.

I don't want to harm them. I have spoken to a few of the neighbours and they acknowledge that the cats are their's. There are 3 households involved. But the cats keep coming back.

Advice?

I don't want to cover the flowers with chicken wire because that'll spoil the look.

They also scare off birds that I am feeding and looking after.

I don't want to harm the cats, don't suggest it.

DBB

Might I echo the OP's request that there are to be no suggestions of any cruel or harmful strategies to resolve the OP's issue.
This subject comes up again and again (OP, you might do a forum search ), and the threads always end up being closed with people ending up with cards or bans.
So... Let me make it clear. Any suggestions which involve cruelty, harm, or inflicting pain or fear on any animal, will result in a forum ban.
Thanks,
DBB

JeffKenna

Borrow a friend's dog for a few days?

nigwerwig

I have the same problem. I don't want to harm them . I was toying with with idea of spikes that you can buy to try stop them walking on the walls. But I don't know how successful that will be

https://www.thegardenshop.ie/fencing-spikes/

Stanford

As a matter of interest what effect do bottles of water have?

ouxbbkqtswdfaw

None whatsoever.

nigwerwig

Stanford wrote: »

As a matter of interest what effect do bottles of water have?

Not a lot in my case

Stanford

Then why would OP suggest it?

Skill Magill!

I was thinking of getting the fence toppers that prevent cats from leaving the garden, every time the cat enters my garden, it'll get trapped. I'll call around to the neighbour and ask them to retrieve their cat.

This'll be repeated several times until hopefully they get the picture to keep the cat in.

I hope this is OK and not cruelty

Skill Magill!

Stanford wrote: »

Then why would OP suggest it?

I thought they worked, apparently not.

Pete M.

Maybe you or their people can provide really good alternative areas for them to carry out their business in?
Cats like their comfort, so if there was the equivalent of a 3ply toilet paper/bidet combo luxury cat facility then they'd go there instead?
Or else sell up and move on?

corks finest

Jump the wall,drop trousers,drop a load,wave,and say I really appreciate your cats ****ting in my garden so much,I had to return the favour

guitarhappy

I've had some limited effect by spreading moth balls. Sometimes it works, they move to another location and forget your garden, or might eventually come back. You can't win because it's a people problem, not a cat problem. Neighbor problems are universal.

DBB

Closing thread as OP is a re-reg and has been sitebanned.
Thanks,
DBB