get rid of the cats!!

[curlyperm11]

i dont have pets of any kind - and i DETEST cats - however the neighbours cats seem to think its ok to come in my garden (there is about 6 in total) and apart from shooting the wretched things i need to STOP them - am sick of banging on the windows the stupid things just look at me as if im not right - any HELPFUL suggestions please before i poison the damn things
thanks

[bigmamma]

You could always buy a dog ........................but if you don't want one of those curlyperm , try orange peel , it works briefly if it doesn't rain . I'm at a loss for anything else to do it though hun . x

[Rosetta]

Try putting holly on their favourite spots. If it works you can pick the holly up and chuck it afterwards.

[curlyperm11]

thanks to all of you x

[JRB]

I had the same problem, a neighbour's cat routinely used the flower bed right next to my front door as his litter tray, and when the weather was warm the smell was atrocious! I was advised to put dishwasher liquid around the bed and a short time later the neighbour gave his cat away!!!! Not sure of the link between these two things but the outcome was satisfactory.

[tiggerblue10]

If your neighbours want to keep 6 cats then surely they should provide them with a poop tray or 2. Have you tried talking to them? The nighbours not the cats!

[curlyperm11]

probably get more response from the cats to be honest!! they dont all belong to one person - not really sure who they belong to (or belongED to - if i'm thinking of going the 'past tense' route?)

[vulcan]

try www.expertverdict.com, they still sell "silent roar" lion dung as far as I know.

[tiggerblue10]

You could try sprinkling some pepper here and there or even a citrus based oil. Cats hate anything citrusy. You can dilute it in water and spray it around. It'll make your garden smell citrusy but its better than cat poop.

[curlyperm11]

righto - am off to Tesco to buy a sack of oranges and failing the citrus/oil thing i can always throw them at the cats from the bedroom window?

[paddywak]

I had a similar problem which Max my GSD solved, except for one particularlly obnoxious ginger tom who would tease Max by walking up and down on top of the wall,we live on a hill and it's about 12ft high on my side, and I cured that when I was cleaning the car one day and I shot the nasty thing off the wall with the power wash. Thankfully the neighbours have since moved and took their cats with them

[curlyperm11]

nice one paddywack x

[pastafreak]

Whatever you do curly...do nothing that can be termed as abuse.....it will do you no good in the long run.

Remember-cats are not governed by the same rules as dogs,as they are natural wanderes and predators.

You may be better off erecting some chicken wire...to a height of 12 feet or more...that they cannot walk on..and so cannot get into your garden in the first place. They are now in...and consider you garden their territory. Best bet is to make it impossible for them to get in in the first place.

[madmaggot]

The sure way to keep neighbouring cats out of your garden is to get yourself a CAT! They are very territorial (hence lion poo works) and a big tom cat will keep others away.
However I don't think this is going to be the answer in your case is it?
It seems to me that it's a bit of an obsession with you now and for the sake of your BP, just chill!
When I garden I always wear gloves so that if I inadvertantly find some cat poo I don't get it on my hands. I put fairly large gravel (as for driveways) or coloured slate on the soil in my pots and this does keep the cats off.

[curlyperm11]

problem is madmaggot that yes it is an obsession - its not the catsh*t that REALLY bothers me its the very fact that they think theyve got one over on me - and that just aint gonna happen!!! Blood pressure or not blood pressure by fair means or foul they have got to go - regarding the chicken wire well i already have fencing which is about 7ft high - maybe broken glass on the................. ah never mind JUST KIDDING ......... ; )

[wolf63]

I am a cat lover but understand your frustration - it is hard to cope with being manipulated by an animal that weighs less than a stone and looks at you in such a condescending manner.

[caththecrazy]

I have two cats and love them but my nanny has one of those machines(think it's a sonic scarer but she got it from an advert int he paper) that emits a noise and since they've put that in the garden (well 2 actually) they've had no cats come calling.

[tamborine]

run sprinkler hose around garden with sprinkler on lawn.....switch on water when cats visit.

[m0xom]

Rabbit droppings work well too...
Discovered by accident really..

[curlyperm11]

cheers everyone - am off to write a book on ideas to get rid of cats in the garden!!! x