Cats Messing On Lawn

[atalanta]

Is there some product I can buy to deter cats from messing on my grass ? I have tried pepper, and some strange sort of green gel lumps, but to no avail. I have heard that you can soak old teabags in washing up liquid and spread them around, but I never have any teabags - I don't drink tea. Any more ideas ?

[237SJ]

I get this as well. It hasn`t happened lately but my neighbour told me to put chilli powder down.

[penelope2]

I use Lion Dung Pellets, been quite successful.

[sunny-dave]

Borrow a large dog for a few days ...

[MargoTester]

Blimey - never heard of them. How big are they. Wonder if they would work to deter squirrels.

[jomifl]

Don't get me started, I spend good money (that I could give to a cat rescue charity :o) ) Detering the darlings of irresponible owners from sh1tting in my garden, on my lawn, amongst my salad vegetables, and seed beds etc. I am currently using granules containing UNDECANE-2-ONE which seems to work though to use it all over the garden would cost a fortune. It would be a lot cheaper to shoot the bug*ers, I expect some people do.

[ummmm]

Lol Jom....I'm starting to find your answers funny :-)

[penelope2]

^^^ Margotester, google them, not sure about the squirrels tho'.

[knittynora]

Try a water pistol if you catch them in the act. Personally, I'd rather use a power wash and hope it has the same effect as shooting ducks at the fairground.

[lardhelmet]

I use Lion Dung pellets. Totes amaze balls. Foxes don't like 'em either.

[wolf63]

1. I am an animal lover and find it amusing that cats win battles such as this. Being wakened at silly o'clock by a starving cat is not much fun either.

They are small animals that are, supposedly, less intelligent than humans.

2. If I had a garden I would use a timed or motion controlled sprinkler to soak the little monsters.

Good luck

[jomifl]

Buy me one wolf, but no need for a timer since the not very intelligent cats would soon learn when not to *** in my garden.

[penelope2]

Night time was always the worst, they even *** in large flower pots in our forecourt. Summer months no great problem co's zap 'em with water hose, but can't sit up all night. Have found Lion Dung Pellets the answer.

[jomifl]

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[penelope2]

^^jomifl, tried all those cat scarers, had them placed at strategic points around the garden, waste of time (and money).

[Old_Geezer]

There must be a million threads on the Net concerning this problem. Of course the problem is really with the owners that don't think they should train cats to go in a corner of their own garden.

I've had some success with camphor; but as with anything spread out you have to keep replacing it until the cat gets the message, rather than leaves you one.

[tamborine]

Add dog poops to your watering can & spray on garden. Bonus, makes a good fertiliser ;)

[jomifl]

O_G, They just don't want to know, then they wonder why their cat has gone missing.

[Tilly2]

Do you want to borrow my dog for a few days?

[ladybirder]

I bet some of this is fox poo, especially if it's lying on top of grass and near black in colour. Cats usually bury their offerings, or attempt to at least.

[Old_Geezer]

No wish to be contradictory LB but IMO that is not so. It's something the cat owners like to believe. I reckon one can tell the difference, and no one has those many foxes.