Keeping cats out the garden

[sarahA]

There seems to be cats in the area that clearly see my garden as their toilet. Despite trying everything I can think of, even paying out for a sonic cat scarer, they still come in the garden. It makes me sick everytime I have to clear up after them and frustrated when I don't own or even like cats!

So far I've tried orange peel, water in bottles and a sonic cat scarer. The latter worked at first but now they seem to have got immune to it.

Anyone got any suggestions as to what else to try? I've had pepper suggested but that's a lot of pepper and it'll need constantly refreshing (and I'm guessing peppermill pepper doesn't do the job as well as fine pepper). Mr A wants to get a pellet gun and shoot them, which I'm all for but it's catching them in the garden. 

[Chris H]

Are you Rutty?

* Get a dog.
* Get a big cat.
* Set a sprimkler up and turn on when they enter, will take time but they should learn eventually.

[rutty]

Ah Sarah - it appears you have turned into me Circa year 2000

This is exactly why I hated cats - the buggers just wouldn't stop shitting in my garden. They seemed to go out of their way to poo in the most surprising places (middle of ornamental grasses etc) and make gardening that much less pleasant.

I used some stuff called "Silent Roar" which worked most of the time. It's like an essence of lion poo or something. You sprinkle it around your garden (pellet form). It's also good for stopping migrating wildebeest out of your vegetable patch.

HTH

[Jeewhizz]

Get hurri to piss over the grass - the smell of a more masculine urine is meant to deter them

[sickpuppy]

That cat repellent stuff you get from hardware stores seems to work for me.
Lion poo is supposed to work (use the extract rather than the real deal)
Get a super soaker and turn it into sport.

[sarahA]

Cheers for the replies (ignoring Jee's!). I think I'll go for Rutty's answer tho Can I get that at a garden centre?

sickpuppy, we'd get the hosepipe on them if we could catch them in the garden. I've only seen the cat twice so can only presume they hit the garden at night.

[caledoniaman]

I'm surprised to be the first person to suggest a high velocity rifle.....

[Stealth]

My mums friend - now retired - used to keep buckets of water either side of the garden and sneak up on them and drench the wee gits ... after they got wise to that she bought a black widdow slingshot and kept a bucket of potatos cut into balls.

Hours of fun from the confort of your own home!

[sarahA]

I'd happily soak them, chase them or throw whatever at them, but I've only ever seen them in the act once. If the sun didn't make the laptop unreadable I'd happily sit outside in the sun all day, guarding the garden

[yawner]

At our last house, when we realised our cats were invading neighbours gardens we bought some stuff from the local vet and then handed it around - along with our apologies. Apparently it was very effective. Can`t remember the name but I'm sure your local vet will sort you out.

Oddly, now we live in the country the cat seems more reluctant to go far exploring. All those fields, you'd think the place was 'cat heaven'. I put it down to the abundance of weird  wild animals we have crawling around at night. The other morning there was a HUGE turd outside the front door. Heaven only knows what sort of beast created that.

[Mantis]

I had plans to put offending cats in a box and then taking the box in to the wilds of Northumberland and letting it roam free. 

Mrs Teh Mantis would not let me as she could not bear the thought of small children knocking on the door asking if we had seen puskins 

[sarahA]

The other morning there was a HUGE turd outside the front door. Heaven only knows what sort of beast created that.

Maybe it's the migrating wildebeest that Rutty stopped invading his garden?

[Toxteth OGrady]

(ignoring Jee's!)

H's not masculine enough

[sarahA]

It's bad enough the bloody cats using it as a toilet, let along hurri!

[Notorious MCSE]

Buy two Ferrets and keep them on chains around the garden.

You are welcome.

[Toxteth OGrady]

Buy two Ferrets and keep them on chains around the garden.

You are welcome.

Which smells worse ferrets plus ferret poo or cat poo?

[Notorious MCSE]

Buy two Ferrets and keep them on chains around the garden.

You are welcome.

Which smells worse ferrets plus ferret poo or cat poo?

The smell of Hurris pants after he's let the little buggers out to play.

[Toxteth OGrady]

Buy two Ferrets and keep them on chains around the garden.

You are welcome.

Which smells worse ferrets plus ferret poo or cat poo?

The smell of Hurris pants after he's let the little buggers out to play.