bobmac
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Not in my house they dont.
Cats
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Not in my house they dont.
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We had one who always used to use our front garden as a toilet - managed to sneak up and throw cold water over it - not been seen since. Now we have those light things and plants that are supposed to keep them away as well
clubchamp98
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Next doors cat used to sit on the bonnet of my car in winter to get warm ,
Especialy when I got home off nights , it would sit and look at me through the window.
Hose pipe tied to the fence directed at car only used it twice it got the message they are very clever animals..
Especialy when I got home off nights , it would sit and look at me through the window.
Hose pipe tied to the fence directed at car only used it twice it got the message they are very clever animals..
when we lived in St Albans, my wife made a Japanese ornamental garden up the back of our Garden... or should that be giant cat litter box.
be got a gadget that had a beam going out from it when broken at that level let out a high frequency or should that be low?
anyway Cats hated it and stayed away once they were set up properly
be got a gadget that had a beam going out from it when broken at that level let out a high frequency or should that be low?
anyway Cats hated it and stayed away once they were set up properly
We have a lot of cats around here and suffer them fouling the front garden. We have some of those electronic alarms but they don't seem that useful and the cats simply find a place outside the beam emitted. The wife uses something called "Scent Off", green gel crystals or she puts chilli powder down. If moth balls work I might suggest that to her
Green Bay Hacker
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There's a guy in Croydon who could give you a few tips.
Leftie
Tour Winner
I'll head off there then ...............
Green Bay Hacker
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That seems to be his MO.
KenL
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I know (hope) that some people post in jest but could we please refrain from suggestions that could cause suffering to any animal that is simply answering the call of nature?
A wee poo is hardly the end of the world!
A wee poo is hardly the end of the world!
Smiffy
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I can guarantee this works.
Mate of mine was having problems with cats so he did just this. He accidentally dropped some in his bedroom as he was filling up some separate bags and he hasn't had any pussy in there for years.
And whoever suggested an air rifle wants shooting themselves. Prat.
chrisd
Major Champion
I'm still trying to understand how you associate a cat with no collar to their owners not caring what they get up to - in answer to the question, have you tried putting up a sign ?
rosecott
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How did you sneak that past the Mods?
Bunkermagnet
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Only thing I found that stops cats messing in your garden is a dog capable of causing them harm.
bobmac
Major Champion
That rules out Amandas' kind offer but thanks anyway
SaintHacker
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We had two cats for years. Both tagged, collared, no problem. We now have another cat, one year old, tagged but some idiot changed the design of cat collars to quick release ones. We went through four collars and then gave up, they just popped off when he was out. Don't blame owners, blame stupid collar designers.
Ours has a litter tray, used it for two months and then not touched it since. We kept it clean, he just doesn't want to use it.
Cats do what they like, very little the owners can do.
A bloke I used to work with set up a solar powered water spray that triggered when an animal walked into its range. That seemed to work in his garden.
Ours has a litter tray, used it for two months and then not touched it since. We kept it clean, he just doesn't want to use it.
Cats do what they like, very little the owners can do.
A bloke I used to work with set up a solar powered water spray that triggered when an animal walked into its range. That seemed to work in his garden.
Sweep
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I believe that glass bottles half full of water left lying around the garden will deter cats. No-one seems to know why or even how this was discovered but apparently it does work.
Patster1969
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Those quick release collars are a pain LT, you are not wrong (although I would say that it's better than the old collars that would strangle the cat if they caught themselves on a fence or branch). Our old cat wore hers for about 3 days, then came into the house, sat on the rug infront of us, popped the collar off herself to make a point and then sauntered off out of the cat flap looked very pleased with herself. All of ours have been chipped though, just can't get them to keep the collars on.
Unfortunately, cats will do what they want, no chance of training them to not do their business in other peoples gardens - appreciate that if you don't have a cat, it's not nice though.
garyinderry
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We went through a load of those quick release collars this year. The kids in the street would return them if they found them.
We have eventually given up with them.
We have eventually given up with them.
Our old cats had the elasticated collars. I would have hoped that they would not strangle them, they didn't with ours, but they stayed on. I don't know how the current ones got past the design test phase as they are plain rubbish. The pain is that is all that you find in the shops now.
