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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Right sorry if people are eating but is there a tried and tested way that you have successfully used to stop cats shitting in your garden?

I’ve had an absolute tit full of it. It’s the same cat cos the shit is always runny which suggests to me that the owner only feeds it wet tin food or pouches and no dry biscuits.

It’s claimed my bit of garden on one side of my drive, it’s too wet to pick up so there’s just multiple wet lumps of the stuff. I’ve poured bleach all over the grass, I’ve put orange and lemon peels on the grass, bottles of water but nothing is stopping it.

Losing will here and I actually cats just not when they shit in my garden.

Please help.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Missed a few words out there towards the bottom. That’s losing the will, and I actually like cats!

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

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I had a cat shit in my garden on a regular basis and I didn’t mind because it buried it.. only strange thing was it use to use a shovel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The people who live across the road from me and have a box that emits a high pitched sound when something sets of the motion detector.

Its not loud and you can't hear it indoors, just if you're walking past it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The people who live across the road from me and have a box that emits a high pitched sound when something sets of the motion detector.

Its not loud and you can't hear it indoors, just if you're walking past it"

Would have to check the distance that the frequency would cover, I have two bunnies living with me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get a big dog.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shit on the owners garden

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Grease on top of your fence line. Cats hate their paws being dirty plus when they go back to their owners they grease all over the carpet. Win win

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Chilli flakes

Sprinkle a few around the places you know the cats been.

Worked for me -good luck

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It’s doing my head in. Looks disgusting when people are walking up the drive.

Would fake grass deter it?

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By *opilotMan
over a year ago

Heathrow

Cats are territorial, so pee in a bucket and pour it around the area. Because our odour is stronger they will think there is a much larger cat in the area. I suggest that you use your first pee of the day as it will be stronger. Its worked for me in the past. Good luck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shit on the owners garden"

Ow yeah cos that’s really funny

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Get a supersoaker and give them a good soaking whenever they come in

I've seen motion activated water sprayers that are meant to be good as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The people who live across the road from me and have a box that emits a high pitched sound when something sets of the motion detector.

Its not loud and you can't hear it indoors, just if you're walking past it

Would have to check the distance that the frequency would cover, I have two bunnies living with me. "

There is a few on amazon

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Shit on the owners garden"

Dunno what cat it is. There’s a few in the neighbourhood and I’ve never caught it in action. Can’t really blame the owner unless they’ve trained it to shit there! Cats usually do their own thing though and cos there’s so many piles of poop there it’s kind of claimed my garden as it’s toilet. There’s a massive field behind our houses as well so not like there’s nowhere else for it to go.

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By *ip7Man
over a year ago

scratby

Take the batteries out of the bunnies lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shit on the owners garden

Only one thing for it then

Shit in everyone’s garden

At the very least they’ll freak out and hopefully think there’s a giant cat or dog going about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My neighbour used to go out in his back garden every morning and utter several swear words repeatedly for a good few minutes... I think our cat was the reason why. Like a real Victor Meldrew. Funnily enough I haven't heard him do it since the cat went.

Hes so polite when you see him out the front. Like a split personality either side of of his house

I think you just need to get rid of the cat as I'm not sure much else works.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I wish I knew someone with a lion or tiger so I can have a bottle of its piss. Wonder if it’s something you can buy online. I’m gonna google.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m sure my mum used to sprinkle pepper on our doorstep when another cat would shit there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's a few ideas hear, the sonic box things don't work on all cats but the water ones obviously do. FFS don't pour anymore bleach on the garden, nasty stuff and if you let those bunnies out they could easily be affected by it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My father used blood thinners in tuna chunks and bleach in a water gun. None sufficed and he lost the friendships of his neighbours.

Needless to say he had the last laugh

Oh yeah cause that’s proper funny

Not intended to be, it’s a true story"

Your dad sounds like a proper evil cu#t ...your poor mum if she's still with him..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My father used blood thinners in tuna chunks and bleach in a water gun. None sufficed and he lost the friendships of his neighbours.

Needless to say he had the last laugh

Oh yeah cause that’s proper funny

Not intended to be, it’s a true story

Your dad sounds like a proper evil cu#t ...your poor mum if she's still with him.."

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There's a few ideas hear, the sonic box things don't work on all cats but the water ones obviously do. FFS don't pour anymore bleach on the garden, nasty stuff and if you let those bunnies out they could easily be affected by it.

My bunnies are free roaming house bunnies. They only go out the back garden when it’s warm.

I don’t have any cat shit out the back cos there’s no access to it from the front and it’s all enclosed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I feel your pain Op. We have 6 cats and despite having litter trays and a massive field to one side of us, the moggies do poo on next doors garden. We clear the poo at weekends for her and I use bottles of my wee to deter the cats, which does work to some degree.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My father used blood thinners in tuna chunks and bleach in a water gun. None sufficed and he lost the friendships of his neighbours.

Needless to say he had the last laugh

Oh yeah cause that’s proper funny

Not intended to be, it’s a true story

Your dad sounds like a proper evil cu#t ...your poor mum if she's still with him.."

Na, he’s been dead since 06

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chilli flakes

Sprinkle a few around the places you know the cats been.

Worked for me -good luck "

Yep this^^^

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My father used blood thinners in tuna chunks and bleach in a water gun. None sufficed and he lost the friendships of his neighbours.

Needless to say he had the last laugh

Oh yeah cause that’s proper funny

Not intended to be, it’s a true story

Your dad sounds like a proper evil cu#t ...your poor mum if she's still with him..

Na, he’s been dead since 06"

I bet the local cats had a party

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thought I recognise that chest!

Welcome back missus.

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

My dad once told me that my grandad used to tie a tin can to stray cats tails when they came on the farm. They thought something was chasing them from the noise so would run for miles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Right sorry if people are eating but is there a tried and tested way that you have successfully used to stop cats shitting in your garden?

I’ve had an absolute tit full of it. It’s the same cat cos the shit is always runny which suggests to me that the owner only feeds it wet tin food or pouches and no dry biscuits.

Losing will here and I actually cats just not when they shit in my garden.

Please help. "

Get cats of your own. They'll likely keep the other one at bay, and will tend to dump their shit on your neighbour's land. Win win.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Machine gun?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The people who live across the road from me and have a box that emits a high pitched sound when something sets of the motion detector.

Its not loud and you can't hear it indoors, just if you're walking past it

Would have to check the distance that the frequency would cover, I have two bunnies living with me. "

Had same issue and a couple of these were the only thing that worked, the only go off when triggered so shouldn't be too much of an issue.

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By *etite_delightWoman
over a year ago

BunnyLand

"The people who live across the road from me and have a box that emits a high pitched sound when something sets of the motion detector.

Its not loud and you can't hear it indoors, just if you're walking past it

Would have to check the distance that the frequency would cover, I have two bunnies living with me. "

I wouldn’t recommend that if you have bunnies and babies around as it may be quite disturbing sound! You can test it by downloading frequency app.

Cats usually dislike the smell of lavender and lemon thyme — so plant a few of these throughout the garden space also they steer clear of strong citrus scents but not bleach. Try to find out citrus scented oil and pour on the places that cat uses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's not that hard to fix cats are very clean and will not shit in there own garden.

They like covering there mess.

Put a litter box in your garden the cat will use that.

At least easy to clean up and lot cheaper then the sound thing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Water pistol.

Safe for bunnies, great deterrent for cats who are smart and have long memories, and a whole heap of satisfying fun for you.

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

Cat's tend to sniff before they go (fuck knows why).

Pepper tends to discourage them without being too cruel

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By *lame2000Woman
over a year ago

Limerick

Fill empty big etc bottles with water and leave on the grass. They get freaked out by their reflection apparently.

I have a neighbours cat sleeping in my shed. I put a cat flap in it during the Summer for my cats and this fooker has it taken over. Grr!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do what I did when I moved I tried everything from flowers to cat siren nothing worked until I went round to the owners and told them if it shits again I'm going to shoot it and pin it to there fing door never been again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it's going in the bare soil, the best thing is to plant it up, so there no room left to scrat the soil up. You would need to plant something tough like carex or ornamental fescue grasses or some of the dwarf bamboos. The surrounding soil could be covered with a 20mm gravel. It'll look good without harming anything.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

Consider the areas they use. Alternative plants? Put things on them, such as tubs. The best are those prickly thorny twigs, stuck in and on. Roses, blackberry etc. Even hawthorn, as they detest their sensitive paws getting thorns in. Put some on fence tops if they walk on them for a while too.

I'm a big cat lover

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

With all that you can write a paper and get a qualification in cat behaviour

, big gravel is easiest, the only thing you would have to worry about if it's a massive cat if that doesn't work!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover "
or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

I think making them die a horrible painful death is a bit extreme

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

There's no excuse for inhumane treatment of the living creatures. I'm a cat lover and gardener and it's reasonable to deter and prevent, without causing major distress or living with a garden that you don't love.

Killing a cat is atrocious and would rightly be punished very severely. You'd also hurt the owners of the cats.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

As the shit is runny, I'd drench it with a dilute soap solution.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Hopefully someone does the same to you’re drink

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

What a truly revolting thing to say.

OP, dont clean up with bleach. Cats like it, and it'll probably encourage them to do it on that spot even more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a problem with a Badger digging the lawn up constantly. I peed over the area at dusk no more Badger.

This would work with the cat and give the neighbors a thrill as you squat and shuffle around with your knickers around your ankles..

Good Luck!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

What a truly revolting thing to say.

OP, dont clean up with bleach. Cats like it, and it'll probably encourage them to do it on that spot even more"

I think it says a lot about the kind of person you are dealing with to wanna harm any creature.

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By *rAngleseyMan
over a year ago

Anglesey

Cats love sandpits.. put one in your neighbours garden.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Killing a cat is atrocious and would rightly be punished very severely. You'd also hurt the owners of the cats. "
cat lovers my are open the door off you go kitty come back when you've shat on someone else's garden don't make me laugh they and the owners get what they deserve don't like keep the feckers inside

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Don't fuck with cats

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By *uesdaysfundayCouple
over a year ago

Sandbach

If the shit is runny like that it is not good. That is a poorly pussy. Have a quiet word with your neighbour to ask if it is upto date with it's worming.

As for keeping it off your property, pepper, orange peel, these work but once it has rained a couple of times they are useless. It is the smell that the cats do not like. They are really sensitive to it. You can try the motion sensors, they emit a sound that cats can hear.

I have two cats and they are many different things that you can try. I have to warn you though they are clever and sneeky darn things and if they are determined to have their way only sitting on that patch of grass yourself is going to stop them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Killing a cat is atrocious and would rightly be punished very severely. You'd also hurt the owners of the cats. cat lovers my are open the door off you go kitty come back when you've shat on someone else's garden don't make me laugh they and the owners get what they deserve don't like keep the feckers inside"

You're joking, right?

Should birds and dogs be kept inside too?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Killing a cat is atrocious and would rightly be punished very severely. You'd also hurt the owners of the cats. "

Quite right too. There are some truly horrible comments on this thread regarding the mistreatment of an animal that is just doing what animals naturally do. People with pets treat them as though they're part of the family, and if somebody threatened a member of my family in such a way they would very soon find out how uncomfortable it is not being able to breathe through their nose for a few weeks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

You're joking, right?

Should birds and dogs be kept inside too?

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if as a so called pet yes why should other people clean up there mess

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By *uesdaysfundayCouple
over a year ago

Sandbach

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

You're joking, right?

Should birds and dogs be kept inside too?

if as a so called pet yes why should other people clean up there mess "

Try and tell a cat that they can only shit in one place. Try and tell a cat anything. You can train them to use a litter box in the home but that is about it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Either get an air rifle or crush a dozen paracetamol in a saucerful of milk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had cats coming into the garden chasing the birds on the feeder. I adore cats so would never hurt them. I did however go out with a bottle of water/sprayer thingy (technical term

which used to send them off. Since my new neighbour has moved in with his dog there have been no sightings of the cats, strangely enough

I hope you get it sorted OP, not nice to have to live with that.

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By *WillowxWoman
over a year ago

Oo err Devon

Get a plant cdllef scaredy cat and a product clef silent roar from a deve t garden centre... Thatta keep them away!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

You're joking, right?

Should birds and dogs be kept inside too?

if as a so called pet yes why should other people clean up there mess

Try and tell a cat that they can only shit in one place. Try and tell a cat anything. You can train them to use a litter box in the home but that is about it"
that's why all cats should be house cats only horrible things anyway

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over a year ago

I can’t really block how it gets in cos even if I close my gates on the drive they can fit through the gate and the walls in my front garden aren’t high. It’s grass it’s doing it on and it has nothing to bury it with so it just sits on top of the grass. I’m not home during the day either to catch it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you got a large tescos buy the living herbs especially mint and rosemary and plant in the area.

Are you sure its a cat as you havent seen it? We had this problem and we live rural. Turned out to be a young badger dropping his slop.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At a,previous house I had neighbours cats walk along the top of my fence do I hammered Pim head nails in in spaced never inch yen cut the heads of with electricians sidecutters ive also used carpet gripper rod on tops of fences

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By *mooth tongue 4uMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

There is a product that was used in various textile places called ‘neutral’

Or ‘spotto’ that gardeners swore by as the chemical scared cats away

I have used it and will testify that it works

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By *uciyassMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Why not move house perhaps to somewhere that no one gives a shit

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over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Killing a cat is atrocious and would rightly be punished very severely. You'd also hurt the owners of the cats.

Grown adults advocating cruelty to animals

It really is a fucked up world we live in

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over a year ago

"At a,previous house I had neighbours cats walk along the top of my fence do I hammered Pim head nails in in spaced never inch yen cut the heads of with electricians sidecutters ive also used carpet gripper rod on tops of fences"

You're nice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why would anyone be so evil as to suggest ways in which to harm or injure animals, should be disgusted with yourselves.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

I have three very big dogs one of which is very fast. The first couple of time’s various cats come in the garden is usually the last time.

I have heard lion dung works. Or surface the area with bigger stones to make it uncomfortable for them.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

Why do cat threads always end in people advocating animal cruelty, then cat owners threatening violence? No other animal seems to provoke such a reaction. It's an odd one.

OP I've heard orange peel keeps them out, they don't like citrus.

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over a year ago

"Why do cat threads always end in people advocating animal cruelty, then cat owners threatening violence? No other animal seems to provoke such a reaction. It's an odd one.

OP I've heard orange peel keeps them out, they don't like citrus. "

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over a year ago

"Why do cat threads always end in people advocating animal cruelty, then cat owners threatening violence? No other animal seems to provoke such a reaction. It's an odd one.

OP I've heard orange peel keeps them out, they don't like citrus. "

At least humans can understand why someone’s been violent towards them.

Animals on the other hand

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over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"Why do cat threads always end in people advocating animal cruelty, then cat owners threatening violence? No other animal seems to provoke such a reaction. It's an odd one.

OP I've heard orange peel keeps them out, they don't like citrus.

At least humans can understand why someone’s been violent towards them.

Animals on the other hand "

Violence doesn't solve anything, be it against an animal or a person.

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over a year ago

"Why do cat threads always end in people advocating animal cruelty, then cat owners threatening violence? No other animal seems to provoke such a reaction. It's an odd one.

OP I've heard orange peel keeps them out, they don't like citrus.

At least humans can understand why someone’s been violent towards them.

Animals on the other hand

Violence doesn't solve anything, be it against an animal or a person. "

I’m just saying humans hurt intentionally

Animals to survive

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By *od ThrusterMan
over a year ago

Newport Pagnell

Most of these things are old wives tales and don't work, except maybe the super soaker with water, but I was never quick enough to grab it and get an accurate shot before the horrible creatures ran away.

Funnily enough the problem of neighbourhood cats shitting in my garden stopped when the dog moved in. Don't even see them using it as a rat run anymore. I keep fit walking the dog too - win, win.

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over a year ago

"Why do cat threads always end in people advocating animal cruelty, then cat owners threatening violence? No other animal seems to provoke such a reaction. It's an odd one.

OP I've heard orange peel keeps them out, they don't like citrus.

At least humans can understand why someone’s been violent towards them.

Animals on the other hand

Violence doesn't solve anything, be it against an animal or a person.

I’m just saying humans hurt intentionally

Animals to survive "

And an animal as small as a cat cannot defend itself against something as large as a human, which is why decent humans sometimes have to. Hence the need for the RSPCA.

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over a year ago

We've been using an ultrasonic cat scarer for a few years now. It's set off by motion sensor, directional and the sound is not heard by humans. We found that's the only thing that works. It can be either battery or mains powered (we use mains). Think it cost us £40-£50. Cheep £20 one didn't work and solar powered ones are no good either.

Before you use anything clean up the best you can the old shit, even remove the soil where it was if you can as if the smell is still there cats tend to use the area as known toilet.

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you find out, please let me know.

I don't have any cats, but my next door neighbour has 3, and I'm sure that 2 of them are using my garden as a toilet.

Them and the foxes that come over from the allotments.

Drives me up the wall, especially whenever I mow the lawn, or if my son wants to play in the garden

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over a year ago

Pepper is supposed to work. I always blast them with a super soaker when you see them Andy hey get the message.

You could always get some catnip and make some kind of booby trap by connecting it to a car battery.

That’s a joke by the way, cruelty is not the answer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have those squeely things that let a tone off unaudible to the human ear but drives cats insane. Dont have issues now, Im not really a cat person.

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

Fortunately my cat comes in from the garden to use her litter tray! Easily disposed of in the doggy bin down the road. We do however have fox poo and hedgehog poo in our garden, but I'm not about to inflict a slow death on them, we love the wildlife

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over a year ago

Thing is this shit is wet and runny and to be honest I don’t want touch it even with gloves on. My next door neighbours both sides of me don’t have cats but it’s other people on the street.

Trust and believe me if I knew who the owner was I would be round their house demanding they pick their cats shit up from my garden.

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

"Thing is this shit is wet and runny and to be honest I don’t want touch it even with gloves on. My next door neighbours both sides of me don’t have cats but it’s other people on the street.

Trust and believe me if I knew who the owner was I would be round their house demanding they pick their cats shit up from my garden. "

Try washing it away if sloppy and sprinkle pepper on yr garden where it shits, if this doesn’t work, but an air gun

Watch the the animal lovers, verbally dismantle me now

no offence I actually like cats, but if a stranger walked in yr house and shit behind the tv, what would do ?

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By *ynetaurusMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

A guy I know bred foreign birds parrots finches etc he used to get jelly fish at the beach and mix it with fish or cat food it solved his problem.

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"Thing is this shit is wet and runny and to be honest I don’t want touch it even with gloves on. My next door neighbours both sides of me don’t have cats but it’s other people on the street.

Trust and believe me if I knew who the owner was I would be round their house demanding they pick their cats shit up from my garden.

Try washing it away if sloppy and sprinkle pepper on yr garden where it shits, if this doesn’t work, but an air gun

Watch the the animal lovers, verbally dismantle me now

no offence I actually like cats, but if a stranger walked in yr house and shit behind the tv, what would do ?

Shit behind theirs?

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

Sophie made some great suggestions, but if it's always on your grass then some sort of physical barrier left for a while would probably be most effective in deterring them and breaking the habit of always returning to the same spot. A load of holly cuttings for example, doesn't matter if they dry out, it'll still be prickly.

And I know this is going to sound mad but I'm sure when I've read about this before some people swear by putting toy rubber snakes out because they're supposed to scare them off (if it's a cat of course, I've got no idea what hedgehogs think of snakes!)

You can buy lion poo pellets from Amazon for sure, and I think some garden centres sell it too.

In the meantime if you've got a hose try to wash away as much as you can to minimise the smell. Bicarb of soda neutralises smells on carpets but obviously might not be as useful outside if it rains though you could try sprinkling it about on dry days.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"A guy I know bred foreign birds parrots finches etc he used to get jelly fish at the beach and mix it with fish or cat food it solved his problem."

Yuk

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

If I found out that you had done that to target my cats I would come and sit my 18 stone arse on your chest, yank open your foul disgusting sadistic gob and pour that shite down your throat! Then you could suffer a horrible and painful death from being poisoned instead!

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over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Truly cuntish. What kind of human are you?

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

These threads really do bring out the vilest people don;t they.

Not a cat lover but have the same problem, big gravel doesn't work though.

Gonna try the chilli flacks and Lavender though, so thanks to the decent folk posting here, no cat is gonna get hurt here,but if they can be persuaded to go else where then that will do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My cats come in to use the litter tray. They dont know any difference. My neighbour accused my cats of doing this so I threw some of their shit covered in litter over his fence!!

Those sonic cat things arent inaudible to humans, I can here them and they're bloody awful and it hurts!!

Cat owners should be responsible and encourage the use of a tray or a patch in their own garden.

OP, do you know anyone who has a cat that uses a litter tray? If they use wood based litter you could collect that and sprinkle it where the neighbours cat goes. They'll think theres a new cat in town and hopefully stay away.

No animals harmed and the litter will degrade in no time

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By *uesdaysfundayCouple
over a year ago

Sandbach

"Thing is this shit is wet and runny and to be honest I don’t want touch it even with gloves on. My next door neighbours both sides of me don’t have cats but it’s other people on the street.

Trust and believe me if I knew who the owner was I would be round their house demanding they pick their cats shit up from my garden. "

If the cat is feral that would make sense why the poo is why it is. The cat may be ill.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

No idea I’ve seen 7 cats in the street but have no idea who they belong to. They all look kept though, not stray.

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By *uesdaysfundayCouple
over a year ago

Sandbach

"No idea I’ve seen 7 cats in the street but have no idea who they belong to. They all look kept though, not stray. "

Whichever it is whether it be a stray or have a home, I would say if it has had a poorly stomach for this long then it is not a well animal. No one would be happy to have a poorly tum for this long

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By *eorge17Man
over a year ago

Leven

Got to laugh at people who say to get a dog to keep cats away and to save picking up the cat shit- they will have to pick up dog shit instead!

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

"I wish I knew someone with a lion or tiger so I can have a bottle of its piss. Wonder if it’s something you can buy online. I’m gonna google. "

Dunno whether you can still get zoo poo nowadays. It was sold as fertiliser but I guess it could also help keep pests away.

Looks like a bloomin good way for wildlife parks and zoos to get rid of dung and make a few Bob extra at the same time.

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

every time i read this post I read it as "Can't shit in the garden"

. My head!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Are you sure it's cats shite ?

If it's runny all the time it could be rough sleepers with a white lightening addiction,using the garden at night

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over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

Truly cuntish. What kind of human are you?

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one that will kill vermin if they keep shitting on my garden

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over a year ago

"You have to disrupt the habit, to start to break it.

Remove the mess and the scents from it.

Cut lots of prickly twigs and insert them into the soil or lie them on the top - they hate to walk and scratch on them. Paw levels are important.

Find how they get to your garden. Block or make less pleasant. They hate smells, so experiment. Put grease on to areas they walk or jump on, such as fences. Use smells here too.

Borrow dogs to be in the garden when they regularly visit.

Motion activated sprinklers in dry weather is a deterrent.

Stopping them on multiple fronts breaks the habit better. A month of stopping it then makes it much easier to control.

I'm a big cat lover or just put anti freeze in some milk watch the Decker's suffer horrible creatures

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over a year ago

"Cats are territorial, so pee in a bucket and pour it around the area. Because our odour is stronger they will think there is a much larger cat in the area. I suggest that you use your first pee of the day as it will be stronger. Its worked for me in the past. Good luck

Lion piss is better, if you can get some

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By *ussexcouple40Couple
over a year ago

Sussex

Go to Amazon. By 3 or 4 rubber snakes, realistic as possible. But surprisingly they don't even have to be that realistic. Place the around the garden. No more cats. I've not had a single cat in the garden since we did this.

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By *il FiskMan
over a year ago

sefton

Check amazon, you can get an infrared sentry gun like on aliens!

Connects to hosepipe and blasts them with a gout of water!

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By *hortarseWoman
over a year ago

Norfolk

Put cucumbers on the garden. Cat shit scared them

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By *wisted VinylMan
over a year ago

Fife

Go and get some catnip plants and secretly plant them in a neighbours garden hide them at the base of a hedge or something

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By *ixenwhispererMan
over a year ago

St Peter Port

"Right sorry if people are eating but is there a tried and tested way that you have successfully used to stop cats shitting in your garden?

I’ve had an absolute tit full of it. It’s the same cat cos the shit is always runny which suggests to me that the owner only feeds it wet tin food or pouches and no dry biscuits.

Losing will here and I actually cats just not when they shit in my garden.

Please help. "

Shotgun.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The people who live across the road from me and have a box that emits a high pitched sound when something sets of the motion detector.

Its not loud and you can't hear it indoors, just if you're walking past it

Would have to check the distance that the frequency would cover, I have two bunnies living with me.

There is a few on amazon"

I got a motion activated one last year. It went through batteries really quickly then I realised that the washing in the line was setting it off when the wind blew it

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

Nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It amuses me that people think they can manipulate cats into doing what they want them to do. A cat will shit on a plastic snake, eat the citrus peel, ignore sonic devices, sleep on top of brambles/broken glass etc, will not fall for poisoned anything because they're not that stupid, and will easily dodge any amount of AK47 rapid fire. You can never rely on a cat to do whatever you want it to do, or even expect it might do. This is just one the many reasons so many people love cats, including me

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"It amuses me that people think they can manipulate cats into doing what they want them to do. A cat will shit on a plastic snake, eat the citrus peel, ignore sonic devices, sleep on top of brambles/broken glass etc, will not fall for poisoned anything because they're not that stupid, and will easily dodge any amount of AK47 rapid fire. You can never rely on a cat to do whatever you want it to do, or even expect it might do. This is just one the many reasons so many people love cats, including me

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And me too!

I don't know how some people can be so disgusting about animals.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And me too!

I don't know how some people can be so disgusting about animals."

I'm hoping it's all tongue-in-cheek, but with some I do wonder. I'm sure even the most loving pet owner has had some sort of "cruel" TIC idea that makes them laugh, but would never do it. I've always wondered what it would be like if I tied my 6 cats tails together when they're asleep, then shouting out "NUM NUMS".

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

And me too!

I don't know how some people can be so disgusting about animals.

Aah bless them

Not all of it is tongue in cheek

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As already said, put down holly leaves, either whole or chopped up. My neighbour did that and succeeded in deterring 2 cats that insisted on using his garden as a toilet.

I have used diluted cider vinegar on a part of my garden that some other cat used as a toilet. That was successful. I diluted it approx 70% cider vinegar 30% water.

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