Deterring cats from defecating on my lawn?
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This is really beginning to wind me up now.
Since moving into our house two and a half years ago, our lawn has been used by the local cats as a toilet.
Ive tried the bottle of water trick, which didnt really work.
A while ago we bought one of those ultrasonic cat scarers, which worked for a while, but I came home from work yesterday and noticed three fresh dollops of cat poo. It f
king disgusting having to clear it up 
, not to mention it makes our wheely bin stink.
Short of catching the cat(s) in the act and booting them into next week
, I dont know what to do.
Thankfully we dont have kids, otherwise we'd be in all sorts of poo related problems!
Anyone got any good ideas that work?
Since moving into our house two and a half years ago, our lawn has been used by the local cats as a toilet.
Ive tried the bottle of water trick, which didnt really work.
A while ago we bought one of those ultrasonic cat scarers, which worked for a while, but I came home from work yesterday and noticed three fresh dollops of cat poo. It f
king disgusting having to clear it up , not to mention it makes our wheely bin stink.Short of catching the cat(s) in the act and booting them into next week
, I dont know what to do.Thankfully we dont have kids, otherwise we'd be in all sorts of poo related problems!
Anyone got any good ideas that work?
m4tthew said:
Mutt said:
Big dog?
Not really feasible as we're both out of the house all day, plus then Id have to deal with even bigger poo's!Also cant get a cat as Im allergic to them.
Can you not get one of those electric cat scarer things? High-pitched frequency? Will have the added bonus of annoying the local yoofs.
Edited by Mutt on Wednesday 30th July 11:25
These look like fun:
http://www.eurocosm.com/Application/Products/Garde...
http://www.eurocosm.com/Application/Products/Garde...
Edited by rustyspit on Wednesday 30th July 11:31
rustyspit said:
Are you sure it is a cat? I'd have thought a cat would have perhaps chosen to use a border instead of the lawn - they usually like to cover it up. It could well be a fox?
No suggestions on the deterrent I'm afraid.
Not sure how it could be a fox, as we have high sided fence panels and a garden gate that is always closed. Im sure the cats come in by jumping on the neighbours garage then down into our garden. No suggestions on the deterrent I'm afraid.
fatboy b said:
One (or more for a big garden) of these
ETA - I've got 3 around my property, and have had no probs for 3 years now.
Got one of those already, it gets set off where ever you stand on the lawn, so think its coverage is sufficient.ETA - I've got 3 around my property, and have had no probs for 3 years now.
Edited by fatboy b on Wednesday 30th July 11:24
m4tthew said:
rustyspit said:
Are you sure it is a cat? I'd have thought a cat would have perhaps chosen to use a border instead of the lawn - they usually like to cover it up. It could well be a fox?
Not sure how it could be a fox, as we have high sided fence panels and a garden gate that is always closed. Im sure the cats come in by jumping on the neighbours garage then down into our garden. If a cat can jump the fence, a fox can just as easily.
Oli.
m4tthew said:
rustyspit said:
Are you sure it is a cat? I'd have thought a cat would have perhaps chosen to use a border instead of the lawn - they usually like to cover it up. It could well be a fox?
No suggestions on the deterrent I'm afraid.
Not sure how it could be a fox, as we have high sided fence panels and a garden gate that is always closed. Im sure the cats come in by jumping on the neighbours garage then down into our garden. No suggestions on the deterrent I'm afraid.
Might give the citronella stuff a go then.
Suprised that it could be a fox, we are quite near a lot of open fields and a wood so its a maybe I guess, just surprised that they could get over a 6ft gate.
One of the turds was quite a bit bigger than the others, looked more like a dog turd tbh.
Suprised that it could be a fox, we are quite near a lot of open fields and a wood so its a maybe I guess, just surprised that they could get over a 6ft gate.
One of the turds was quite a bit bigger than the others, looked more like a dog turd tbh.
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