Deterring cats from defecating on my lawn?

[m4tthew]

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 fking 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?

[Mutt]

Big dog?

[rustyspit]

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.

[Fastra]

Apparently, if you live near a zoo, get some 'BIG' cat st and scatter it about the flower beds.

The smell of a bigger cat will make domestic cats run a mile.



So I've heard anyway.

[m4tthew]

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.

[phumy]

Apparently lion sh!t works a treat, little cats dont like big cats. No idea where you get lion sh!t from, apart from a lions arris-hole.

[RacingPete]

I heard that cats do not like eucalyptus, we use to have a eucalyptus tree in our garden and cats never went near it.

[fatboy b]

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.

Edited by fatboy b on Wednesday 30th July 11:24

[Mutt]

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.

Ah. At least they'd be "your" poos though.

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

[rustyspit]

These look like fun:
http://www.eurocosm.com/Application/Products/Garde...

Edited by rustyspit on Wednesday 30th July 11:31

[Marf]

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But as has been said, cats generally bury it and dont poo midlawn, but in a border, or somewhere with loose soil.

[m4tthew]

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.

[m4tthew]

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.

Edited by fatboy b on Wednesday 30th July 11:24

Got one of those already, it gets set off where ever you stand on the lawn, so think its coverage is sufficient.

[hab1966]

Search for 'silent roar', its a cat deterrent pellet thats soaked in real essence of lion dung, then dried and sterilised.

[215cu]

Anything with Citronella in, available in all garden centres, comes in pellets, smells nice to humans, cats thoroughly hate it.

Speaking as an owner of two cats prone to using the lawn as a toilet; this stuff really works.

[scoobykev15]

leave a saucer of anti-freeze out for them to drink.they wont be back ever

[zcacogp]

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.

I'd doubt it is a cat as well, from the description you give.

If a cat can jump the fence, a fox can just as easily.


Oli.

[SwissCamel]

Catch one of the cats in the act, get it in a headlock and put it's face in the offending matter. Then pull it's tail for good measure. Get your wife to film all this on a mobile phone and post the clip onto Youtube. Hey presto! Cats too scared to come into your garden.

[rustyspit]

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.

Dunno then. Bear in mind that foxes can jump surprisingly high when they want to, and will squeeze though quite small gaps - maybe worth checking for gaps around/under the fencing?

[m4tthew]

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.