How to get rid of a cat in the garden

[LosingGrip]

We currently have a cat that keeps coming into our garden and winding our own cats up. He'll sit outside the back door and just meow constantly. One of our cats is very nervous and just about copes with the others in the house, she hates this one.

The little sod has started rubbing his face up against the cat flap, from what I understand this is to get their sent across?

Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of this cat? Without upsetting ours.

[C0ffin D0dger]

I tried all sorts with the ones that come into ours, managed to lob an entire bucket of water over one of them but they soon seem to forget and combe back again

[Mobile Chicane]

Squirting with a supersoaker does work, but *only* if the cat doesn't see you doing it.

The cat needs to think "I'm not going there, there be ninjas!"

[jmorgan]

We had a bully trying to get in, bucket of water sorted him out, from an upstairs window.

[ciege]

we did this a while ago...

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

might be helpful

[PositronicRay]

Mobile Chicane said:

Squirting with a supersoaker does work, but *only* if the cat doesn't see you doing it.

The cat needs to think "I'm not going there, there be ninjas!"

Prone aiming through the flap worked for us.

[carinatauk]

Having a dog seems effective

[jmorgan]

carinatauk said:

Having a dog seems effective

Some good ideas, keep em coming.......


OP, I trust the cat has not been fed? Our visiting bully found its way in the cat flap and got quite confrontational in the house hence the drastic bit with the bucket, missed the blighter as he tried to come in but it was near enough he got a soaking and did the scalded cat bit heading for the horizon (it was summer). That was when we fitted a chip reading flap.

[Pesty]

You have my sympathies.

We once had to live through this, male cat got in any opportunity and spray the house. We didn’t even have a cat no idea how he kept getting in. Tried water, hose etc

I’d loan you my dog but it might get a bit messy. No cat problems now.

[GriffoDP]

There's a big ginger cat that chases my cat up to the cat flap and then headbutts it recently. I've taken to using the plant water spray bottle thing whenever I see it. I do like the super-soaker idea/excuse though!

As the tinker/massive tinker still seems to be visiting maybe I should watch this thread for more ideas :/.

[Rumblestripe]

GriffoDP said:

There's a big ginger cat that chases my cat up to the cat flap and then headbutts it recently. I've taken to using the plant water spray bottle thing whenever I see it. I do like the super-soaker idea/excuse though!

As the tinker/massive tinker still seems to be visiting maybe I should watch this thread for more ideas :/.

Add bitter apple flavour juice to the water in your supersoaker, they hate the taste (doesn't harm them) and when they have to lick it off it reinforces the "bad st happens there" message.

Note, don't use citrus fruit, it is poisonous to cats

[LosingGrip]

jmorgan said:

Some good ideas, keep em coming.......


OP, I trust the cat has not been fed? Our visiting bully found its way in the cat flap and got quite confrontational in the house hence the drastic bit with the bucket, missed the blighter as he tried to come in but it was near enough he got a soaking and did the scalded cat bit heading for the horizon (it was summer). That was when we fitted a chip reading flap.

Nope not feeding it.

He was out side squaring up to our eldest, looked a bit like 'come on then' type thing you expect chavs to do in Wetherspoons at 10am. Moved my cat out the way and chucked some water near it. He came back again a minute later so another cup over it. Not seen him since!

Heard him Sunday night a few doors down making this annoying noise!

[coffeebreath]

What kind of cat is in question here?

Honestly, the answer is to get another cat. Your current ones are clearly not up to the job.
A good tomcat of territoral or dominant temperament with massive bks. A Bengal cross is a good candidate.

[paul.deitch]

I use one of these. Have many funny videos of cats dancing. Doesn't hurt them. http://www.aqua-pond24.de/nach-hersteller/superfis...