How To Stop Cats Pooing On My Lawn
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As it says really. I put a lot of effort into our lawn and am pleased with the result. The local cat population seem to think I’ve done so they can s
t on it every night. I rarely see any cats in the garden so need a permanent deterrent. Any suggestions?
t on it every night. I rarely see any cats in the garden so need a permanent deterrent. Any suggestions?Edited by Spydaman on Thursday 7th November 13:10
New neighbour moved in with two cats, one love to st on everyones front lawn/gardens.
We had the same in Wales on the newly dug bed.
Both times citronella granules worked well such as
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B088FX49GV
whilst I waited for mint to grow. They don't seem to like that either. They now go on others gardens
t on everyones front lawn/gardens.We had the same in Wales on the newly dug bed.
Both times citronella granules worked well such as
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B088FX49GV
whilst I waited for mint to grow. They don't seem to like that either. They now go on others gardens
I got one of those beeper things that lets out a high-pitched noise that only they hear, worked perfectly and was only a tenner.
Now I've removed them, the cats still treat my lawn as if it was lava and they walk across the top of the fence so they've definitely learned
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356127052613?chn=ps&...
Now I've removed them, the cats still treat my lawn as if it was lava and they walk across the top of the fence so they've definitely learned
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356127052613?chn=ps&...
u6dw4 said:
Live near woodland (and I'm a cat owner) it's more likely foxes and badgers, most cats will go in soil.
That's what we found when we had cat poo issues - they seemed to prefer to do it in the soil under the hedges.A mix of chilli powder, pepper, garam masala worked a treat.
Simpo Two said:
bodhi said:
Get your own cat and let it out - other cats won't come near it in that case.
Well, it depends on the cat... a recessive one won't stand up to a marauding tom, or the psychopathic Bengal that lived around here recently.Now he's passed on and our new cats are indoors only, we get a few more visitors. Admittedly this is probably karma for the times our old cat shat in someone elses garden....
I tried ultrasonics, lion poo, pepper and all the other usual recommendations, and the only thing that actually worked was a PIR triggered water spray, I bought a Comtech Scarecrow but there's loads of similar devices around now. You don't even need to have it on all the time, once they've been squirted once or twice they'll learn and stay out of the garden for a fair while.
simon_harris said:
Are you sure it is cats and not foxes? cats generally like to cover their leavings so a lawn would be an unusual place for them to go
Our neighbours cat regularly does massive craps right outside on the pavement, and often on our lawn. God knows what the neighbour feeds it, I think Alsatians take smaller dumps. I had to show her proof on CCTV that it wasnt a dog crapping on her driveway when she ranted about it on the neighbourhood page!p4cks said:
I got one of those beeper things that lets out a high-pitched noise that only they hear, worked perfectly and was only a tenner.
Now I've removed them, the cats still treat my lawn as if it was lava and they walk across the top of the fence so they've definitely learned
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356127052613?chn=ps&...
This is what we did. Worked to some extent. Now I've removed them, the cats still treat my lawn as if it was lava and they walk across the top of the fence so they've definitely learned
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356127052613?chn=ps&...
Girl I used to work with had some large cardboard boxes in her garden for a couple of nights during the summer (wardrobes)….nexts doors cat pissed on one so she went looking for something to put the cat off. Found some furniture polish which she decided would put the cat off because it smelt. Cat licked the furniture polish and died !
Interested in a solution, except my own cats are the issue. I'm surrounded by open fields and woodlands but they choose the lawn.
They were house cats prior to adoption and I have a dog so they are just copying the dog to be fair.
I laugh as this is exactly what a non cat owner who finds cat crap in their garden would wish for.
They were house cats prior to adoption and I have a dog so they are just copying the dog to be fair.
I laugh as this is exactly what a non cat owner who finds cat crap in their garden would wish for.
VeeReihenmotor6 said:
Interested in a solution, except my own cats are the issue. I'm surrounded by open fields and woodlands but they choose the lawn.
They were house cats prior to adoption and I have a dog so they are just copying the dog to be fair.
I laugh as this is exactly what a non cat owner who finds cat crap in their garden would wish for.
You are the model cat owner in my eyes. If only the rest were like you. They were house cats prior to adoption and I have a dog so they are just copying the dog to be fair.
I laugh as this is exactly what a non cat owner who finds cat crap in their garden would wish for.
We have two (rescue) cats. Our garden is fully enclosed so they don’t tend to roam lucky. They do, however, do their business in our flower beds and some of the raised veg beds, but as someone above said, they always dig over and bury it (which AFAIK is standard cat MO); we’ve never seen them or our previous cats attempt to dump on the grass. We do have a lot of foxes around here, and they are the usual culprits for lawn pooh.
OP might be worth setting up a camera to see what’s doing the do do.
OP might be worth setting up a camera to see what’s doing the do do.
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