A cat keeps crapping on my front path!

A cat keeps crapping on my front path!

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useyourdellusion

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5,648 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Hi. As per title, during the night a cat keeps leaving me presents on my front path and occasionally on the front lawn. What is the best way of stopping this?

I'm not against them in any way, I love animals (admittedly I'm more of a dog person), but it's getting on my nerves a bit now, especially the ones on the path.

I won't be able to reply until later, as I'm off to work soon and I don't have access to the net whilst there.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Cheers.

DocJock

8,480 posts

247 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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SuperSoaker aversion therapy.

Won't harm the cat and makes you feel better.

Makila2A

118 posts

180 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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^ This, but with the Super Soaker filled with a blend of lemon juice and Tabasco Sauce.

The sport is trying to get a clean shot on it's bum. The lemon juice will make it's dot sting, which will force it to turn around and lick the area in question this then places the Tabasco on it's tongue and.........well I'm sure you can work out the rest.

m0ssy

920 posts

199 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Are you sure its a cat?

What colour is it?

scubadude

2,618 posts

204 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Unusual behaviour for a cat, sounds like a fox to me. Generally a cat will bury its "gifts" rather than leaving them as markers.

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

255 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Yup, sounds like a fox to me, too.

useyourdellusion

Original Poster:

5,648 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Yes, I was thinking this today. It may be a fox I suppose.

The reason I thought it was a cat was because the neighbour over the road used to have three cats and one of them took a liking to my front lawn and used to hang out under a big bush that used to be up against the house (since removed). I used to find crap on the lawn then and assumed it was that cat.

She has since moved, so I kind of assumed another cat is maybe making it their territory now.


It's a greyie brown colour and kind of small (I'd say Terrior small), sometimes solid in shape and other times mushy.

Sorry to be so graphic, but it may be relevent. smile

nixy p

156 posts

169 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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I have the same problem on my gravel drive! A friend of mine told me to put orange and lemon peel down as they don't like citrus. Also spraying with a water pistol but I haven't seen it in action.....

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

269 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Do you have a security light?

hehe

Edited by Mojocvh on Wednesday 3rd November 16:22

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

255 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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useyourdellusion said:
Yes, I was thinking this today. It may be a fox I suppose.

The reason I thought it was a cat was because the neighbour over the road used to have three cats and one of them took a liking to my front lawn and used to hang out under a big bush that used to be up against the house (since removed). I used to find crap on the lawn then and assumed it was that cat.

She has since moved, so I kind of assumed another cat is maybe making it their territory now.


It's a greyie brown colour and kind of small (I'd say Terrior small), sometimes solid in shape and other times mushy.

Sorry to be so graphic, but it may be relevent. smile
Definitely fox, especially if it tapers at the end, and smells to high heaven if you disturb it, if you get my drift.

SplatSpeed

7,490 posts

258 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Mojocvh said:
Do you have a security light?

hehe

Edited by Mojocvh on Wednesday 3rd November 16:22
st beat me to it!

AndyAudi

3,238 posts

229 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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SplatSpeed said:
Mojocvh said:
Do you have a security light?

hehe

Edited by Mojocvh on Wednesday 3rd November 16:22
st beat me to it!
& me

useyourdellusion

Original Poster:

5,648 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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mrmaggit said:
Definitely fox, especially if it tapers at the end, and smells to high heaven if you disturb it, if you get my drift.
Yep, it does that! Have caught one with the lawn mower a couple of times and really wished I hadn't!

Thanks for the replys guys. Now to find a solution. I don't know much about foxes...

Mr Will

13,719 posts

213 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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useyourdellusion said:
I don't know much about foxes...
I've heard they do really smelly craps in obvious and inconvenient places.

HTH thumbup

useyourdellusion

Original Poster:

5,648 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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Mr Will said:
useyourdellusion said:
I don't know much about foxes...
I've heard they do really smelly craps in obvious and inconvenient places.

HTH thumbup
I was going to use that quip, but thought better of it. wink

Animal

5,326 posts

275 months

Wednesday 3rd November 2010
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I bought a bottle of cat/dog repellent from a hardware shop and that stopped my neighbour's dogs stting all over my drive instantly.

paintman

7,762 posts

197 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Sounds like fox poo. We back onto open countryside & often find one of their 'gifts' on our lawn & your description is spot on.
Very different from the cats who usually bury or cover what they do.

bigmac146

184 posts

195 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Mojocvh said:
Do you have a security light?

hehe

Edited by Mojocvh on Wednesday 3rd November 16:22
Beat me to it as well....first thing i thought of!

Silver993tt

9,064 posts

246 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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scubadude said:
Unusual behaviour for a cat, sounds like a fox to me. Generally a cat will bury its "gifts" rather than leaving them as markers.
I used to have a neighbour with 5 cats. They daily left their stuff on top of my lawn and flower beds, even stone paths. Several times saw them actually doing it. Some days you'd get 10-15 seperate deposits. I don't understand it because when I lived at home we had several cats and they all buried it in the soil and never saw any sign of it. Is this a recent trend with cats?


Edited by Silver993tt on Thursday 4th November 08:44

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

255 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Silver993tt said:
scubadude said:
Unusual behaviour for a cat, sounds like a fox to me. Generally a cat will bury its "gifts" rather than leaving them as markers.
I used to have a neighbour with 5 cats. They daily left their stuff on top of my lawn and flower beds, even stone paths. Several times saw them actually doing it. Some days you'd get 10-15 seperate deposits. I don't understand it because when I lived at home we had several cats and they all buried it in the soil and never saw any sign of it. Is this a recent trend with cats?


Edited by Silver993tt on Thursday 4th November 08:44
Must be the new Chav Cat.