feline Poop

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Right then you lot! I have just wandered round the garden whilst feeding the birds and saw feline poop in my box that come crocuses growing in it. How do I stop feline pooping in my flower boxes? This then lead me to think about the weekend when I shall be digging up my big dirt patch and planting out my vegetable seeds! How do I stop feline's pooping in that also?

Edited February 27, 2008 by *Stormforce~beka*

[Louby]

I am starting to believe you have a unhealthy obsession with poo Beka!!!

Lion poo is the answer to your question.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Lion poo?!! I'm lost for words.

[Azores Hi]

I think I've said this before on a similar thread but get a cat. Then you only have one cats poo in your garden. It will see off any intruders ( louby I think a lion would be a little ott). I've trained my cat to poo in one area of the garden by continuous boots up the bum whenever it squats anywhere else. (joke)

There are some deterents you can buy but I don't rate them much.

Edited February 27, 2008 by Azores Hi

[Louby]

Tsk Honestly lion poo is the answer!!! *goes off to find link*

http://www.dobbies.co.uk/acatalog/Cat-Dete...CFQ9QQgodiU3jfA

http://uktv.co.uk/gardens/thread/threadID/5932

[lilaczukee]

There is also an old wives tale of "wiff of weasel" to keep cats away! Have you got a friendly local ferret club that can provide some ferret guano to sprinkle around?

[Azores Hi]

Tsk Honestly lion poo is the answer!!! *goes off to find link*

Listen lions don't make good pets. Even if you manage to get a licence to own one it's gonna do untold damage to your geraniums. Not to mention the feeding costs. Better to stick with a household moggy :blink: .

[Louby]

Listen lions don't make good pets. Even if you manage to get a licence to own one it's gonna do untold damage to your geraniums. Not to mention the feeding costs. Better to stick with a household moggy :blink: .

:lol: I don't know I can think of some advantages to having a pet lion

[Azores Hi]

Tsk Honestly lion poo is the answer!!! *goes off to find link*

http://www.dobbies.co.uk/acatalog/Cat-Dete...CFQ9QQgodiU3jfA

http://uktv.co.uk/gardens/thread/threadID/5932

Ohh I get it! Yep sounds like a good idea!

Or try one of these

I don't know I can think of some advantages to having a pet lion

A nice fireside rug?

Edited February 27, 2008 by Azores Hi

[Louby]

You could also just get a big hairy ars.... dog to sort the problem out Beka

:blink: beat me to it AH!! :lol:

[Coast]

Or try one of these

I don't think Mick is going to even lend Beka his mutt! :blink:

The first line of defence is to ensure that your yard boundaries are secure. Any gaps in your fence should be blocked to deny low level access. But cats can jump so fix a taut wire or string some six inches above the top of your fence to deter this approach.

Once inside your garden many people say that the best cat repellent is a dog who will soon see off any feline invader. If you are not a dog lover then you will have to resort to more passive methods. Since cats like to lie on freshly dug soil you should lay mulch on your borders so that no bare soil is left exposed. Seed beds should be covered with wire netting or twigs arranged as a barrier.

Young trees should have plastic guards fitted around their trunks to protect them against use as a scratching pole.

Your garden pond should be covered with netting to keep your fish safe.

Cats are generally known to dislike water so a well aimed bucketful or a squirt with the hose will certainly make an intruder run. After one or two dousings it may learn the lesson and stay away.

To protect plants and borders both mothballs and citrus are said to be effective deterrents. Place the mothballs, orange peel or lemon rind in the borders. Alternatively spray cloths with orange scented air freshener and place the cloths around the plants you wish to protect. Other known cat repellents are cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, citronella oil, eucalyptus oil and mustard oil.

Certain herbs are said to deter cats. In particular rue but not catmint which has the opposite effect. Coleus canina is another plant which is marketed by one merchant as a cat repellent.

The broadcaster Jerry Baker has suggested treating your yard with a tonic made from chewing tobacco, urine, birth control pills, mouthwash, molasses, detergent and beer. A smallholder has reported success using dried rabbit blood but you may feel that the ingredients listed in the previous paragraph should be tried first.

If you visit your local garden center or hardware store you will find several cat repellent products on sale. These range from electric water sprinklers and ultrasonic devices to sprays and granules.

Motion activated sprinklers act in the same way as a burglar alarm using an infra red detector. When the cat enters the area covered by the detector the sprinkler shoots out a jet of water to scare the animal away. It is claimed that, after one or two encounters with the jet, the cat will learn to avoid the area.

Ultrasonic devices emit a high frequency sound which is annoying to cats (and dogs) but is not audible to humans. There are various different models some of which operate continuously and others which have an infra red detector and only emit a pulse of sound when the cat triggers the device. To be successful you need to ensure that the model is powerful enough to cover the area you wish to protect. In addition make sure that the sound frequency is designed for larger animals since some models are intended to deter insects and so would be no use for cats.

There are also commercial scent cat repellents. Those that use chemicals should be kept away from any food crops but the essential oil based granule varieties act in the same way as orange and lemon peel mentioned above. Another way to keep a cat out if the garden is a repellent evaporator which consists of a container holding puffed rice which has been impregnated with essential oils. These are effective for three to four weeks and can then be refilled for a further period. Another natural product which many people claim really keeps a cat out of the garden is lion's dung. You may need to visit your local zoo to obtain this although some stores do stock zoo poo.

[NorthernRab]

Peel some oranges and then put the skins in the boxes. Cats DETEST the smell of oranges and will stay away from the boxes. Also, hang some tin foil beside the box, as it blows in the wind the sound produced will scare the cats away because their ears are so sensitive to the noise. This won't affect your dogs if you have any so don't worry! :blink:

P.S I am actually a cat lover, contrary to what you might think from this post haha

[Greyowl]

You can hire one of my dogs at a reasonable rate. They love cats but I'm not sure they could eat a whole one in a day though. :lol:

[M'Lady]

When I was a little girl my neighbour put cut down bits of garden hose in his flower beds to stop our cat pooping there - apparently they look like snakes and so stop the cats going near. (You could always buy a few toy snakes for a more authentic look!)

[MAF]

I don't think Mick is going to even lend Beka his mutt! :lol:

:lol:

[Crepuscular Ray]

Twigs run through a pencil-sharpener. Won't cause any damage, but will put them off (and that's from a cat-lover)

[*Stormforce~beka*]

I like the squirt of water idea but I haven't seen the little bugger do it yet! Think i'll do the netting/wire thing.

Daniel is going to think i'm mad buying toy snakes!!!

Oooh tinned foil with snakes dangling on them. I like these idea's!

Dogs are ok but scary. I love cats though.

Thanks everyone will keep you posted!

[jethro]

Anyone here got a solution for Badgers poo? Apparently they like to dig special latrine areas, guess who's garden won that prize, a huge hole, full of poo, topped up on a daily basis. Deep joy. I'm at a complete loss as to what to do about it given that they are protected by law. Help!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Anyone here got a solution for Badgers poo? Apparently they like to dig special latrine areas, guess who's garden won that prize, a huge hole, full of poo, topped up on a daily basis. Deep joy. I'm at a complete loss as to what to do about it given that they are protected by law. Help!

Golly! That one puts my feline poo to shame!! LOL!!! Where do you live? (out of interest)

[jethro]

Golly! That one puts my feline poo to shame!! LOL!!! Where do you live? (out of interest)

In Somerset. I'm completely puzzled over this one, no idea what to do about it. I've kind of got used to them digging holes all over the lawn, I've even managed to be fairly philosophical about losing the odd plant they dig up, but big holes full of poo is taking it a step too far. Had enough now. Anyone have any ideas other than borrowing hubby's shotgun and scaring the buggers off, along with half the neighbours?

[pottyprof]

Add garlic to their hole Dawn.. They are pretty much like cats when it comes to their bog.. They don't like the smell of it.. Crush some up and spread it around their entrances to your garden and where they have been digging to dump .. Hope this helps..

[I can't believe it's not better]

Will try loading a shotgun with garlic. I'll let you know how it goes. (10 mins later)... Not very well. I'll try loading it with catsan.

[jethro]

Thanks for the suggestions. At this moment in time I'd support a cull with me taking lead gun; the ****** ***** **** things took one of my ducks on Saturday night, the remaining one is now wandering around, squawking like a loon trying desperately to find its' mate. How do I know it was a Badger and not a Fox? Badgers drag the carcass off, you only find a few bits left or nothing at all, bar feathers, Foxes just kill the lot but eat only the head, leaving the rest for you to clean up. Poor Freda had already survived a Fox attack, we disturbed it but not before it had killed another duck and torn her chest open trying to catch her-£75 vet bill to stitch her up followed.

Not happy. All solutions for ridding my garden of Badgers welcome.

[Roo]

Electronic ultrasonic cat repeller (we've got a cat scram one) works every time for us...we had 5 tom cats spraying, fighting and pooing all over our tiny garden, but we got one of those and they have all gone away.

Doesn't hurt them at all, and after a bit they even stop trying to come in as they know that if they do they will hear a horrid noise.

[Somerset Squall]

Don't get me started on Badgers! They're a bloody pest, always digging up the lawn. But worse I've seen them attack one of my cats, thankfully it got away. The cat was only 10 months old at the time and we thought she was ok until on closer inspection she had several wounds on her side. These wounds all joined up and a huge flap of skin peeled off. She had to be shaved and then the remaining skin grafted together, which was only just possible because the skinless area was so large! She was in so much pain. They have chased cats on other instances too but luckily without incident. You can't leave the brown food bin out either because that usually ends up being ripped open. A badger also killed two of my next door neighbours' ducks aswell. Then there are the problems with TB and cows. I would suport a cull, they really are a nuisance and I have no sypmpathy for them whatsoever. I hope you find a solution to ward them off Jethro, I fully understand what loathsome pests they are.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Somerset Squall