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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: jokey on September 17, 2009, 17:18:59

Title: i really love them
Post by: jokey on September 17, 2009, 17:18:59
whats the best way of stopping cats from pooing in my garden??  They keep digging up my front garden and leaving me parcels :(
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: OllieC on September 17, 2009, 17:58:17
.... and we're off!

This comes up from time to time... My preferred suggestion is to get a cat.
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: asbean on September 17, 2009, 19:38:41
 ::)
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: grawrc on September 17, 2009, 19:39:36
Or a dog? I'm allergic to cats. >:( >:( >:( >:( but love them to bits!
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: saddad on September 17, 2009, 19:48:25
I couldn't eat a whole one... at one sitting...  ::)
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: Slug_killer on September 17, 2009, 19:55:14


Not even if it came from the allotment ?
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on September 17, 2009, 20:11:51
"Pests and Diseases" yup that's about right

so many cats, so few recipes
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: jokey on September 18, 2009, 09:59:35
ok, thanks for the witty replies ::)

i have a dog but she's scared of cats :-\
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: OllieC on September 18, 2009, 11:30:58
Quote from: jokey on September 18, 2009, 09:59:35
i have a dog but she's scared of cats :-\

Awww cute!
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: jennym on September 19, 2009, 23:50:28
Same problem with cats here. I found the only way to stop them (humanely) is to feed them - just meat scraps under a bush will do, they don't mess where they eat.
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: Biscombe on September 20, 2009, 09:32:00
Can you set up a cat litter tray? Would they prefer this to your beds?
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: Sholls on September 20, 2009, 11:41:14
Have you tried 'Silent Roar'? It's sold as a fertilizer; however, the pellets contain traces of lion dung which allegedly deters cats. I was given a sample and it has certainly done the trick, some cats still wander through the garden but they no longer leave deposits.
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: rosebud on September 20, 2009, 14:10:37
 I have mentioned this before
Buy some RENEDINE from a garden centre. Cats what cats. ;D
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on September 20, 2009, 14:14:36
don't suppose Shoo Cat (Coleus caninus) works, by any chance. It's also Shoo Dog, unfortunately

had it in the garden centres under the name p*** off plant
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: ceres on September 20, 2009, 15:14:36
Quote from: rosebud on September 20, 2009, 14:10:37
I have mentioned this before
Buy some RENEDINE from a garden centre. Cats what cats. ;D

Rosebud, if you mean Renardine, it's approval was revoked in 2005 and it became illegal to use it after 30 June 2005.
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: jokey on September 20, 2009, 18:03:34
thanks everyone,  think i'll give silent roar a go :)
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: ACE on September 21, 2009, 08:49:58
Get one of these


(http://www.bbguns.co.uk/l.aspx?k=1000362)


That little nozzle on the front is for using it like a spud gun. Make sure the neighbours see you using it. They will think you are shooting pellets and will keep their pets out of your garden.

No it ain't cruel, you will never hit a side of a barn with one of these let alone a moving target. But you watch those moggies up and run when they hear the crack of it going off.
Title: Re: i really love them
Post by: gardentg44 on September 21, 2009, 10:03:39
Quote from: ACE on September 21, 2009, 08:49:58
Get one of these


[(http://www.bbguns.co.uk/l.aspx?k=1000362)]
Quote from: ACE on September 21, 2009, 08:49:58
Get one of these


(http://www.bbguns.co.uk/l.aspx?k=1000362)

the GAT where on earth did you find that one Ace
That little nozzle on the front is for using it like a spud gun. Make sure the neighbours see you using it. They will think you are shooting pellets and will keep their pets out of your garden.

No it ain't cruel, you will never hit a side of a barn with one of these let alone a moving target. But you watch those moggies up and run when they hear the crack of it going off.


That little nozzle on the front is for using it like a spud gun. Make sure the neighbours see you using it. They will think you are shooting pellets and will keep their pets out of your garden.

No it ain't cruel, you will never hit a side of a barn with one of these let alone a moving target. But you watch those moggies up and run when they hear the crack of it going off.