to not expect b*^£"rd cats to use my garden as a toilet??

I wouldn't mind if someone asked me if my cats were wormed. And I would feel really guilty if they pooed in their garden!
We got our cats because everyone elses ruddy cat pooed in our garden, and my mum said if you get a cat they won't, and cats don't tend to poo intheir own back yard!!
This has worked a treat, no more poo! Though I guess it means our cats are off pooing in someone elses garden....
I've heard planting curry leaves can keep cats away, too.
Also, your daughter could catch tapewrom if she gets poo on her hands from wotmy cat, but the worm that causes blindness only lives in dogs, not cats. Hope this is some consolation?

MT hope you're joking but theres always some idiot that thinks stuff is OK coz someone said so on MN.... If not then seriosuly out of order, as Is aid before someone did this to my old cat and we lost a gorgeous creature from it . Both of my cats were abused- one OK now, one terrified of peole and missing a leg, tail, part of his jaw and harming animals is so NOT okay.

If eucalyptus is a possibility how about planting some? Its is a plant after all

we had a problem with a cat that used to poo in our garden now she's had kittens we have an even bigger problem. the kittens haven't worked out how to cover up and they regularily seem to have upset tummys. drives me crazy as I can't work out who the cat/kittens belong to or even how many there are (i've seen at least four together.) Feel I should probably tell someone their cats are unwell but don't fancy a fight (live in a bit of a rough area) so every morning I have to do the cat poo scan. would love to know if any of these ideas worked
How much eucalytus on a tea bag?
Do you have to replace them often?
Can eucalytus damage plants?

I have two cats and unfortunatly you can't really control where they poo, unlike our dog! I wouldn't be offended if you asked me if they were wormwd (they are, regularly) and would even hapily come round and clear up after them if you asked me to, after all I wouldn't leave my dog's poo on the pavement so why should I leave my cat's poo in someone elses garden. That said not sure how many people would confess to not worming their animals regularly so think you may be on to a losser with that one

Poison can get you into a lot of bother. A bit of teabag recycling doesn't

Agnes

Random theory my grandma used to have: dab eucalyptus oil on used dried teabags and dot them about the borders of your garden. Apparently cats don't like the smell over much. In time the bag mulches into the soil, just replenish them as you go along.

Can't say if it's a proven theory, cats don't tend to poo in the gardens round here as there's a lot of waste area they prefer Or maybe they just don't like my garden? Might be something to do with the frogs

Agnes

shoot it or poison it nice!

I hate it too - drives me mad.

I was going to try pepper but my theory was if I put pepper near the poo then my dog would just see it as a lovely seasoning to make her meal even more enjoyable - thats Dalmatians for you

This drives me insane. Every day before my kids go out in the garden i have to search for cat shit and it drives me insane. WE have soaked the cat everytime it comes into garden, put orange peel down...nothing works. Might try pepper and see if it works.

I actually gave my neighbour a water pistol to use on my cat years ago. She made this beautiful (if you like that sort of thing) clay mermaid thingy holding a fig leaf which was by her pond. My cat used it as a platform to sit on and watch the fish.. it broke . She mended the mermaid and used the water pistol on the cat. Everyone was happy - well maybe not my cat but hey ho.

Oh well, probably confirms that a)I am thick skinned and b) I go around offending people. Oh dear. Thank goodness my RL friend on here is on holiday she would probably agree!!

But we have kids too, and anyone local would know that: so theres also an assumption (or would be in my mnd) that you care more about your kids than me.

Us cat ownders generally take great pride in our pets (mine both being nursed bacl from the cruel brink of death by abuse). It would be very close in all honestly to stopping me in the street and asking I check my kids ahir for nits

But I don't understand why you are so offended that someone asked. If they don't know you personally then they are not implying you are an awful, uncaring person or anything they just have concerns about their own children which is natural. When I had friends who came round with babies even before I had mine I would explain that one of my dogs did mess in the garden, it was towards the back of the garden, the dog is wormed and I would supply a rug or blanket for the baby to lie on to put their mind at rest. If they had asked me before that if the dogs were wormed then I would have just reassure them. No offence taken they love their kids so its natural.

I also would be very offended if someone came knocking to ask if I wormed my cats..(when I still had them).

It's as Peachy says, you're implying that we don't care enough about our pets to ensure they're properly looked after. Mine were always fleed and wormed regular as clockwork.

I did feel extrememly crap when the woman 2 doors up told me one of the cats was shitting in her bird bath I did offer to go daily to clean it, but she refused this. I did try.

Ctually the idea as that is was away from the area of tour garden where they can bury poo

Has this not been done? time and time again!

SoMuchToBits: My cat always used to try and bury hers, but she wasn't very good at it, and normally just created a little pile of dirt next to her poo

Peachy, I might be a bit wary about planting a 'special' place for them as it might run the risk of getting even more cats although I appreciate it would be in a place which would not be near the baby. I emptied a tub of potting earth (or whatever its called, I am no gardener) in my front garden and next doors new (3rd) cat used it as a toilet but I only realised when I kept smelling something when I went to the car each day. When I looked there was at least 10 piles that I could see and more burried.... Gross. I know the kids can't get near it but still horrible.

I'd be offended hugely by the impication that my cat had not been wormed, or that I wouldnt care about them (or my kids) enough to do that without being told, to be honest. Because thats how I would read the question. Sorry.

Liesel somebody poisoned our old cat and the Police and RSPCA were involved. Seriosuly not worth the hassle (or cruelty). We've also had a builder put paint remover on one cat, that cost us vet bills for a year before the burn healed (well will do, not quite gone yet).

As far as I know theres no way of doing this, a water pistols wuld work but cats are largely nocturnal (another reason not to upset neighbours- its likely a stray as cats stick to own territory mainly).

What you can do (this sounds silly but have used this with success) is identify a verge or similar where cat poo would be acceptable and plant some nepeta (catmint) close by as this will tempt cats towards that area and they will poo close (but not in same place). So if you have an open patio front garden some nepeta in a tub would mean cats are closer tot he front where theyc ant poo, than the back iyswim?