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

I've got that problem too - they use the gravelly bit on our side return as a litter tray. Have tried pepper, dettol, orange peel, spraying them with a hose, etc....will keep an eye on this thread and see if anyone comes up with an answer!

Thething that really annoys me is that if you mention to cat owners about the fact that other people's cats poo in your garden, they usually say "Oh, but cats always bury it in the earth afterwards."

Not in our garden they don't

sorry I was too busy thinking about shit there - your dh not your sh

Leisel at your sh putting poison down!

I like marieg76 idea

This is driving me crazy as well and we have 2 dogs but the cats come in the night to do their business. I have 2 options to worry about, either one of my dogs eats it or my son tries to pick it up. The cats near us don't cover it up they do it on the lawn which is revolting. My son sees me pick up the dog poo the whole time so only has to see some and launches towards it even though I have said a hundred times, dirty, Mummy pick it up. Really, really bugs me as my dogs are wormed etc then they go and eat some other horrible mangy unwormed moggies shit.. aaarrrggghhh. Saw something advertised in one of those leaflets that comes with the Sunday papers of a device that has a sensor that picks up anything then sprays it with water. Works up to 90 mtrs I think but obviously it has to be attached to the hosepipe. Do the ones that omit high pitched sounds affect dogs? Maybe I will try one of them and have it on at night. I have actually asked one of the neighbours (casually of course) if their cats are wormed. She didn't seem to mind me asking and said they were but it still bugs me.

I'v tried the orange peel, lemon peel, pepper and moth balls, none of it worked in our case. If anyone does find a solution, pleeeeease share it cos I'm having the same problem, despite owning a cat myself! (it's not him cos he uses a tray)

have the garden hose ready - at least until there's a hospeipe ban.
I've grown a thick hedge border of trees covered and clematis,honeytsuckle etc on the side where the neighbour has a cat an have not seen it in our garden since that hedge big and bushy (a bit long term, but our has grown in 2 years)

If you live near to a zoo, you might be able to buy some lion poo. It sounds funny I know but a little bit here and there in your garden (obviously out of the way of DC. The smell of a far bigger cat will put off the neighbourhood moggies for sure

You can buy various cat deterrents at the garden centre.

There is a spray on one but that's not massively good when it rains often but could be good in the summer months.

We have a sonic motion sensor which when triggered emits a high sound (too high for humans) which cats don't like. This has been the most effective - have only had one poo on the lawn since we got it in January. It cost £30 so not cheap when they are not your own cats you're trying to discourage.

Have also read about orange peel, but haven't had success with this.

Try throwing orange peel around the garden, they don't like it apparently. I am guessing your grass isn't too long? Ours was a bit overgrown and full of cat poo, but they haven't been back since we've been mowing the lawn regularly.

Ive tried throwing 2 pint jugs of water over them and they still come back. Hardy bunch of felines out here in hillbilly land.

Put pepper down - DH actually puts poison down although I dont agree

Having had a cat for many years (she sadly died last year) I would be mortified if you marched up my drive and asked if my cat had worms. I would answer no (whether she did or not) and I would never speak to you again

So I wouldn't do that if you want to be on good terms with the neighbours!

Seriously, they won't give you a proper answer, they will say no, whether they worm the cat regularly or not, so there is no point asking.

I know, its a nightmare. Our Front garden stinks of cat shit as you walk up the drive..

Im off to get a cat of my own on Saturday and see if that shoos them off.

Phone the police - they love giving out poo fines