To not want neighbours cats in my garden?

No! I think cats are too sensible. I have had some Lillies in my garden for nearly 40 years. No unexplained dead cats around here.

cats are in the world we live in only as much and in the same way as dogs are. Its not an argument for letting them roam and shit where they want to.

The law absolutely needs changing on this.

Another thing you could do is feed the cat. I’ve noticed owners really don’t like this and post about it all the time on the community chats.

If I get another cat visitor in the future, I shall ensure I have a few tins of cheap cat food ready to go.

Whilst I would sympathise that you hadn't asked for them to enter, I would call the police if you prevented them from leaving.

I'd be calling the police if you stole my cat.

Motion detection water sprinkler, Amazon sell them

My neighbours put up those low frequency sound things that stopped cats getting into their garden. Was really effective

Well then they're my cats now

Still nothing you'll do about it?

I have an outdoor cat and have to accept the risk that comes with allowing him to roam, I wont moan about it and certainly wouldn’t blame anyone else for something bad befalling him…but I’d obviously still be upset?

As part of that, I also accept that not everyone likes cats, nor wants them around their house or garden. As long as no one purposely caused him harm, I don’t care frankly what measures they take to keep him away. Use the hose, hiss at him, high pitched deterrent, nerf gun…give it all a go.

And no, I wouldn’t like your dog entering and toileting in my garden, but seeing as I have to put up with them absolutely everywhere else I think it’s swings and roundabouts really. Bit rich these days saying cats are the ones who roam, when dogs get taken everywhere.

YANBU.

They are the bane of my life. We are surrounded by them.

Some tips:

• Attach wire mesh under gate gaps.
• Attach plastic spikes along the tops of fences.
• Plant things that climb over the top of fences (my wonderful neighbour one side did this to keep her cat her side, so considerate).
• We got advice from the garden centre about plants to put in our soil beds out the front which are very hardy and will grow and spread.
• Lay prickly holly leaves all over flower beds.
• Keep beds well watered.
• Throw old orange, lemon peel and bananas over beds.

The most effective we did was blocking off the underneath of our gate leading round to the back- they just used to walk in straight under it. Less out the back now thank goodness!

I feel your pain though- beyond sick of picking up cat poo when we have decided not to have pets. Hate the double standards for dog owners too.

Maybe decide that you suddenly want to become a falconer, and keep your birds in your back garden? Not sure moggy would be too keen to visit if you had a Harris hawk or such like on guard...

Neighbour should keep it

Since we keep being told, nobody can help if their cat roams into your garden, then into your house, then stays there once you close the door

We keep getting told this!

Owner'll be round in no time to collect their now indoor cat, mark my words

I have cats, there is really nothing they can do. I can't see where my cats go and can't stop them. If you keep shooing them out they might take the hint but otherwise no ideas.

I think you can get some sort of spikey things to put on a fence to stop them coming in. You could try sonar scarers too. It is awful when cats come and sh1t in your garden, you have my sympathy. I used to chuck it back over the fence in our last house.

What if someone planted lilies, not to keep cats away but just because they like them?

Why on earth should they? By law cats have the right to roam and that includes in other people's gardens.
If other people don't want cats in their garden then it's up to them, not the cat owner, to cat proof their own gardens.

This is not true in my case, I had a rat problem, 5 cats next door and they went for the birds.

'She came back about a week later and said she thought the cats were now indoor cats as they hadn't been seen in a week.'

Indoor cats, sounds perfect! Owners could get a little leash and walk them down the street for exercise as dog owners manage to do.

I covered my garden in spikes. They are plastic and have blunt tips. I have black brown ones on my borders and green ones in my planted areas. The cats really don’t seem to like these.

When I first put them down I noticed them and thought it spoiled the look of the garden slightly, but 1 year on its tremendous and I have not had to clean up poop once.

The only downside is that the cat has started to go on my other neighbours Astroturf and she has two little girls who play on it. Not her cats either. Not sure what she can do about it though.

It is disgusting, and many (not all) cat owners think it’s just tough luck.

If they are interested in birds you can be sure they are killing mice and rats.

I'm definitely keeping the next cat that shits in my garden.

Since they're wildlife n all. And shitting is how wildlife mark their territory.

I'm serious. And I might be your neighbour! So maybe invest in your own adjustments / catios before telling us to sterilise our gardens of all wildlife just to keep your pets out. I'm gonna be keeping them IN instead. You have notice.

We have two dogs which keep the cats out of our garden, it’s the only solution that I’ve found effective. But obviously having a dog isn’t for everyone.

This. A fast cat-hating dog means we don’t get unwanted visitors, any cat stupid enough to come into our garden would be unlikely to survive.

Same goes for dog culture. See The Cult of dog thread. I suppose at least no cats are maiming or murdering humans, pooing on streets and public paths, taken into shops and restaurants and everywhere else or jumping up onto strangers who are minding their own business. So there's that!

They also deter foxes and bats which lots of people enjoy having in their gardens. And affect insects to as they often also flash bright lights in the nighttime

And why is it the non cat owners making all the adjustments?