Cat spikes around garden

You are NOT being unreasonable. THEY are unreasonable for other people having to tolerate THEIR pets. They get the advantages, while you get the 💩 end of the deal. I'm sure others have said this but there are safe dererrents you can use. Fresh orange peel placed where they enter your garden. A big water pistol always at hand. Placing bird boxes and feeders high up, away from trees and shrubs and high birdbaths that cats can't climb on. Shout at them, chase them off if you are sat out there. Remove their deposits and spray either aromatherapy orange or grapefruit oil, or bleach on the spot and where they enter. The worst is when an unneutered Tom decides to mark it's territory. It b*oody stinks. Good luck.

When I met my ex DP, he had 3 cats. I walked into his house and had no idea. No cat smells at all.

Sorry. This is nonsense.

It depends. Blunt plastic spikes are ok, jaggwd metal ones, are not and could land you in serious trouble.

Anyone who doesn't have cats can, no matter how clean the house is.

Good for you OP, if the neighbours complain to your face about the spikes give them both barrels about 5 years of cat shit and stinky garden.

You absolutely cant! Unless the litter box is dirty or the cats peed in the house or something disgusting. . Dogs smell, so often you can tell by that wet dog smell when you walk, in but cats just dont

You can tell if a house has a cat living in it as soon as you walk through the door I'm afraid.

Good result, may it last!

Cat owner here. Totally sympathise with OP. We have cat proofed our garden to keep our cats INSIDE our garden. They are safe and able to enjoy the garden. We don’t let them out unless we are home and we check on them often when they are outdoors. No going outdoors at night either.

This is being a responsible pet owner. I’m not British and I’m amazed at how British people think it’s ok to let cats roam. There are great systems available to make gardens escape proof, people just can’t be bothered.

really sorry you’re going through this OP, there is plenty your neighbour could do to stop their cats wandering if the cared enough - they are irresponsible and selfish, alas. Definitely return the poo to them.

I haven't read all of the posts so sorry if this has already been suggested. We had a cat issue, after a lot of research we got a cat sensor that emitted a high pitched noise, we couldn't hear it but the cats could. It took a few days of them trying to come in still but they hated it and moved onto the next garden after a week max. It was expensive. We paid about £50 for it but worth every penny. We haven't had any poo since and its been years.

Really? That's your solution to stop cats coming it to your garden? Commit yourself to 15+ years of looking after and caring for a high maintenance pet?

Away you go, it’s taken you all day to come up with this. This was one example. Don’t try to patronise me

You didn’t even read the “research” you presented. Maybe read it again slowly 😉

Sprinkle extra hot chilli powder where it shits. Then watch it lick its paws.

i did this and kitty stopped coming over.

have you tried jeyes fluid?pour all around perimeter of garden fence and shed.

Jeyes fluid sprayed on hard surfaces works well, and has the added bonus of being a disinfectant. Like you we had tried everything, Jeyes is the only thing that works.

Yes, it would need to be daily at least

Cleaning them from a litter tray is much easier and nicer than having to dig them up (or worse, come across them accidentally) all around the garden.

Out of interest - assuming the cat is litter trained, would it work to have a litter tray in the garden? Would that mean the cat only used the tray, so it was at least contained/easier to clean?

I have been wondering how to deal with the same problem!

Do you really this is would be enough? So many deluded cat owners about.

Maggots or worms? I'd ask the owner to come and remove it every time

Simply cannot bear cats but the responsibility lies firmly with the owners.

@MariaMagdalenaa I think most people can tell the difference between fox poo and cat poo and you are deluded if you think most cats bury their poo , they don’t , they shit wherever have a quick scrape and walk off because they are basically lazy . That said you can’t be throwing poo over fences unless you’ve actually witnessed the cat in the act and if that is the case you should be out there chasing it away not watching it crap !

It may not always be your friend, however, in this case it could have been.

It’s also common sense that indoor cats live longer; they’re not exposed to the dangers that outdoor, free roaming cats are.

You’ve already mentioned you live in a quiet area, so your cats aren’t going to be exposed to the same dangers that urban cats are, so it is nuanced but I can assure you I’m not making anything up “as I go along”.

You literally only need to look and you’ll find many pieces of evidenced information but you seem to want to make a liar of me and I can’t stand liars, so here’s some reading, if you’re interested.

“Remarkable Lifespan Differences
Most importantly, the lifespan data proves striking. UC Davis research demonstrates that outdoor-only cats typically live just 2-5 years, whilst indoor cats enjoy lifespans averaging 15-17 years.”

Taken from the site linked below.

https://catlives.co.uk/general/indoor-vs-outdoor-cats-pros-and-cons/