Aibu to ask for help to stop cats poohing in my garden

[londonrach]

Dont want to harm them but im feed up now of this. Weve tried everything...lemon juice, expensive low level noises machines (one got stolen by teenagers as a dare) to name a few. The poo strinks (and the wee) (cats do not bury) and ive a toddler who enjoys this mall match of green. It looks amazing now after our hard work. Please wise mntters give me more advice on what else we can do about this pest. Weve rented for years and finally escapped the rent trap so this tiny garden (think terrace house) is vvvv important to us and its being ruined. Its not foxes etc its cats. I need to know plants cats hate the smell of.

There are lots of threads on this, but few solutions, sadly. Recommend buying disposable bags of the kind dogowners use.

Soak t-bags in tea tree oil!

There is only one solution. Get yourself a very angry alpha male cat and nothing will poo in your garden. British blues are the best, they are particularly territorial.
My Smoky keeps every cat in the neighbourhood and every fox and squirrel two blocks away.

What kind of boundary is it? Look for things like prickle strips or trellis for the top of fencing.
Cat biscuits sometimes keep them off the beds but a toddler might eat them.
This stuff works but you have to protect it from rain;

www.mickgeorge.co.uk/dofqg450-cat-dog-repellent-gel-450g.html?tax_display=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj7-NkP2o2wIVqLztCh1o5gFNEAQYAyABEgJlFvD_BwE

Thanks not tried the t bags. The garden looks amazing with a purple green theme but the smell of the poo. Its heart breaking. I wish owners would clear up after their pets or think of their neighbours. I wouldnt get a cat asnot fair on my neighbours

There are sprays you can buy but how effective they are I can't tell you as I've never tried them. And of course once it rains then you need to spray again.

It's a problem I have too and tbh I've pretty much given up. Hate it when I have to cut the grass.

Sorry not much help.

Dont want to harm them but

That's a bit ominous.

Why is getting a cat not fair on your neighbours? I would get a ginger Tom cat and let him rule your garden.

My mum has a lovely garden which gets used as a csts toilet. They also try and catch the lovely birds she gets. Her little robin family have moved on due to being stalked by the neighbours cats. When I'm there I squirt them with the hose. Would love a permanent solution

Get a dog. Or borrow one to squirt around your garden and/or chase the main offenders. We have loads of cats around us, they always come in our garden to try and get to our rabbits. Bloody pests. Ddog has come in very handy. he also eats the cat poop. Boak

Cat proof fencing it keeps foxes out as well.

When we had a dog they'd just wait til he was inside.

Both my cats are trained to use their litter trays and come in to do it.

Alternatively, a power soaker water gun and just sit quietly at a window....

My MIL heard lion poo pelets are good, can buy online apparently

I put sprigs of holly in any bare patches of soil - it worked a treat.

I put sprigs of holly in any bare patches of soil - it worked a treat

Great idea!

Spray them with a clean bottle full of water when you see them - in time they will learn to steer clear.

Also try strong citronella scents.

My neighbours darling cats left me a dead mouse yesterday, they usually just use the flower beds to poo in.

I've no solution it is disgusting, I have young DC especially with DS he is curious, I need to clean it most days. If I did not hate animal shite so much I would buy a Rottweiler to keep them out.

Definitely recommend borrowing a dog now and then to scent up your garden. We never had a problem until our lovely dog passed away, now my garden is the village litter box . Only seems to stop when I’ve been hosting a friend’s dog while they are on holiday

Is it just your flower beds they're pooing in? My dad puts small pieces of bamboo in his sticking up so they can't squat

We have this problem. Neighbour's cat has decided that the best place to poo is right under the swing in my garden. My life is too short to scrape cat poo out of wellies so we've thrown away at least 3 pairs that dc have been wearing when they've stepped in the latest "present". Makes me so angry. We have tried everything from orange peel to spray to the noise things. But the only thing that has actually worked to a degree is running out yelling at the cat every time I spot it in the garden. I see it less and less these days. The upside is that all the neighbours think I'm crackers for shrieking like a banshee at the cat so don't talk to me much any more. Win-win!

Lion Poo does not work, the cats that come into my garden just laugh and carry on poohing over it!.

Silent Roar - fertilizer soaked in lion urine. No idea if it works, but reviews suggest it might.

Chilli powder where they are looking will work too.

Are you my neighbour? I could clearly hear her slagging off my cat as she, her Mum and Dad cut our boundary hedge from 6ft to 3ft - giving them open access to see straight in to my living room!
I'd explained to her we inherited the cat from my Nan, it was one of her dying wishes. Strangely enough our own cat at 4 years old needed to be put down soon after moving here as her spine was broken, either by a stamp or a fall. What do you suggest I do with my Nan's cat to stop her going into next doors garden? Honestly.
As an end note, the majority of shit is in my garden and now I won't dig and grow vegetables again because of the cat shit.