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.

As a cat owner - look at where they are going and make those places unpleasant for them.

My cats generally go in places that look like appealing cat toilets. I planted some lovely pots and covered the top with sand - irresistable to them. Poked some pointy sticks in the top so they couldn't settle their bums down and problem solved.

Finely raked bare soil our veg patch is also popular. Pointy sticks, holly branches very good. Some thorny plants in a flower bed will also ruin a favourite poo spot.

Finally there is always running out hissing and shouting like a mad woman which seems to have seen off our neighbour's cat. Or just get your own mean cat to see off the others.

We had a similar problem. We ended up installing cat proof nets on top of our fences, cost a couple of hundred quid or so but totally worth it. Was the only thing that stopped it and made our garden usable again.

I think the best cat deterrents, other than getting one yourself, are the motion activated water sprays.

mix up black pepper, white pepper and the hottest cayenne pepper you can find.
Sprinkle it on all the areas where the cats walk and sit back and watch.
I would be pissed if this was happening in my garden.

My neighbours' cat used to go in our garden loads.
I made friends with it and gave it cat treats, it then saw our garden as a nice place and started pooing in its own garden! Plus dd loved seeing the cat at the window.
Bag of cat treats costs like 60p.

Are you sure the teenagers stole your anti social noise device as "a dare", and not because the noise drove them mad? They should be banned.

Get a cat yourself? Are you sure it's not fox poo?

Dh heard the teenagers daring each other re the noise thing. It was vvv funny he said. He didnt think they do it as the one who took it was saying no i wont. Yes its cats...fox poo is totally different. Thanks everyone got some ideas to try. Like the holly and tea bags... wish people would think before they got cats.

Ask a dog friend for their dog poo after their walk.
Replace the cat poo with dog poo.... they move on and find somewhere else.

Obviously not ideal poop for poop but it does work.

Teenagers may well have been daring each other, because the noise was so irritating to them. I've nearly removed my neighbours'. They are a noise nuisance , and please don't replace it!

People have cats. I'd rather a bit of cat poo than mice.

My granny bought a plant called "scaredy cat" and it has kept her neighbours cats out of her garden. I don't know the official name but she got it at local garden centre so may be quite common/easy to find?

Lemon thyme internet says. Got a few tricks to try thanks. Re the noise machine...teenagers took it when it died in the summer (as not worked to stop the cats, so not replaced the batteries) so no noise, it was viewable from the path. Ive even had a frog from poundland making croaking noises to keep cats away...didnt work but toddler likes the frog now and finding it in the plants,

Defenders stv cat scatter repellent is good. get it from amazon. Stinks of garlic when first scattered but have not seen our local crapper crouching on the lawn since

Having had front and back garden used as a communal litter tray for all the neighbourhood cats, I finally found a solution that works. Fill loads of clear plastic bottles with water and arrange them where the cat is pooing. It looks a bit weird but it really works :)

thescaredycat.com/cat-repellent-plants-actually-work/ lavender, curry plant and coleus

Following this for tips. I'm tired of having our neighbours five million cats use our garden as a toilet and my kids not being allowed in our grass because of them.

I understand people like cats and you can't control where they go, but why the hell should I have to put up with their crap in my garden?! I don't have pets because I don't want to clean up shit. The last thing I want to do is clean up someone else's cat shit!

I have cats and would clear up after them and do!

So your garden, curry leaf plants, cayenne pepper, lemon and grapefruit peel, planting plastic forks so that the fork tips are out of the soil (ouch!), and what I recommend to my neighbours water pistols!

Water, either from a motion sensor sprinkler, a hose or a super soaker should help. We have (indoor) cats, and whenever we've moved house with them they've taken to getting up on the kitchen work surfaces. Obviously that isn't acceptable, so I use a spray bottle filled with water and spray them if they get up. It only takes a couple of days for them to get the message. The water doesn't hurt them, but it sends them a clear message that they're not to go there.

I don’t know if this would work but you could try painting “anti-climb” paint on the top of all your fences. Cats hate getting sticky feet! There are also humane spikes you can put on the fence.
Make sure you clear up the poo as soon as it appears as the scent attracts more cats. Maybe throw it back into the owners garden.

We’ve just tried the silent roar and so far it seems to be working...

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.

I do this lol. I've taught my children to do the same. It's funy when I make my husband jump when I suddenly bang on the window, open it and start shouting. I sometimes run up the garden chasing them. Yes the neighbours think I'm crackers but at least we have a lot less cat shit in the grass.

I've just planted some flowers around my pond which is full of tadpoles so now I've got an interesting hunting spot and lovely soft soil. I'm going to stick in a selection of shortened bamboo canes to prevent squatting.
Cats around my area don't give a toss though, I clapped and yelled at one who proceeded to ignore me and stared at me whilst it took an almighty dump :/

if you have a proper wooden fence put dowelling rods vertically at intervals of around 2 feet apart with a loop at the top then string with rollers in between about six inches from the fence the cats wont be able to get into your garden , or spikes at an angle going away from your garden with netting like you see in zoos in reverse, same thing cats wont be able to gain a purchase on your fence to get in, not pretty solutions but they work and cats

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We had cats that regularly poo-ed in our garden. We tried curry powder, lemon juice and cat repellent and it the repellent was the only one that worked until it rained and then the cats came back.

It took a whole box of cat repellent to cover the garden and cost a fortune if you bought it every week; why should I have to when it's not my pets making the mess?

I spoke to my neighbour who has 5 cats and after some persuading he started buying me cat repellent. After a few months they decided to make a concerted effort to litter train their cats as it was cheaper than buying weekly cat repellent for me!

We now get the odd poo, but not the daily 3 or 4 we used to.

Put a cucumber in the garden where they pooh.

I completely understand this I have the same problem, I even fell out with the neighbors whose cat it was doing it.

It’s disgusting & they need to be dealt with