To ask for tips to stop cats pooing in my garden?

[Isthatabat]

There are about four cats who live on or around my street. See them regularly. One (or more) of them keeps pooing amongst the gravel in my front garden. It’s about once every other day. It’s pretty disgusting and driving me mad.

Does anyone have any tips to prevent this that actually work?

lion pooh.

No I am not joking, you can buy it online (as a powder or liquid) and it is supposed to deter cats.
I just have no idea as to costs and how often it needs applying.

This helped me
www.homebargains.co.uk/products/30446-super-cat-dog-repellent-700g-x3.aspx

And laying bramble branches on their favourite spots...

Get a terrier.

The local cats soon learn which gardens have dogs in that will chase them!

I have a sonic repeller (brand = Intey, I just checked my Amazon history) which actually does work!

Male urine deters them. Wouldn’t recommend it in this lovely weather though!!

Thanks all! I’ll give some of these a try.

I feel your pain too ..I've tried the cat repellent for when I put rubbish out and they seem to like it xxx its gets me so angry the smell is disgusting and my lo always trying to pick it up x

Orange peel - according to our neighbour.

And this one. They don't come near to it Helichrysum italicum

Post it back through your neighbours letterbox. Their cat, their shit to deal with.

Grapefruit, cut up or just the peel works.

I have a cat and he has an outdoor litter tray, but was also using the gravel. I cut up a grapefruit into little cubes, poured the juice over and then put the little cubes on the gravel and he's ignored it ever since.

This does my head in! When we got our dog the neighbourhood cats stopped doing their business the the back garden but they now do it in the front and on the driveway. It’s really unpleasant!

Garlic cloves work

Bloody hate cats. The woman who lived here before us had a dog and now they've realised it's gone they are having a field day! Fuckers

Do you know who the cat belongs to? If so you could ask the owner to ensure their cat has both a litter tray and an area within its own garden where it is encouraged to toilet. I dug up the grass in the corner and covered it with litter.

Other than that there's motion sensitive sprinklers but they are costly. You could camp out with a water pistol but who has time for that...

Ultimately animals will poo in our gardens. There's not much to be done about it. Many cats are still free roaming and animals don't understand property boundaries. It's just one of those things.

I have a suspicion about who it is but no firm proof - I’ve never seen the culprit in the act.

@wink1970

I have a sonic repeller (brand = Intey, I just checked my Amazon history) which actually does work!

My old neighbour had one of these and it put me off going in my own garden. I could hear it. Was a high pitched whine.

@AvocadosBeforeMortgages

Get a terrier.

The local cats soon learn which gardens have dogs in that will chase them!

You don't even need to actually buy a dog. I dog sit a lurcher for a weekend every 6 weeks or so. That's enough to deter them it seems.

if you plant some catnip they'll stop using your garden as a toilet..........