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Original poster

To shoot every fecking cat that comes and shits in my garden...

136 replies

Pheebe · 07/08/2009 12:53

...then send the owners the bille for cleaning dcs clothes, shoes and my carpets

Fecking disgusting bloody animals

OP posts:
nickelbabe · 07/08/2009 12:56

i hope you mean "to want to shoot"?
otherwise i think the rspca might have something to say about it....
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Original poster
Pheebe · 07/08/2009 12:58

Yes, of course I wouldn't actually want to harm another living creature

Have calmed now a little now and stopped retching (just)

OP posts:
VinegarTits · 07/08/2009 13:00

Have you done anything to try and stop them? cats have to shit somewhere, its not their fault they cant sit on the bog like we do

You can buy lion dung pellets that are supposed to deter them

VinegarTits · 07/08/2009 13:09

Because Lion's are bigger cats, if they smell Lion shit, they wont shit on thier territory, or something like that

trellism · 07/08/2009 13:11

I dug over a corner of my garden, mixed in some gravel, and both my dear kitties and the neighbourhood cats go there. We know to avoid it, and the cats seem to prefer it.

A more vindictive method is to hide (the cats can't see you do this, as they'll just dump when you're not around) and spray them with a primed Super Soaker when they start digging. This takes patience and sniper skills but it does work. It is also quite fun.

Highlander · 07/08/2009 13:45

I cut down a tree a couple of weeks ago as the neighbourhood cats were using the border under it as some sort of sheltered cat shittery

hippipotamiHasLost54lbs · 07/08/2009 13:49

We tried the Lion stuff - it did not work! We got a dog - he does not deter cats!
I hate hate hate cat poo. Any more suggestions?

claired21 · 07/08/2009 14:00

My work colleague has the same problem and phoned her environmental health department to ask for advice. The staff there had just been discussing it.

Either the lion dung or... wait for it... male urine!

My (female) colleague lives alone so no men at home to do the deed for her. She phoned her dad to make the request and he said

"you're taking the p*".

paisleyleaf · 07/08/2009 14:25

I've heard of lion dung, urine etc
But I think the point is that you DON'T want your garden used as a toilet.
I'd go with water pistols if you are actually seeing them.

Oliveoil · 07/08/2009 14:31

do not set me off

I have never been a pet lover tbh and now loath them

dogs shit on my front lawn and cats sleep on my outdoor furniture so the cushions are full of fcuking grey hairs

grrrrr

hand-grenades???

BigGobMum · 07/08/2009 14:38

why do people let these despicable animals out to wreck others lawns/gardens - can they not build outdoor runs for them? I used to like near a very responsible owner who did just that.

Callisto · 07/08/2009 14:48

My own two cats drive me insane crapping all over my freshly dug beds so I have every sympathy with the OP. TBH I think there are way too many cats in the UK - one of the reasons songbirds are under threat is due to cat predation. I won't be getting anymore cats once my two, ancient ones die because I don't want to deal with the bodies of various small animals daily and can't be bothered with the whole 'keep them indoors' thing. I think cat owners need to take a bit more responsibility for the crapping/killing nature of their pets and keep them indoors.

Eirlys · 07/08/2009 14:48

YANBU! My mum has suggested asprin mixed in with some cat food but I couldn't go that far.

NOTHING works. My DH has found some sort of ultrasonic deterrent thing in Argos but it is £30 and I am scared it won't work either.

OrangeFish · 07/08/2009 14:52

"Have you done anything to try and stop them? cats have to shit somewhere, its not their fault they cant sit on the bog like we do"

Can't they sh*t in a tray at their own houses? as for the bog... have you seen this?

GoldenSnitch · 07/08/2009 14:54

I have coke bottles filled with water (the reflection is supposed to scare them), I have some of those cat repelling plats, I filled the boarders so there is nowhere to squat, I run out into the garden like a mad screaming woman whenever I see them...

B@astard things are now crapping on MY PATIO!!!!

Shoot away!

GoldenSnitch · 07/08/2009 14:56

Will also be sending the neighbours the bill for a lifetime of care when the baby i'm carrying is born brain damaged after I catch Toxoplasmosis from the shit their dirty, f-ing beasts leave all over MY space

Callisto · 07/08/2009 15:00

Goldensnitch - you need an air rifle...

gagamama · 07/08/2009 15:01

Just spray them with water (hosepipe works well) - they soon get the message. I don't much like cats but am at the aspirin in cat food suggestion!

Gets on my tits though. As a dog owner, if my pet was crapping anywhere near someone's garden, there'd be outcry and most probably a fine. Obviously you can't follow cats around and clear up after them but if you choose such a feral pet you should still be accountable for it's actions.

OrangeFish · 07/08/2009 15:05

Please, somebody see my link, is ground breaking stuff, honestly!

AstronomyDomine · 07/08/2009 15:06

All cats should be shot. Period. They're the spawn of the devil IMHO.
My sister used garlic pepper sprinkled around her garden to keep the horrible things away.

BigGobMum · 07/08/2009 15:08

I remember an article in my local paper about cats being mysteriously 'despatched'in a village not too far from me so someone must have been very upset about the cat problems.

daffodilli · 07/08/2009 15:09

I used to love cats until I moved here, there are loads of the little buggers, most seem to be half wild and they use front and back garden, and the borders as toilets, you never know where to step half the time, its grim. We've tried everything to keep them out, DH has even run down the garden shouting and clapping his hands (which does look very funny!) and the cats just sit there looking at him as if to say 'and your point is..?' There is also a dog which jumps the wall specifically to do his business on the front lawn..., think we are going to need a very high fence all around the house for when our LO arrives..

Hollyoaks · 07/08/2009 15:10

YANBU

The neighbour in my street who owns the two little gremlins that shit all over my garden, jump up at my windows, scream all night and sit on my car bonnet (whether I'm in it or not) leaving their muddy little footprints everywhere has gone on holiday and left them roaming the streets. Not that this is any different from when shes there, I've seen them outside all night in really heavy snow. However, I have never seen her stroke them, pick them up, let them in the house or shout at them when they are all over other peoples property.

I used to have two labradors and I would be skinned alive if I had let them do this on someones elses property so why are the same standards not applied to cat owners.

Breath!!! Rant over

trellism · 07/08/2009 15:12

Goldensnitch, I'm pg too and have completely failed to catch toxoplasmosis from either one of my cats. It's quite hard to catch from cats - you basically have to eat cat poo. Much easier to catch it from underdone meat tbh. I am lucky in that my cats not only have a designated cat loo but also that they are rubbish at catching wildlife. They've never brought me any presents.

If you are worried ask your m/w for a test at your next appt.

daffodilli · 07/08/2009 15:12

LOL OrangeFish! shame they dont fall in....!

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