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Beebumble2 · 23/03/2019 08:20

Over the winter a couple of lovely local cats decided to use a part of my garden as a toilet.
I had dumped some old compost in this particular corner of the flower bed and was going to spread it around in the spring.
Looking for a natural deterrent, I came across 3 suggestions of coffee grounds, citrus peel and vick vapour rub. Apparently the smell put them off.For a week I combined spent coffee grounds, chopped up orange peel and a teaspoon of vapour rub.
I’ve just come back from being away and there’s no more cats poo!

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ThomasHardyPerennial · 24/03/2019 11:10

Thank you for posting this!

ATailofTwoKitties · 24/03/2019 11:11

I think you've just reinvented the Lemsip Max.

Knittedfairies · 24/03/2019 11:28

I stuck sprigs of holly in a bare patch of ground to deter cats. (As Corporal Jones would say, they don't like it up 'em.)

peridito · 25/03/2019 08:31

Any chance you could distill and bottle the odour Beebumble ?

There's a corner in my front room that my elderly cats prefer to their litter trays .....

ppeatfruit · 25/03/2019 09:02

Strong smells (especially mint ) are very effective for keeping out 'visitors' in the attic too. I have a room spray that does the trick, it might work for your cats too perdito.

peridito · 25/03/2019 09:13

Thanks ppeatfruit .

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