Deterring cats from crapping...

[notenoughwrists]

Any tried and tested methods?
We have a flint drive and it has suddenly become the pussy-potty, with a fresh cat egg delivered nightly.

I have tried:
strong citrus smells
dilution of bleach
Cayenne and white pepper

All with no effect.

Beyond poisoning the thing, or slotting it, is there anything less drastic that works?

I am considering watching for a night or 2, as I think I know whose cat it is, and telling them they need to clean it up each day or I make kitty disappear - but if I can more reasonably disuade it, that would be ideal.

I have a young daughter, and I fear she will end up treading into the house, or worse, catching some horrible bacterial infection or go blind - at which point I will just kill it, and beast the owners. I would rather not be that dick.


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[markbannister]

1. Get a dog.
2. Ultrasonic device???

[notenoughwrists]

1. Get a dog.
2. Ultrasonic device???

Ha - then I have dog poo to pick up myself!

Actually, the ultrasonic thing perhaps. Although, when I was a teen and early 20’s I could hear actually hear these devices.
I think I have lost that sensitivity now, but they used to really bother me, so am reluctant in case it effects anyone else.


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[Vanguard]

A friend of mine has a sprinkler with a motion detector specifically designed to deter Cats, if said pussy sets foot on the drive/garden it activates and the Cat gets sprayed with water, thus deterring it from coming onto your property, however it normally seems to be my friend that gets soaked as he invariably forgets to turn it off before entering the soak zone.

I think he got in on Amazon if you're interested, I'd pick up some water proofs too while you're at it.

[wildheart]

A friend of mine has a sprinkler with a motion detector specifically designed to deter Cats, if said pussy sets foot on the drive/garden it activates and the Cat gets sprayed with water, thus deterring it from coming onto your property, however it normally seems to be my friend that gets soaked as he invariably forgets to turn it off before entering the soak zone.

I think he got in on Amazon if you're interested, I'd pick up some water proofs too while you're at it.

I have one of these scarecrows for sale if you pm me. I used it to great effect. If their using your flower beds/pots bamboo canes are a good deterrent. However they are a bit unsightly. We tried all the different citrus/curry powder concoctions, we find tea leaves work the best. Good luck with it, as others have said a dog is the very best deterrent.

[AlphaOmega]

I'm just about to put some gravel behind some railings.

If I use slate chips is it less of an invitation to cats or is all gravel equally attractive to them?

[prexelor]

I have an Aeropress and the used coffee grounds work quite well. Similar to tea leaves mentioned above.

Apparently whole cucumbers scare cats also.

[junglebert]

Tiger/lion poo.

It worked at my mums, well, so she says, she might have just been humouring me.

[notenoughwrists]

Tiger/lion poo.

It worked at my mums, well, so she says, she might have just been humouring me.

I heard this - I am not sure it works. Might have a punt tho abs report back.


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[Alpha4]

Tiger/lion poo.

It worked at my mums, well, so she says, she might have just been humouring me.

It does work, but collecting it is a bit of a b*gger.

[Saint-Just]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Roar.../dp/B0002B7OT2

Or anything similar. It makes them feel... inadequate

[Sinnlover]

I can’t help but the Pussy Potty sounds like a few dubious clubs I have visited in Eastern Europe.

[adrianw]

I wish our cat would go to the toilet outside, goes out for ages then comes in and uses it's bloody tray.

[Slamdoor]

This worked for a while and better than the cheap crap from Amazon. Mains power preferably to battteries
https://www.catwatch.co.uk/

[xellos99]

i wouldnt normally reply but since you look like your on the verge of killing some cats,

get several ultrasonic sound devices and put them where the offences happen.

they have plenty of choice and will go somewhere quiet

the trouble is they are short range so one of them wont do a large garden, you have to pin point where to put them

[lewie]

I’ve bitting putting my coffee grinds out- I’m sure I’ve read they hate the smell - it seems to work plus recycling

[joe narvey]

A couple of cucumber shaped objectives.
Try YouTube for example effect.

[notenoughwrists]

A couple of cucumber shaped objectives.
Try YouTube for example effect.

Ha! Have seen a few of these vids with cats going off like hopper-poppers when they see a snake or cucumber-esque thing.


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[Passenger]

Catapult.

[Sinnlover]

Catapult.

I like your work!

[Kirk280]

You should think about the cat. They have felines too.

[Sinnlover]

My mind does not contain such information.
I am in a cat-o-tonic state most of the time.

[RustyBin5]

Samurai sword. Good for vermin. Can’t stand cats.

[Sweepinghand]

I have two cats
Neither crap on my lawns it borders - the odd puddle in the border yes but that’s it

My cats laught at ultra sonic contraptions - they cock their head if a new ine is found but just saunter as if it doesn’t bother them

Coffee grounds - messy a d again I’ve seen no results for those who have tried
Now.... depends on if you want to put some effort in here but human pee.....

They hate it

A couple or three small bottles buried into the gravel with obvs the holes open - a funnel and fill
Try to place them
If there is a “drop” map

Cats also tend not to where they are fed.... yep, so you could always “be kind” and pop the odd bit of food down for them

Water - 100000000% is hated - I chuckled at the sprinkler idea

Any grass? Keep it v short as they don’t like to be watched on the bog too

Good luck


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[markbannister]

Easier just to have a piss in the garden late in the evening when boozing.

depends on if you want to put some effort in here but human pee.....

They hate it
A couple or three small bottles buried into the gravel with obvs the holes open - a funnel and fill

[Davidh]

Give it a bit of ham and pat it on the head.

[Sinnlover]

The OP is up against a fur-midable opponent.
Maybe call the police, see what the local claw-enforcement teams can do? The cat is tres-puss-ing

[Vanguard]

Something like this might deter them

[Saint-Just]

Start playing a 3-strings violin...

[Kirk280]

Perhaps the OP should just try speaking to the cat.

OP: “Hello Tiddles, could you please stop defecating on my gravel driveway? Perhaps use a toilet instead.”

Tiddles: “Me? How?”

(I’m here all week)

[village]

We’ve had an ongoing fight with the local shit machines in this respect.

Tried everything...and I do mean everything. Zoo poo,tea,chilli powder,sprinklers,artificial cats.....the list goes on. We have an ultrasonic device installed at the moment. We had one last year which seems to do the job better than anything else until it died so a replacement has been purchased.

Some years and three houses ago we had a similar issue but we knew which cats were doing it and,more importantly,we could spot them when they were having a dump. I kept a super soaker gun by the back door loaded with water and chilli oil....didn’t do the cats any harm but caused them some discomfort when licking themselves with respects the chilli. It worked;after being squirted a few times they never came back.
The problem we have now is that whichever cat(s) use our front garden they seem to have been trained in ninja skills as we never see them.

[Ruggertech]

Hmm...if someone threatened that they'd make my kitty disappear, I'd counter threat that in that event I'd make their windows, both car and house, disappear with my baseball bat.

[reggie747]

Hmm...if someone threatened that they'd make my kitty disappear, I'd counter threat that in that event I'd make their windows, both car and house, disappear with my baseball bat.

Is your name Johnny Concrete or what ??

[Ruggertech]

Is your name Johnny Concrete or what ??

No, I'm soft as cat poo (to coin a topical phrase) and couldn't punch my way out of a soggy paper bag, but I dont need to be when I'm in a position to ngaf.

[reggie747]

No, I'm soft as cat poo (to coin a topical phrase) and couldn't punch my way out of a soggy paper bag, but I dont need to be when I'm in a position to ngaf.

Expect a free holiday at Her Majesty's pleasure I'm thinking...

[Ruggertech]

Expect a free holiday at Her Majesty's pleasure I'm thinking...

As I said, I'm in a position to ngaf.

[Sinnlover]

There is no tolerance for a dog dumping on someone else’s is property why shouldn’t cats be the same?
Wild animals will do as they please the clue is in the name - wild animal.
A cat is a domestic animal owned by a person, that person takes on the responsibility for that animal in the same way you do if you have a dog.
It’s not hard to understand.

[Neil.C]

Dot doesn't like cats in her garden.

I have to pick up her poo mind you.

[Kairos]

Catapult and acorns.... I think this is how the slingshot got nicknamed a 'catapult'. No harm done, no worse than something thrown at it. They soon get the message, especially if your aim improves!

[notenoughwrists]

Hmm...if someone threatened that they'd make my kitty disappear, I'd counter threat that in that event I'd make their windows, both car and house, disappear with my baseball bat.

Probably not me tho. You might join the cat


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[Ruggertech]

Probably not me tho. You might join the cat


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Maybe, but as I said, I'm in a position to ngaf.

[blackal]

Any tried and tested methods?
We have a flint drive and it has suddenly become the pussy-potty, with a fresh cat egg delivered nightly.

I have tried:
strong citrus smells
dilution of bleach
Cayenne and white pepper

All with no effect.

Beyond poisoning the thing, or slotting it, is there anything less drastic that works?

I am considering watching for a night or 2, as I think I know whose cat it is, and telling them they need to clean it up each day or I make kitty disappear - but if I can more reasonably disuade it, that would be ideal.

I have a young daughter, and I fear she will end up treading into the house, or worse, catching some horrible bacterial infection or go blind - at which point I will just kill it, and beast the owners. I would rather not be that dick.


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I knew a guy who was less then best pleased when someone wronged him (let's say he killed his cat, or made it 'disappear')

He asked the guy (a family guy, like you............) -

"how do you manage to sleep at night?"

"I sleep fine, thanks"

"Do you think you'd sleep through a fire?" (Staring straight at him, deadpan expression).

So -

Don't be a twat - get on with your neighbours, accept that the cat is their pet - and see if there is a solution (other than telling them to clean it up). Even if that solution is checking your garden each morning, while you're having first coffee - and lifting it yourself.

[learningtofly]

If you harmed my cat I'd be after you with a baseball bat.

[Saint-Just]

As you say, it is their pet, so they are responsible for it. Just because cats are not "obedient" doesn't relieve them from this responsibility.
I would never harm willingly harm an animal, but would have no problem having a friend lend me a terrier or two in the garden for a while. Once the cat has found a new toilet the dogs could go back to their rightful owner. And if the cat is too stupid to try it on...

As to those threatening physical violence on an open forum... I hope for your sake that you are aware of what that says about you, and just to give you a clue it's not "cat lover".

[learningtofly]

As you say, it is their pet, so they are responsible for it. Just because cats are not "obedient" doesn't relieve them from this responsibility.
I would never harm willingly harm an animal, but would have no problem having a friend lend me a terrier or two in the garden for a while. Once the cat has found a new toilet the dogs could go back to their rightful owner. And if the cat is too stupid to try it on...

As to those threatening physical violence on an open forum... I hope for your sake that you are aware of what that says about you, and just to give you a clue it's not "cat lover".

Well, what is says about me is that we regard our cat as one of the family. YMMV

[Kingstepper]

Carpet grippers.

[thegoat]

Carpet grippers.

Just under the topsoil .

[Pitfitter]

Seems a couple of local cats have decided that the big cat hating terrier no longer prowls our garden they’ve taken to crapping in it, a mate suggested moth balls from B&Q* work well on his lawns so I tried some, so far so good, they come in small white bags approx 25mm square so are quite unobtrusive mixed in with the flowers.
Found in the vermin detergent aisle, strong cold black coffee in a soaker worked well too, obviously tea drinkers.

[aa388]

I knew a guy who was less then best pleased when someone wronged him (let's say he killed his cat, or made it 'disappear')

I made sure the guy that killed mine lost his job, unlucky for him his house came with it. Well he shouldn’t have done it. Got the police involved, it’s classed as criminal damage and when the was getting the shit kicked out of him by some pikeys, oh such a shame sprung to mind.


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[Hood]

I made sure the guy that killed mine lost his job, unlucky for him his house came with it. Well he shouldn’t have done it. Got the police involved, it’s classed as criminal damage and when the was getting the shit kicked out of him by some pikeys, oh such a shame sprung to mind.


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Why was he getting the shit kicked out of him by Pikeys?