[Help] OT Cat Shit

[PoG]

I am fed up of having to clean cat shit from my garden, I have enough shit to deal with without having to clean up after other peoples cats. I have three young kids, the eldest knows better but my 20 month year old twins are none the wiser to going near it.

Has any one successfully prevented cats from shitting in their gardens, if so how?

 

[Bozza]

Air rifle?

 

[dazzer6666]

 

[BBassic]

Find which cat is doing it and then go and shit in their garden.

That'll learn 'em!

 

[Is it PotG?]

Was a fine horse

 

[Icy Gull]

I have one, it works a treat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InNtUFNa7bo

 

[thony]

Unfortunately, cats can't be trained to stick to one place in the same way as dogs, so attempted retribution against the cat owner will only succeed in turning a potential friend into an enemy.

Dazzer's and Icy Gull's suggestions of a Super Soaker or automated water jets are good ones - cats usually hate water. Another thing to try is pepper around the borders - that sometimes works if they're going for the dug-up soil rather than the lawn.
And usually any attempt to scare them off only tends to be temporary, as they will try their luck again after a short while to try to regain "their" territory.

A more permanent way to keep them at bay would be to get a dog, or a male cat of your own to defend its own territory. I guess that would defeat your object, though.

 

[SUA Seagull]

I am fed up of having to clean cat shit from my garden, I have enough shit to deal with without having to clean up after other peoples cats. I have three young kids, the eldest knows better but my 20 month year old twins are none the wiser to going near it.

Has any one successfully prevented cats from shitting in their gardens, if so how?

Our next door neighbour has loads of cats who leave their litter everywhere. Our garden was a favourite “dumping ground” of theirs so in an attempt to combat them I bought a solar powered sonic repeller on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072R6JTSS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It’s not cheap but it is incredibly effective. After only 2 days the cat littering stopped, and we’ve only had one or two “incidents” now in over a year. It has 180 degree coverage and variable frequency settings to cover a whole range of animals you may wish to deter from fouling your garden. Just make sure you don’t cover its sensor with plants etc which limits its effectiveness.

 

[GT49er]

Unfortunately, cats can't be trained to stick to one place in the same way as dogs, so attempted retribution against the cat owner will only succeed in turning a potential friend into an enemy.

Dazzer's and Icy Gull's suggestions of a Super Soaker or automated water jets are good ones - cats usually hate water. Another thing to try is pepper around the borders - that sometimes works if they're going for the dug-up soil rather than the lawn.
And usually any attempt to scare them off only tends to be temporary, as they will try their luck again after a short while to try to regain "their" territory.

A more permanent way to keep them at bay would be to get a dog, or a male cat of your own to defend its own territory. I guess that would defeat your object, though.

Trouble with the super soaker is that the cat can move faster than the water from the soaker! The bl**dy things notice the upstairs window quietly opening anyway............

 

[PoG]

I have one, it works a treat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InNtUFNa7bo

A friend just suggested this, the reviews seem good too.

 

[PoG]

Our next door neighbour has loads of cats who leave their litter everywhere. Our garden was a favourite “dumping ground” of theirs so in an attempt to combat them I bought a solar powered sonic repeller on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072R6JTSS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have tried something similar, albeit a cheaper version and it worked temporarily. I found I was changing the batteries frequently and the kids would set it off constantly, maybe a higher end model would be better.

 

[Triggaaar]

Has any one successfully prevented cats from shitting in their gardens, if so how?

Decent water pistol with a drop of washing-up liquid. No, don't spray the garden, spray the ****ing cats.

I have to collect my dogs crap from the garden, and the crap from 5 cats living either side.

 

[Insel affe]

Lion Shit

 

[wellquickwoody]

Air rifle?

That is anti-felinist and should be reported to OMRU!

 

[Icy Gull]

A friend just suggested this, the reviews seem good too.

Only downside is that it will get you too if you wander into it’s path!

 

[Diablo]

I can Vouch for "Ultrasonic cat repeller" I lived in terrace house two years ago re seeded Lawn. Dug up every night with at least six shits in. Bought one first night no digging three shits, second night nothing. My garden approx 20ft by 50 ft. After four ish weeks tried without and took a couple of weeks before any shits appeared. Now use it approx one week per month. Brilliant.

 

[Icy Gull]

I can Vouch for "Ultrasonic cat repeller" I lived in terrace house two years ago re seeded Lawn. Dug up every night with at least six shits in. Bought one first night no digging three shits, second night nothing. My garden approx 20ft by 50 ft. After four ish weeks tried without and took a couple of weeks before any shits appeared. Now use it approx one week per month. Brilliant.

I tried one of those, the cats then even shat right beside it, didn’t work for me.

 

[MattBackHome]

Lion Shit

Is this real? Im also having cat shite issues.

I hate them

 

[Fountainhead]

Astro turf!

 

[Normal Rob]

I hate cats, and i hate cat owners. Cat shit in people gardens is a constant, disgusting problem and all you ever get from cat owners is 'but we cant change it, it's their nature'. Well keep the feckers indoors and keep their foul stinking shit in your own house and not messing up the living areas of others. Keep the vile disease spreading filth in you own space!

Why should non-cat owners have to put up with it, or why should we fork out money to try (in vain) to keep the stinking shit out of our gardens. At the very least you could at least pay for repellers that you expect us all to be happy to use because of your rancid creatures. Cat shit is seriously dangerous, especially to young kids. But it's not your problem is it!!! No, of course it's not you selfish ********!