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John Wilson says: October 17, 2015 at 9:57 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-707) I put the commercially available cat spikes on my fence but have been told by our council that I have to take them down. Could you tell me if there is anything actually illegal about the use of these spikes? Reply
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Debby says: May 19, 2016 at 9:48 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1420) I am having problems with cats too..I have telephoned the police to ask about the cat spikes and she assured me that they can be used but on the condition that you also display a sign stating that they are in use..We have put the spikes on 3 of our walls and in the top middle of each wall have displayed a small notice Reply anon says: September 12, 2016 at 5:17 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-outof-your-yard/#comment-1848) Dear Mr Policeman, Cats cannot read signs, Thanks Anon Reply Rover (http://Howtokeepcatsoutofyouryard) says: March 5, 2017 at 6:32 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2653) But their owners can, so there! ? Reply Janet says: March 15, 2017 at 7:06 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-catsout-of-your-yard/#comment-2690) Hopefully the owners can read. ?
Margaret Ash says: April 24, 2017 at 10:11 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2914) My police told me the cat spikes were not allowed cos PEOPLE climbing where they shouldn’t might hurt themselves! I was trying to stop young kids from breaking my high fence cos they jumped it to use my back garden path as a shortcut (which drove my dog mad at night and I wasn’t too happy with it either) I was told I could not deter them with the spikes cos they might hurt themselves and I couldn’t use the slimy black paint either. Who is being protected by these daft rules! Reply Anon says: August 12, 2017 at 8:57 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-outof-your-yard/#comment-3527) Those are definitely daft rules. These kids that you are talking about (as terrible as it may sound) Should not be there in the first place. End of story. Furthermore, if the police are telling you this crap. Take the matter above their head. Show them that you are willing to fight for your rights. And if that doesn’t work keep going up the chain. Reply
Jean says: October 20, 2016 at 12:39 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2044) There is a simple fix. Lay bird netting (Lowes has it–big roll for like $13) flat on the garden soil like a blanket before you plant your veggies. It is black and you barely see it once it is in place. Secure it to the ground with landscaping pins. Cats wont use your garden as a litter box because they wont be able to scratch the ground with the netting down. As the plants come up you may occasionally have to cut a slit for the bigger leafed ones (like potatoes) to grow through the netting. Some plants like herbs just grow through the squares in the netting with no help. It is a cheap, easy, effective fix. Reply Rory says: January 6, 2017 at 11:29 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2431) The ownerless cats in my garden love pooing there so much that they will do it straight on the lawn. Can’t put bird netting on the lawn as it cocks up the mower Reply
dave tutt says: January 26, 2016 at 12:09 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1017) Right now I stink of cat pee for the third day running! I absolutely hate the things! I have to work outside my workshop with the consequence that the covers over various pieces of equipment are always scent marked. Whilst I would love to use a pair of bricks on all cats in the neighborhood I feel that my only legal option is to make up something that is so potent that all cats not only stay away from my garden but ideally stay 100 yards away from the entire road! Of course I don’t think any cat marks its owners garden. They do it outside the area they feel is home. My mother always recommends befriending the cat and then treating it with an old cure, sloans linament on the backside! If anyone knows of any other more effective treatment such as automatic hose pipe valves or triggers for super soakers I will gladly use it! Im off to get clean again! Filthy horrible pests! Reply Lynn Gunter says: April 6, 2016 at 4:06 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1259) First off, cat’s are not filthy.They are very clean animals. My advice to your cat problem is to take you and your mom to live on top of a mountain preferably volcanic. The cat’ts wont miss you, i bet people wont either. POOF! problem solved. Reply jack preston says: April 29, 2016 at 4:46 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1361) And how about those of us that don’t appreciate cats using our raised garden beds as their litter box – are we to be banished also? Discovering fresh cat poop while working the soil really makes my day! But it sounds like you’d enjoy it Lynn. Reply Wendy says: November 6, 2017 at 11:51 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-catsout-of-your-yard/#comment-4334) True. How about these people keeping their cats at home instead of all over the neighborhood! Reply
NOT a cat person says: June 8, 2016 at 6:46 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1470) Typical “cat owner” reply, it’s a shame they don’t piss and shit in your gardens. I personally hate them and have a 12 volt deterrent that keeps the them away. How would you like it if my dog came into your garden and took a dump in your flower bed every day ??? bet you would be banging on my door to complain then but because its a cat its OK with you. Reply
gina says: February 3, 2017 at 7:24 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2521) You like cats n own them. Fine. Keep them home like I do my 3 pound yorkies that has her own fence which she can’t use due to cats getting in an attacking her!!! I don’t agree with hurring the cats. But if you are going to be a pet owner. Keep it home. And don’t let it cause your neighborhood greif. Reply
sam says: February 6, 2017 at 4:41 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2531) then keep your cats in YOUR house Reply
Janet says: March 15, 2017 at 7:11 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2691) They are filthy and carry many diseases that can leech even into water systems and they should be kept indoors as we kept our cat indoors. Mh dog can’t poop in your garden, so keep your cat out of mine. It’s the cat lady mentality to think its natural for kitty to be outside 24/7 while killing and causing so many birds, baby mammals to become extinct. Australia now has leash laws for cats. It’s time the UK and USA did the same thing. Reply Nancy says: November 11, 2017 at 10:19 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-catsout-of-your-yard/#comment-4378) I agree with you! Cats DO carry diseases! ALL of the United States needs to copy Austrailia Reply
peter duan says: June 27, 2017 at 7:46 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-3168) Cats are only clean if you don’t live next door to them, or any where near them. If you own a cat it’s clean because it shits in your neihbours garden, and you don’t clean it up. Reply
Melanie says: August 19, 2017 at 1:50 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-3600) Keep your f*cking cat out my yard and we won’t have a problem. I assure you if you continue to let your filthy cat roam MY yard, kill my birds, crush my plants and knock over my seed pots, it will end up as my scariest and most horrific Halloween decoration ever. Reply Vernon catnip says: September 15, 2017 at 8:08 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-catsout-of-your-yard/#comment-3797) Wow, who rattled ur cage! You nasty piece of shit! I hope a cat pisses on you from a great height…. Reply
Lori Gayle says: October 31, 2017 at 3:52 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-4273) ^^^ yes, what Lynn said! ^^^ Reply
Nancy says: November 11, 2017 at 10:17 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-outof-your-yard/#comment-4377) I disagree. Cat poop in litter or in dirt and use their feet to cover it up, come back at another time, repeat and thus their FEET are NOT clean! Then they walk on your eating table or kitchen counters, so, I DO NOT think of cats as “CLEAN” animals! I think if people own animals, they should keep them in their yard or in their house, NOT in mine! Reply
BV says: December 19, 2017 at 7:32 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-outof-your-yard/#comment-4734) You are a typical cat owner. UGH. I don’t walk my dog to use the bathroom in your yard because I respectful of other people and their possessions. You are just RUDE. Go live on the hill yourself. Reply
Tijen says: October 2, 2016 at 10:52 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1959) You are evil and need therapy! Reply
Colin Hickey says: May 11, 2016 at 10:10 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1393) Lynn wow, talk about over the top. Amazing how a simple request for information to deter cats always inspires the “Homicidal Cat Ladies” of this world to demand death for anyone who would even dare to suggest that cat owners keep their pets out of other people’s property. I agree that house cats are pets and if you like the horrible, little murderous beasties that’s fine for the cat’s owner. However if it was legal I would poison the feral and wandering feline vermin, as we can do with rodent vermin. As this isn’t an option thanks to “Homicidal Cat Ladies”. Normal people of the world are forced to find environmentally safe, non harmful, wishy washy and ineffective methods to stop these vile, filthy (in this case it’s a reference to their little gifts) and murderous little blighters from ruining our lives and killing any and all wildlife they can sink their claws/teeth into. Reply Colin Hickey says: May 11, 2016 at 10:35 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1394) Oops forgot the best tip to stop cats entering your space is a mix of spikes and trellis on the top of the wall or fence with more spikes where the cat will land if it jumps into your yard. Add in sonic/water sprayers and they won’t be back. The best spikes are ones your local authority can’t do anything about, plants such as holly, roses, thorns etc. Put climbing ones on the walls or fences. Grow them up a trellis on the inside of your property and ensure the trellis extends up above the top of the wall or fence by about 6 inches. Put low lying thorny ground cover plants below the areas where cats can still jump into your yard/garden. When the local cat lady (homicidal or otherwise) complains to the town hall you can quite happily reply that you are simply trying to deter burglars by using strategic planting up a trellis extending slightly above your fence/wall top. This actually is a recommended tip from several police forces and security agencies to do just that. The fact that you can use it to deter unwanted cats is merely a happy bonus. Reply tracey says: October 3, 2016 at 8:50 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-1978) agree Reply
Jessica Cunningham says: June 15, 2016 at 7:15 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1493) Totally agree!
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Tiredofcatcrapinmyyard (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-your-yard/) says: July 16, 2016 at 9:17 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1565) Clearly Lynn the “cat lady” is not aware of all the disease that cats carry. Toxoplasmosis which is found in most cat feces is not only responsible for causing harm to unborn fetuses is also responsible for eye diseases, depression, and schizophrenia, Get a clue lady! Not to mention what your cat shit is doing to our water system. Reply Kari K says: March 22, 2018 at 11:40 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-5621) Totally agree not to mention allergies and for people like myself that can’t take any allergy meds or treatment . Your respiratory system can be compromised as well as your immune system . Look, I don’t know about others, but I pay my bills and mind my own business, take care of things and so on. I’ve had rescue pets and loved them dearly, HOWEVER it’s a lot like something else I could mention, but am sure to get on a different tangent…I NEVER imposed my pets on someone else’s space. I used to take one little cat out in his cat carrier, put it on the back of a bench and he never knew any different and was a very happy feline. One neighbor that I had came over EVERY single day in the summer and sprayed all of my flower beds et al with and orange mixture and her cats walked around my property and usually never bothered other neighbors because the cats weren’t often out of her sight. It’s for your own benefit as well to be a responsible pet owner. We had a bit of a controversy in our neighborhood regarding cat and dog poop on the yard or the owner putting it into the bins… BINS any day! I have another neighbor that feeds stray cats and they never bother me. There was one cat that he had that used to visit me and I enjoyed him. That cat never pooped in my yard. I know that for a fact.There’s another thing too…if you keep the cat litter clean and take good care of your cat, it usually doesn’t want to poop any where else except home. Reply
mike says: May 20, 2016 at 11:16 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1422) Do you really have to be so hateful towards these nice animals? Yes there are some that are not so nice. But in my experiences, most are nice. They are just trying to survive like we are. Reply peter duan says: June 27, 2017 at 7:51 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-3169) Most cats are fed by their owners, so the death toll they leave in their wake is particularly tragic. In the UK it’s estimated 30 million birds small mamals and reptiles are killed (needlessly) by cats. Reply
Catastrophic says: July 10, 2016 at 12:25 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1545) We have the misfortune to have a mad cat lady as a neighbour. Unfortunately, we share a path so are limited to what deterrents we can use there but we’re at the point of desperation now. This woman puts food outside all day every day to attract every cat in the neighbourhood and beyond. She has stolen two cats – one had adverts up by the owners looking for it and the other she just blatently kept in her house. There was a stray kitten that we tried to trap in conjunction with CPL – she released it from the trap – it is now semi feral and has no home. These cats are constantly fighting, day and night, spraying and pooping everywhere and anywhere and we cannot let the dog out into his own garden for fear he gets attacked. We tried to shoo one of them away and it turned on us. We’ve put chicken wire everywhere we can to try and stop them cutting through our garden but now they just come up the path and sit on the doorstep – 9 of them at one point. I will not have any cat lover telling me that this is acceptable. Our problem is that whilst we want to deter the cats, we don’t want to affect our dog. He’ll be 11 years old next month and he has never known being able to go out into his garden to have a wander and a sniff – it’s always a collar and lead and cat check first, then he’s out, toilet and in again – this is not fair. Any suggestions gratefully received Reply Colin Hickey says: July 17, 2016 at 1:43 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1567) Take photos and video if you can, especially when there are a large number of cats involved. Photos/video of the cat lady leaving out food is also usefully as a lot of local authorities actually have rules/bylaws that forbid you from doing exactly that. Basically leaving food outside attracts unwanted vermin, in this case the cats. Before any homicidal (or not) cat lover wants to scream their invective in my direction, the simplest definition of vermin is, noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals. The word we are looking at here is “objectionable”, therefore vermin is an appropriate description. Getting back to the problem. Make use of the Human Rights Act as suggested on this very site. http://www.catsaway.org/cat-law/ (http://www.catsaway.org/cat-law/) If you have gone to the trouble of documenting with photos and preferably video the “little gifts” left on your property, any damage caused by the cats and any risk posed to your dog from having the cats on your property, then this can help back up your case for her actions and thereby those of the cats being a breach of your rights under article 8 of the Human Rights Act. Any photos or video footage of her leaving out food could be used in a court case by the council if she is in fact breaking any bylaws regarding that. Check your local authority/ parish council regulations on the control of vermin. Basically look at everything she is doing that you can prove. Please remember if you go to your local authority they will want evidence capable of standing up in a court of law or they will do nothing. A possible solution to keep them off your doorstep and path would be a sonic device fixed securely to the doorway and positioned so that cats wanting to come to your doorstep have to approach it. I would suggest a mains one so you can drill a small hole to fit the mains lead and position it so that the lead is behind the scarer to prevent anyone tampering with it. Use sealant to prevent water ingress and you’re done. When you wish to take your dog out just remember to turn it off first. Reply
SarahMack says: December 26, 2016 at 1:42 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2352) Catastrophic: I am a cat lady but even I think your neighbour may be out of control. Classic signs of cat hoarding and I’d be furious if she stole my missing cat! By the sounds of things her cats aren’t getting neutered, which not only attracts all other unneutered cats, but you can bet she isn’t getting them vaccinated either. Some people think they’re helping but if they dint know what they’re doing then it turns in to a situation like your neighbours and things are getting out of control. Citris is a great cat deterrent and safe for your dog (granted he might not like the smell either but it won’t poison anyone) You may want to get the council involved with “putting food out” situation. Not only does it attract flies and like but also rats. I never leave food outside. I don’t feed other people’s cats either. These people falsely think the cats who eat it are strays when they have homes and are just greedy. I love my cats (i have a respectful 2, one is 14 and never leaves the yard) but I’m sympathetic to non cat people. I’d much rather work with a neighbour for a non harmful solution than leave people to get so angry they resort to being cruel (as verbally displayed in some comments here) Putting scrunched tin foil on fences is also very effective. Some cat people underestimate their cats. If cats are restricted from going in to a garden in a non harmful way, the cat will stop trying. No one gets hurt and everyone is happy. Cats by law are free to roam because they are semi wild animals. However, it doesn’t mean we carry people have the right to be an arse about it. It’s better to work with your neighbours by providing non cat people with nonharmful ideas is far better than trying to convince someone to love your cats. I have a concrete yard but have a sand & soil box for my cats to use to try and prevent them going into other people’s gardens. I can’t say 100% they still don’t use someone’s flower bed but I’m doing my own thing to try and minimise these things. And I’d be a hypocrite if I said i wouldn’t be annoyed if some one let their dog poo in my garden everyday – so I don’t see why all these topics have to end up abusive. People go out of their minds! Compromise is key! Reply Katrina says: February 14, 2017 at 9:42 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2557) Thank you. That is a well balanced view. I am also a cat person, but even I would be a little irritated with neighborhood cats peeing all over my outdoor stuff and pooping in my flower beds. Not to mention that neighborhood cats outside the window make MY cats upset. I found this site trying to find solutions to keep my 2 cats IN my yard. I’m looking to buy a house with a cement block wall, but it’s close to a busy road and one of my cats is a good climber and jumper. I want to keep them safe inside the yard and also away from the neighbors. I wouldn’t let my cat roam outside the yard anyway as evidenced by the comments, dogs, roads, mean neighbors, rats, rabies, snakes. I’ll keep my fur babies inside my yard or just inside. Reply Sasha G from the OC says: March 21, 2017 at 7:47 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-outof-your-yard/#comment-2719) I have a cement block wall on all four sides of my yard and it does not keep any neighborhood cats (or anything else) out of my yard. I feed the hummingbirds and orioles all over my yard only to find killed ones weekly. Yes, the feeders are up over six feet. Talking to the stupid neighbors who leave their cats outside to go and come as they please does not help; they don’t give a damn. They remind me their cats can come inside anytime, day or night (cat doors); but that isn’t the problem. I have three cats; the elderly one likes to hang in the backyard for about 15 minutes per day and then she comes in on her own; she never goes near the birds (I have no idea why but I’ve watched her and used trail cameras in the backyard in case I was wrong about her; she just wants a little sun and to eat grass). My other two cats (males) never go outside as they would be able to scale the fence and they would annihilate the birds. The spikes don’t help much, I’m told. I am ready to use barbed wire on the inside of my fence lines (not on top) but fear it would harm the cats and the birds. I’m with you. Lost in a world of cat haters, dumb neighbors, & ignorant people. Reply
Margaret Ash says: April 24, 2017 at 10:30 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2915) My friends are all cat people and I understand what you are saying but.. And yes it’s a big but.. I have a dog I have to by law clean up after my dog when outside, I have to ensure said dog is safely controlled. Cats however poop in both my front and back gardens making it unsafe for my children. They fight and scratch my dog. They make smells around our area. And the cat owners let them out and let them back in again totally oblivious to the chaos they cause. Reply
Gina says: February 3, 2017 at 7:37 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-2522) Sounds like my situation exactly! Don’t have prob with them having cats. Just keep them home like I do my dog. But likes yours. She can’t go out due to cats attacking her “in our own fence!” Reply
John Langran says: August 2, 2016 at 8:37 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1608) Interesting reading these replies, the best way I find to stop cats from entering my garden was to take some 2 inch down pipe and saw through the whole length long ways, allowing me to clip it over the top of the six foot high solid panelled fence, it worked a treat, So I done the whole garden, which cost me about £30. buying second hand pipes from a reclamation yard, had ghe council down to inspeck it and it past their rules with flying colours, in fact thew inspector has now employed the system at his own home, One draw back is THE SHED. my sheds are only about 12 ” away from the fence and next doors shed is again about 12² away the other side, which means one particular cat has learned to jump between the two sheds and so into my garden, But I am working on it, Reply Sasha G from the OC (USA) says: March 21, 2017 at 7:53 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-2720) Hello John, If you are still reading this site, I need to ask what down pipe is. I’m American (no snickering please). Is down pipe metal tubing that the cats cannot grasp because of how slick it is? How thick is it? I have a cement fence that I share with four other neighbors (neighbours) so I don;t think I could put the piping anywhere else but over my wooden gate. Please share, if you would. Thank you kindly from across the pond. Reply Bob says: March 22, 2017 at 8:28 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-ofyour-yard/#comment-2722) Hi Sasha. Downpipe in the uk refers to the pipe that brings the water down from your guttering and feeds it into a gulley. The modern stuff is made from pvc so is very smooth so a cat would not be able to walk along it. I’ve also seen half round pvc gutter lengths attached to the tops of fences to prevent cats walking along it. Hope that helps, Bob Reply
Kerry says: April 20, 2017 at 8:14 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-2900) Hello. Are you able to take a photograph? I would really like to see it as we have just moved to a place where the cats visit our garden. Want to use an alternative to cat spikes if possible. Reply
Annie (http://Cats%20Away) says: August 12, 2016 at 6:43 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1688) I am fed up with cats, coming into my garden! Can I put something on the top of my fence which is legal ? Reply
Honeybee says: August 15, 2016 at 9:57 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1715) Dave Tutt, when cats were spraying in my front porch it stunk the whole place out I went and sprayed Dettox mould and mildew remover bright green bottle about £3.50 a bottle, it took a few times of my spray for the kitties to get the message that mine is pongy to but much stronger than theirs, they have left my porch alone since and about once every couple of months I give it another spray as a refresh it gets rid of the green on the concrete as well. It turns the cat pee into a white foam so that you can see where they go. Carastrophic with the shared path, there may be nothing stopping you from growing a lovely hedge of Pyracanthus or Firethorn as its often called, it deters most animals and grows thick plant about two to a metre, the added bonus is you can cook the berries and the little birds love to nest in them and eat the berries as well, the red variety grows the fastest but you could alternate all the colours for a pretty border. Which is what I plan to plant because I am in the same situation as you shared path and my neighbour is a cat man. I hope that this helps you guys out a bit. xxx Reply
Brian says: August 27, 2016 at 5:36 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1761) I’ve run 25 pound fishing line about 3 inches out from the paling fence (using L brackets. One end of the line is tied to the bracket. At the other end I have another L bracket and the line is kept reasonibly taut using a weight (in this case, a piece of heavy angle iron or you could use anything. The line is not ties. The line does not have to be too tight otherwise it will snap when the cats hit it. The brackets are 30 feet apart. The cat comes over the fence and hits the line, no injury to the cat except shock. So far it seems to work. The cats still can come in my driveway but they are then within sight and rock distance.In answer to the cat lover above, we have had many small native animals become extinct due to the voracious appetites of Australian feral cats. Keep them inside of a nighttime and with bell collars on. Reply
DomeMan says: October 2, 2016 at 1:00 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-1955) There are cat spikes designed to be uncomfortable but not harmful to the cat. Seems a reasonable compromise:solution Reply
S Lum says: January 19, 2017 at 8:19 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-2484) In addition to using gardens as a litter box, cats are serial killers. If only I’d been able to try any of these tips in time… My magnificent indoor/outdoor bunny, who was wild in spirit, ‘though domesticated by breed, was just chased to death by a huge stray cat from my backyard. She was minding her own business, lounging outside the open back door, enjoying the sounds and smells of the rainy night, when a huge feral cat decided to chase her for no other reason than to torment her. She ran for her life and was found several houses from here, dead in the middle of the lawn. Not a mark on her. No blood, nothing. Her heart just gave out due to the extended chase. Even after murdering my miracle-rabbit, who appeared on my patio one day and decided to make my home her home, that huge cat continues to stroll through my yard uninvited, mocking my grief with his yowls and whines. He didn’t seem to take an interest in her for many weeks, all the while plotting and planning for that dark, fateful night… It wasn’t the first time she’d been chased. The indoor cat of my next door neighbor accidentally got out and couldn’t resist chasing her as well. Luckily she survived that encounter. Cat owners, please keep your cats in at night — they’re going on the prowl because they thirst to kill beautiful innocent creatures that make our gardens so lovely. They can’t resist the urge. You feed them, so there’s no reason for them to hunt and kill and they’re probably well behaved indoors with you, away from prey animals. If nothing else, please put a bell on your cat’s collar to give prey animals a fighting chance. And please don’t feed strays unless you live on an isolated farm, far away from other homes. Thank you! RIP, Bunny-girl! You are missed! The world is a far less interesting and joyous place without you here! Reply
Risa says: March 18, 2017 at 4:58 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-2702) I don’t blame the cats,but the owners,I didn’t let my dog crap in yards without picking it up. Reply
Tracy Gallon (http://cats%20away.%20org) says: April 23, 2017 at 6:09 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-2910) I agree with everyone above I am so fed up with cats either crapping or spraying in my garden. I have been reduced to putting cat and dog powder down with little success. I have black plastic all over my garden to kill off the grass to put gravel down. But there is one particular cat keeps having a dump in the same area behind my shed. Last summer I did not have these problems but now it’s really getting me down. As for Lynn the cat lady above comment I think your rude and very unsympathetic to our problems. So why don’t you go live on top of a mountain and take your cats with you! Reply
Tracy Gallon (http://cats%20away.%20org) says: April 23, 2017 at 6:14 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-2911) My comment is above. Has anyone got any tips for me or suggestions towards keeping the cats out of my garden please. I have a 5 year old granddaughter and another granddaughter who is due in 10 weeks time. I need to stop the cats pooing and spraying now. Reply
Graham Wright says: June 8, 2017 at 10:37 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-3108) A legal way of deterring cats and people is you grow bushes with long thorns I don’t know what it’s called but I believe they are part of the Rose family and have very sharp long spikes, it takes a while to grow and this can be planted and trailed where ever you desire as it’s a natural Defence and not man made. Reply
Lynda says: June 17, 2017 at 6:38 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-3131) I have just moved and I’m finding cats a problem no I do not want to hurt them and yes they are doing only what is natural but please keep your cats inside, I love birds and wild life in my garden the spikes have gone up thanks for info on notice, will do , the fishing line is very good idea will be implementing that next, having something handy on the window sill to throw at them works e.g. coat hangers or small bottles of water the cats just have to see me now and they leg it I’m not a good thrower but the noise is enough, persistence is my motto they want an easy life and my garden doesn’t give them that, wanting to have bird boxes next year so have to be cat free zones by then wish me well xx Reply
Linda says: June 22, 2017 at 9:20 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-3149) Thanks for the ideas. I have two cats which stay in the sunroom, garden or garage where they have toys and beds. They come in at night. I get other cats attacking mine. Yesterday I found my cat cowering in the garage and another cat ran out. (I have cat doors). Then I saw my cats fur in clumps all over the floor. He was so sore he growled at me and ran off when I tried to pick him up. He’s never done that. Now he jumps at everything. I’ll try your ideas as the two tennis balls by the back door aren’t working. Reply
Colin Matthews says: July 6, 2017 at 4:38 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-3213) Tiger dung on the boundary of your property is a very effective deterrent Reply
Donna Miller says: February 19, 2018 at 10:54 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-5367) I have a problem with feral cats in my neighborhood. Neighbors feed the cats and house them. There are about 30 -35 cats that the neighbors keep:-) in thier shed. They even put in a doggie door on it. They say they are not thier cats but they house them and feed them. The cats pee and poop everywhere. Can’t enjoy our yards. The smell at my front door is unreal from the cat pee. The cats have torn up my swing cushions. Of course no one wants to pay for the damages the cats do to your property. Every day there is at least 10 to 15 piles of poop in my yard from these cats. The smell is bad even in the winter. Summer time you can’t even sit outside and enjoy your own property due to the smell. Cats should be kept indoors. I had cats growing up and we didn’t let them out to be destructive or mess in anyone’s yard. Any suggestions?? Reply
Donna Miller says: February 19, 2018 at 11:01 pm (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-5368) This is an ongoing problem for years and the neighbors could care less. I have literally stepped in the poop from the cats. I have even ran over it with my car and it was stuck in the tires. The odor us so unreal. Try getting fresh poop out of your car tires. This is so unfair to me to have to put up with this from my rude and unthoughtful neighbors. Reply
Ann says: March 24, 2018 at 2:00 am (http://catsaway.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-youryard/#comment-5627) I totally agree with one of the posters above who stated the USA needs to adopt a cat leash law. Over the last couple yrs. a neighbor’s 4 cats have done so much damage to an in-ground ‘porous’ winter pool cover (peeing on it several times a day and night) then using the edges as a scratching post, it’s being ruined. Then from jumping on the 6¢ wood fence all around the back yard, their weight has finally weakened the boards and the posts are breaking below ground level so now the fence and gate are laying almost down! What an expense this is going to be! Since my husband died, I now have to hire these things to be done. I’ve spent literally hundreds of hrs. reading sites like this trying to find solutions, then mixing sprays (which take time and cost money and do no good – especially with all the snow we’ve had.) When I finally called the neighbour, who’s not too friendly she immediately had her hackles up, and said they only have ONE cat, the others are strays. I told her they’re being fed and housed, as well as being pampered, but she still denied it, which I’ve been reading is the common answer. This has been a nightmare as I’m now facing over $2000
in damages, plus a handyman and I are trying to figure out how / what to put on top of the fence to deter them and that’s going to cost. My husband would have been able to do all this but I can’t. After the last couple days with even more damage being done, I’m so angry I’m thinking of having him put up an electric fence. Apparently, it’s enough to startle them, but won’t harm them. I don’t hate cats but why should *I* have to suffer through this and pay all this money to protect MY property? I’m a senior with only S.Security, paying property taxes, and have never in my life had anything like this anywhere else we lived. There are thousands and thousands of comments such as these all over the internet and I know others locally who are going through this. It’s SO unfair. I feel if enough people like all of us banded together and made a huge issue to someone at the government level (don’t know who at the moment) but it would get enough attention and let the proper officials realize just how big this issue is. It’s major and needs to get national attention. Most people have no clue as to what’s going on until it happens to them. I wasn’t aware. Reply
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