We have 6 dogs %26 live on a ranch, so we don't have this problem. But my mom who lives in the country also has a neighbor with like 10 cats %26 all of them use her flower beds as their litter box. Is there a commercial cat repellant that REALLY WORKS that I could tell her about. Something besides fencing her yard like a fortress, getting a dog, electrocution or poison (which she wouldn't use because it is horribly cruel)?
Almost any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
This neighbor is very irresponsible, she doesn't vaccinate or alter her cats. At one point last year, my mom %26 step dad live trapped 18 cats %26 took them to the animal shelter. The neighbor got mad at them %26 when mom told them to have their animals fixed or it would happen again, the neighbor just ignored them.
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I read somewhere that cats absolutely hate the smell of oranges. Tell her to put orange peels around the flower beds and see if that helps.
gonna need to do something.. just get out the cat trap again. first time a dud, but the seconds usually a charm huh. gotta be something she can do if this doenst work huh
I heard something like taking chicken wire and placing it where they shouldn't go. They don't like the feel of it so they will learn not to walk there
http://www.critter-repellent.com/cat/cat.
if that doesn't work just call the city and report it, they'll most likely sent the animal shelter workers to round them up..
Hi there.Common odours that are effective deterrents for cats are:
Citronella works best for cats as well as citrus scents such as orange or lemon (primarily towards cats), cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, citronella oil, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, and mustard oil.
"Havahart's Cat Repellent" uses capsaicin pepper and oil of mustard as its active ingredients. It repels by both taste and odor, has a lemon scent.
Every animal responds differently to each of these. Some will not be phased by them and others will be quite revolting.
For training purposes they are applied on items that are to encourage avoidance behaviours and not for use with a squirt bottle as they could harm the eyes or respiratory system. Test each substance and observe to see which works as a deterrent so that accidental injestion does not occur as some could then be fatal.
Coleus plants can be effective, but every cat responds differently so it is uncertain without experimenting.
Many people believe mothballs work, however they are considered toxic. Here's more information on this:
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/enotes/showa.
MOTHBALLS are toxic to cats which contains the ingredient Naphthalene. Mothballs are approximately twice as toxic as paradichlorobenzene, and cats are especially sensitive to naphthalene. Signs of ingestion of naphthalene mothballs include emesis, weakness, lethargy, brown-colored mucous membranes and collapses. Paradichlorobenzene mothballs may cause GI upset, ataxia, disorientation, and depression. Elevations in liver serum biochemical values may occur within 72 hours of indigestion.
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you can put citrus fruit like oranges, grapefruit,lemons ,limes, where you dont want the cats ,they dont like ammonia either.
Moth balls! Cats absolutely hate the strong smell of them. I've used them and it worked for me and as they won't go near them, they are hardly likely to eat them!
bowl of anti-freeze. End of cat problem.
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