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How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:02 am
by sleepyowl
I'm having a problem with every time I plant something Jezebel goes & has a shit where I have just planted. therefore the cranesbill geraniums I have planted have not come up & I'm worried that my dahlias are going to suffer the same fate. How can I stop my cat from using where I have planted stuff as a toilet that would make unpleasant but not harmful to her so she doesn't keep doing it, as I can't be there 24/7 with a water pistol. If not are there any good recipes for cat?
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:06 am
by wabbit955
i have the same problem but it not my cat
if only i had a shot gun hehe
its already dug up me swiss chard
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:13 am
by oldfella
Give up the garden, works every time.
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:10 am
by demi
we put netting over the young plants in our raised beds in spring until everything is established to stop cats/bird or whatever destroying them. once everything is bursting through the netting we remove it, or just cut holes for the foliage to come through without having to remove the whole thing. need to make sure its properly secured down round the edges though or they'll find a way in underneath it, dont leave any gaps.
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:09 pm
by Zech
Holly leaves
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:50 pm
by Thomzo
Provide a nice piece of freshly dug earth closer to the back door/cat flap that they'll use in preference.
Zoe
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:58 pm
by baldybloke
Especially with this weather!!
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:09 pm
by happyhippy
When I've got freshly planted seeds in the raised beds,I cover each bed with plastic mesh type matting(buy by the metre at garden centres)its in square grid type pattern,fairly rigid so won't have to worry about it blowing away,and the cats can't scratch enough dirt so don't bother using the beds.I guess also you could buy some cheap clotches,and remove them when the plants are big enough?
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:15 pm
by oldfella
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:17 am
by boboff
Water pistols work well at detering cats I think, and so much less permanent than an Air Rifle.
Re: How do you stop your cat from crapping in your garden
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:18 am
by safronsue
i think the key is to provide an inviting crapping area. when it's raining so much an area that's dry and sandy would be the ideal kitty loo
