The majority of people either love or at least tolerate cats. However, there can be nothing more guaranteed to upset a home owner than other peoples cats using their garden as a public toilet or mating ground. This can be even worse if the person is a keen gardener or has young children who play in the garden.
Although most cats will attempt to cover up their business when they have finished they are not always successful. What they leave behind can be dangerous to others health, smelly and messy. So what steps can you take to solve the problem that does not involve considerable expense?
One of the most common remedies used to be to spread moth balls around the garden. This though just seems to replace one strong small with another although it will deter the cats. However, there have been claims that as the moth balls degrade the residue can be poisonous to other wildlife so this may not be the best solution.
One effective method to deter cats is to spread Black Pepper seeds around your garden or use a pepper spray. Another recommended deterrent is Citronella Oil which can also be very effective. To make the solution, simply mix a 25% solution of the oil with water and spray it around the areas that the cats use.
There are some plants of which cats are not particularly fond and if you plant some of these in your garden this can also act as a deterrent. It is strong smelling plants such as peppermint, geraniums lavender, garlic which if grown around the edge of the garden will work best. Do not make the same mistake as a friend of mine who planted cat mint instead of peppermint and had practically every cat in the district visiting.
Possibly the best method of keeping stray cats out of your garden is to strengthen your defences. Make sure there are no gaps under your fences or hedges that the cat can get through. Top your fences with chicken wire to stop the cat climbing up the fence and block any holes with chicken wire as well.
A simple method that has claimed the effective is to simply take an old garden hose and cut it into pieces and places these around the garden. Whether the cat mistakes these for snakes is not certain but there have been cases where this plan has worked. It is at least worth a try.
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As much as possible, cat owners want deter their pets from some parts of their homes without harming them. Thankfully, there are natural remedies to repel cats from the places they want them to avoid. Another alternative is to use SSScat.
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