Tips on How to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden

Keeping cats out of your garden is an age old, common problem for most gardeners, especially with the UK cat population exceeding 7.2 million in 2008 last year.

The following tips explain some popular methods on how to keep cats out of your garden. When cats enter your garden, they will often urinate and/or leave a special surprise for you - freshly squeezed poop.

After covering the mess by scratching away at your quality soil, they lay down to rest, suffocating your now squashed bedding plants. The problem of cats in your garden is not limited to gardening. Leaving cat crap scattered across your lawn or urinating in your healthy soil, also poses a health risk, especially for children.

Odour Neutralising Cat Scent
As with dogs, cats mark their territory. By removing any feces or urine smells, you are taking one step towards making the garden less welcoming to the problematic cat(s).

Masking Odours
After removing cat feces and disinfecting any areas the cat has urinated, you can add some proven scents such as chili powder, orange or lemon citrus peel and/or instant coffee which cats are not fond of. Alternatively, citrus scented cat repellent pellets can be purchased from most good garden centres or pet shops.

Other scents disliked by cats are toilet cistern blocks crumbled and scattered, Jayes disinfectant, garlic, moth balls, Olbas oil (eucalyptus oil), cayenne pepper, pine cones and mustard.

Plants Cats Don't Like
There are a number of plants cats are known to dislike. These include geraniums, marigolds, petunias, lavender and coleus canina which will emit a foul smell if the cat was to brush up against it.

Electronic Cat Deterrent Devices
There are a number of devices on the market aimed at keeping cats out of your garden including ultrasonic sounders that emit a high frequency sound, inaudible to the human ear but ear piercing for cats and dogs.

A popular product is the CATWatch Ultrasonic manufactured in the UK, endorsed by the RSPB and recommended by a good few gardeners. The CATWatch Ultrasonic cat deterrent normally retails at around ￡55 which doesn't include a required 9v PP3 battery or mains adapter, all available separately.

Most of these devices are activated by infra-red, the same technology used in outdoor lighting and some intruder alarms. When a cat or dog approaches the vicinity of the device, the sound will activate for a set period.

Controversy Surrounding "Silent Roar" Lion Poo
I could have included this method above under "Masking Odours" but wanted to describe this product in greater detail. Silent Roar is, from what I understand, effectively lion poo pellets. There is mixed public opinion of this product with some good and bad experiences with its use. In the EU, Silent Roar is not able to be sold as a cat repellent chemical due to the inconsistency of the products make up. No two lion poos are the same. However, a quick search on Google clearly shows that it is now being sold as cat repellent so this may no longer be the case.

In 2000, the BBC conducted some cat repellent product tests on its consumer complaints programme - Watchdog. BBC Watchdog found Silent Roar as their most effective cat deterrent from their extensive testing of various products on the market at that time.

Silent Roar is normally sold in 500g packs of pellets for ￡8.99. In wet weather, more pellets need to be applied after each rainfall.

Physical Deterrents
As cats are quite agile and can jump great heights, a simple fence will not suffice. Use one or two lines of string tied tight above the fence. Cats will be unable to grip the top of the fence and get over in to your garden.

Cut bamboo canes into 12 inch (1ft) lengths with a hacksaw and stick them halfway into the ground with 6 inches sticking out. Keep them close enough together so cats will not be able to sit or lay down.

Scare Aways
Try placing realistic looking toy snakes in your grass or cut a short length of hose and bend to look like a snake. Both cats and birds can be scared off with snakes.

Spray With Water
Sometimes a quick blast of water with a super soaker type water pistol or a garden sprayer (make sure its cleaned out and doesn't contain any chemicals) normally used to insecticide or fertiliser. Do not use a garden hose as this could be seen as cruelty.

Express Your Concerns With The Cats Owner
If your cat problem is bad enough, you should maybe consider discussing it with the cats owner if known. Maybe suggest they start using an indoor cat litter tray if they don't already.

If the owner objects to using an indoor litter tray, you could ask them to dig a pit in their garden, 2 or 3ft in diameter filled with peat for the cat to use as a toilet. The advantage of this is there will be no hygiene concerns as with indoor litter trays and far less maintenance. The cats owner will just need to dig the pit over every few weeks.

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Keeping Your Garden Free of Cats

If you want to make sure that cats don't get into your garden, the first step would be to secure the boundaries. For example, check for gaps in the fence and block them so that you don't make it too easy for the cat to get in. Because they're so agile, cats can easily jump high and over a fence. The solution to that is to buy a taut or string wire and put it on the top of the fence.

Once the cat gets in the garden, you might find it hard to get rid of her. A lot of people will simply use dogs, for the simple reason that cats and dogs don't get along. Dobermans and pit bulls are two races of dogs that are especially aggressive when they see cats. Simply seeing one of these types of dogs will make a cat run away.

Another thing that cats don't like is water. When you want to get rid of a cat, try using water on it to make it run away. Just squirting some water from a garden hose or a water bucket will do the trick. Once you've scared the cat a few times by using this method, he'll probably stop showing up. Just keep getting water on him each time he comes and he'll understand that he's not welcomed.

If you want to protect the plants in your garden, then you can try using mothballs, since cats don't stand their smell. You can place the mothballs near garden borders, around plants and near the fence. Besides mothballs, there are a few other repellents for cats, like tobacco, mustard oil, cayenne peppers, lemon grass oil, citronella oil and lavender oil.

Going to a local lawn or hardware store will also give you some more options, in the form of sprinklers that are activated by motion. Install a system like this in your garden, and when a cat enters the area the sprinklers will start shooting water. If the cat has this experience a few times while coming to your garden, it will eventually learn to stay out.

One other method of scaring cats that works very well is using devices that emit sound at high frequencies, which humans can't hear. There are a number of options out there that work on this principle. You can choose one that starts when it detects motion and another that keeps doing the noise all the time. Just make sure you check for the area that the device can cover. As long as it can protect the entire garden, it should be all you need to get rid of unwanted visitors.

There are a number of commercial options also, like products that use scents to make the cats avoid going into your garden. However, you shouldn't use such a product in the vicinity of your food crops. It's not recommended because these repellents have a lot of chemicals in them. Look for these products in local department stores.

Having a garden means that you can expect unwanted visitors from time to time. Cats and other types of animals will show up if you don't take some precautions. If you do take precautions, you can make them leave your garden alone. As I said here, the first step should be securing the fence, followed by using water. If none of these works, you can try some commercial repellents as a last resort.

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Electrical Fences for Garden Use

When one thinks about electric fencing its tempting to automatically think of farms, rural living or maybe horse owners, either that or military installations! But more and more people are using these fence systems in a more domestic setting, for gardens and small holdings.

Electrical fence kits are available for use within home gardens where they are used to control or contain domestic pets. For example, they can be used to deter dogs from digging up flowerbeds or cats trying to catch fish from the pond, stop animals escaping or deter vermin from entering your garden.

These electrical fence kits are easy to install and are designed to have minimal impact on the look and feel of your garden. They are both affordable and cost effective, and are often light, so they can be easily transferred from one area to another.

Some common uses include:
Protecting pigeons and other birds from unwanted visitors Protecting smaller animals such as rabbits from cats and wilder predators Creating an open run for dogs rather than caging them Creating a temporary perimeter for troublesome animals or to encourage certain behaviours

Most 'pet deterrent' kits are very low voltage and pose no danger at all. The short, sharp shock your pet receives from the fence will get their attention, but will not harm the animal. It will teach them to avoid the fence in the future and stay within the boundary.

So, if your fed up of your dog tearing up the garden, escaping onto the streets or simply keep losing pets to that pesky cat down the street it may be worth considering installing a fence as a possible solution.

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Keeping Cats Out of Your Garden

Cats are very agile and can jump very high making your first line of defense to secure the boundaries of your garden. Any gaps in your fence will allow access to your garden, so be sure to block them. A string or wire strung tightly across the top of your fence could discourage a cat from jumping into your garden.

Once a cat has made its way into your garden it might be difficult to discourage it from returning. A dog is a simple and natural way to discourage cats in your garden. Several breeds to consider are Pit Bulls and Dobermans, which completely dislike cats. Cats are very fearful of these breeds and will respect their presence.

Water also is a natural way to discourage cats in your garden. All cats are known to despise water. Water is almost always successful. When you see the cat in your garden, a well-aimed squirt with the garden hose or a bucket of water will send the cat fleeing. A cat that returns will get the hint that it is unwelcome if you continue to spray water at it.

Mothballs will protect your plants and are very effective because a cat does not like the smell. Use the mothballs around your plants, the border of your garden, and along fences and walls. Other repellents you can try are tobacco, cayenne pepper, lavender oil, citronella oil, mustard oil, and lemon grass oil.

Consider visiting your local hardware and garden store and ask about their motion activated sprinklers. Install a sprinkler system and once a cat enters the garden, the detector will pick up the cat's presence and an activated jet of water will soak the cat. The motion activated sprinkler system monitors your garden for any unwanted visitors, leaving you free to do other things. All it takes is a few encounters with the sprinkler before a cat learns to stay out of the area.

There are several different high-frequency devices that also provide a great way to scare off cats. The sound of the devices is not detectable to humans and they are available in models that stay on all the time and those that are motion detected. The model you choose should be strong enough to cover the entire area you are trying to protect.

Remember to secure the boundaries around your garden by physically blocking any areas that would allow access to your garden. Once you have done this you should try water first. If water does not work you can try some of the other suggestions mentioned in this article. Be persistent and determined and you should be successful in keeping your garden free of cats and other animals.

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How To Keep Cats Out of Your Organic Garden

At my first gardening class, even the teacher mentioned that she had problems with her cats using her vegetable beds as a litter box. She adored her cats, but wanted to also eat fresh out of her beloved garden. What to do? She solved the problem by surrounding each plant that fruited low to the ground with flexible plastic fencing erected on sturdy stakes. You can usually find that fencing at hardware stores; the colors are usually orange or green.

When I saw that Turtle, our cat, had buried poop close to some green beans, I was immediately nauseated. What was I to do about the lettuce that grew in that bed? Even some of the green beans were touching the soil. I also had to wonder where else Turtle had buried her scat? Gross...

There are many suggestions for solutions to this problem. Some approaches involve chemicals: I steer clear of chemicals, and don't want them in my organic garden. Others involve deterrents like the fence that my gardening teacher erected or barriers that can be placed over the plants. I didn't want to do that because I deplore being blocked and having to work around barriers. Besides, who wants to take the time to erect a whole barrier?

Some clever person told me that cats need room to use the bathroom. Cats like to scratch, dig a hole, and turn circles around their "toilet." This person suggested that I poke sticks in the ground at regular intervals, with no space left over large enough to provide room for cat bathroom procedures. I had lots of chopsticks from Asian restaurants, bamboo stakes for vines, and tomato cages. I arranged them in my gardening plot in a way that discouraged cat usage AND acted as climbing fences for various plants. Double purposed procedures, I like that. I noticed Turtle went elsewhere after that.

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Stop Cats From Ruining Your Garden

Are the neighbor's cats getting into your garden? Are they coming over and using it as their personal restroom? Would you like to know how to get them to stop?

Does your yard have clearly defined boundaries? The first line of defense is to secure the area around your garden. If your yard is fenced in, be certain that there are no holes or gaps in that fence that would allow a curious cat to wonder into. Gardens are very inviting to the feline persuasion so if you make it too easy for him, he will come into your yard. When that part of the fence is secure, invest in a string or wire fixture above the fence line to detour the cat from trying to jump over. A few spills off the fence and he'll stop trying.

Once a cat has made its way into the garden, they will use it to their advantage over and over again. When they leave presents in the dirt, it's an invitation to keep coming back because they will smell their own scent. One excellent line of defense is to own a good watch dog. I'm not saying to get a dog simply for the purpose of chasing cats but only if you truly love dogs and would care for him like family. Having him out there in the yard is just a bonus and will definitely deter any kitty from coming into the yard.

Water is a cat's enemy. If you know of certain times that you spot the neighborhood cats frequenting your garden, just be sure to set your sprinklers to go off every so often, not in long watering jags, just short one minute intervals throughout the day. Your grass will get a good watering and you won't be wasting a lot of water. Not only will you have a mess-free yard, your garden will be in bloom with all the specialized attention. If you don't have automatic sprinklers, just squirt him with the water hose when you catch him coming into the yard. He'll get the hint after awhile. There are plenty of other gardens in the neighborhood he can spoil.

What about your plants and flowers? Well, mothballs work great in your garden because cats do not like the smell of these things. They will avoid a yard with such an odor so get some and place them all along the borders of your garden and along the fence line. No cat will cross that barrier.

The trick to keeping your garden growing green and healthy is consistency. Anyone who loves their garden will work at it diligently. If you're consistent in your efforts to keep those kitties at bay without harming them, your garden will be the best on the block bar none.

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The Effective Use of a Cat Deterrent to Maintain a Cat Free Garden

Many home owners living in built up areas find themselves plagued by the neighbourhood cats sneaking into their gardens where they spend their time digging up flowerbeds, chewing plants, scratching trees and worst of all using the whole area as a giant litter box.

They are active both at day and also at night when nobody is around to chase them away. They are also very territorial. If one or more cats take a liking to your garden you will find it very difficult to get rid of them.

Cats mark their territory by spraying plants with urine and fouling. Other cats will will see this as a challenge and soon you will find you have a garden full of cat mess as each cat remarks the area as their territory.

There are however a couple of tricks you can use to deter cats and reclaim your garden.

Cats are inherently lazy, so if you make a note of the routes they most often use to access your garden
you can take some easy steps to secure your perimeter. Block these up as well as you can - entrances under and around your fence should be blocked off with obstacles such as large plant pots, heavy wood or chicken wire. This will reduce the number of cats who prefer to get in via ground level.

More agile cats will climb up and over your fence, sometimes making use of window sills or nearby shed roofs to jump from. One type of cat deterrent that will come in handy here is plastic spiked security strips.
These can be deployed along your fence and on entrance ledges. Security spikes are uncomfortable for cats to walk on and will not cause them any harm.

The more seasoned cat that has already developed a toiletry habit in your garden will require a little something extra. Chemical, Mechanical and natural cat deterrents will need to be deployed to either scare away or dissuade a cat from sticking around long enough to get comfortable.

An important part of deterring cats from repeat visiting is to remove their droppings - they mark their territory with cat poo, so you must make sure you it away otherwise it will be an open invitation for them to come back. A pair of gloves and some of those plastic or brown paper bags can be used to bag and bin it. The area should then be disinfected with warm soapy water. Once this is done deploy some scented cat deterrent to seal the deal.

Chemical and natural deterrents are available which offend a cats sense of smell. Different cats react to different scents so a little trial and error maybe required to find the cat deterrent which is most effective against your particular visitors. For this reason you should try to minimize the number of cats getting in with physical means first.

Natural Cat Deterrents include:

Citrus - lemon juice or orange peel have been known to deter some cats. You can also buy Citrus sprays and Citrus infused sticks to ward them away.

Garlic, Vinegar, Coffee Grounds - these strong scents can deter cats, but bear in mind you don't want to make your own garden so smelly you wouldn't want to visit it!

Chili powder, Black Pepper, Cayenne pepper - cats dislike the scent, plus has the benefit of sticking to their fur so they get some negative reinforcement next time they lick themselves!

Lion Dung pellets - Cats are reluctant to compete with larger felines. Pellets soaked in the essence of lions urine acts as a very good cat deterrent. Put some of this around your fence perimeter to ward off curious but timid cats.

Next you should turn your attention to the cats favourite lounging spots and target the more aggressive feline visitors.

Ultrasonic cat deterrents such as The Big Cheese produce a ultrasonic noise which is outside the normal human hearing range and which cats find very uncomfortable. These devices are motion activated to save on batteries and should be positioned so that the cover the cats favourite lounging and messing areas.

An alternative device you can get is a motion detecting water sprayer. This acts in the same way as the ultrasonic deterrent, but will shoot a jet of water in the direction of the cat.
The sudden motion and refracted light will scare the cat away. Be advised - this device cannot tell friend from foe so be wary if you venture in front of it whilst it is on!

Cats which have gotten into the habit of being in your garden may take a while to deter. Don't be surprised if you see cat poop near your cat deterrent device as it tries to assert its authority. Some have even reported a cat trying to stare an ultrasonic device into submission, but it gave up after a while!

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Cat Repellent or How to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden

Do cat repellents work? How to stop a cat from using garden as litterbox? Tell me how to keep cats out of my garden. These are common questions of concern to all gardeners but is there a real answer?

The first line of defence is to ensure that your yard boundaries are secure. Any gaps in your fence should be blocked to deny low level access. But cats can jump so fix a taut wire or string some six inches above the top of your fence to deter this approach.

Once inside your garden many people say that the best cat repellent is a dog who will soon see off any feline invader. If you are not a dog lover then you will have to resort to more passive methods. Since cats like to lie on freshly dug soil you should lay mulch on your borders so that no bare soil is left exposed. Seed beds should be covered with wire netting or twigs arranged as a barrier.

Young trees should have plastic guards fitted around their trunks to protect them against use as a scratching pole.
Your garden pond should be covered with netting to keep your fish safe.

Cats are generally known to dislike water so a well aimed bucketful or a squirt with the hose will certainly make an intruder run. After one or two dousings it may learn the lesson and stay away.

To protect plants and borders both mothballs and citrus are said to be effective deterrents. Place the mothballs, orange peel or lemon rind in the borders. Alternatively spray cloths with orange scented air freshener and place the cloths around the plants you wish to protect. Other known cat repellents are cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, citronella oil, eucalyptus oil and mustard oil.

Certain herbs are said to deter cats. In particular rue but not catmint which has the opposite effect. Coleus canina is another plant which is marketed by one merchant as a cat repellent.

The broadcaster Jerry Baker has suggested treating your yard with a tonic made from chewing tobacco, urine, birth control pills, mouthwash, molasses, detergent and beer. A smallholder has reported success using dried rabbit blood but you may feel that the ingredients listed in the previous paragraph should be tried first.

If you visit your local garden center or hardware store you will find several cat repellent products on sale. These range from electric water sprinklers and ultrasonic devices to sprays and granules.

Motion activated sprinklers act in the same way as a burglar alarm using an infra red detector. When the cat enters the area covered by the detector the sprinkler shoots out a jet of water to scare the animal away. It is claimed that, after one or two encounters with the jet, the cat will learn to avoid the area.

Ultrasonic devices emit a high frequency sound which is annoying to cats (and dogs) but is not audible to humans. There are various different models some of which operate continuously and others which have an infra red detector and only emit a pulse of sound when the cat triggers the device. To be successful you need to ensure that the model is powerful enough to cover the area you wish to protect. In addition make sure that the sound frequency is designed for larger animals since some models are intended to deter insects and so would be no use for cats.

There are also commercial scent cat repellents. Those that use chemicals should be kept away from any food crops but the essential oil based granule varieties act in the same way as orange and lemon peel mentioned above. Another way to keep a cat out if the garden is a repellent evaporator which consists of a container holding puffed rice which has been impregnated with essential oils. These are effective for three to four weeks and can then be refilled for a further period. Another natural product which many people claim really keeps a cat out of the garden is lion's dung. You may need to visit your local zoo to obtain this although some stores do stock zoo poo.

In Ontario, Canada the local township provides a cat trap service. Once the animal enters the cage it cannot escape but is completely unharmed. The owner has to pay to recover his pet and so should be encouraged not to let the cat stray in future. Apparently few owners bother to reclaim their cats but just obtain another kitten. However this sounds like a good way of dealing with a cat that cannot be deterred by any other method. If there is no such scheme in your area, just buy your own trap.

So, to recap, the first priority is to secure your boundary fences. Then you have the whole selection of suggested cat repellents ranging from homemade recipes to expensive commercial gadgets. I would suggest that you try the orange peel and prickly twigs for a start. If you are around when the intruder appears, try the bucket of water or hose. Even if you miss, the shock may be a sufficient deterrent. If these do not do the trick, then you may have to consider the commercial alternatives.

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How to Cat Proof a Garden Fence

It is becoming more common for responsible pet owners to keep their cat indoors to protect them from road accidents or attacks from other cats or dogs. If a cat has never been exposed to the great outdoors, then he may be content to live inside the house, but it could be a dull, lonely life. There is a simple system of cat proofing your garden fence so that your pet may enjoy a fuller life, playing and hiding, watching birds and insects.

There are many reasons for keeping your pet indoors or wanting to prevent him from leaving the safety of your garden. The average age of an indoor cat is 16 years, with some living to 21 years. Compare this with the outdoor cat's average age of only 2 - 3 years, and you can see why some pet owners are reluctant to allow their cat outside. In addition, neighbours can get upset about cats using their garden as a toilet and damaging young plants. If bitten by another cat, your beloved pet may be infected with the feline HIV virus. There is no treatment or preventative vaccine for this fatal disease. In addition, cats can be killed or maimed by dogs, and may be seriously injured or killed if hit by a car.

If your garden is enclosed by a six foot high wooden fence, you can make the fencing cat proof by adding some plastic mesh trellis to the top. It is important that the trellis is set at an angle pointing inwards to the garden, to deter the cat from jumping at the fencing and climbing over the top. In order to climb a fence, a cat will jump about half way up and scramble up to the top by using his claws to get a grip. He will then balance on the top edge before deciding whether to walk along or jump down the other side. When he looks up at a cat proof fence from the ground, he will see that access to the top of the fence is blocked. He may make a few attempts to climb to the trellis, but when he realises he cannot get around the trellis, he will jump back down to where he started. This method of cat proofing a garden fence also has the advantage of keeping stray cats out of your garden, so that your pet will be safe from fights and infectious diseases.

Most garden centres sell plastic mesh climbing plant trellis in 50 cm widths. You will need enough trellis to run along the top of your fencing, some metal brackets bent at 45 degrees to support the trellis, fencing staples and cable ties. These items can be purchased from good DIY stores or builders merchants.

After installing the trellis, supervise your cat to make sure there are no weak spots where he can make his escape. Then sit back and enjoy pottering in the garden with your feline friend!

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Cat-proof Garden Fence

Cats are pretty engrossed in exploring places. They are active, playful and sometimes destructive little creatures. This is the very reason why cats are oftentimes a problem in keeping a safe and organized house. To preclude cats from spoiling homes, they are given a place outside. There, they can play around, chase other cats and enjoy an outdoor life.

Cats that are used to living indoors find it hard to adapt reasonably with the outdoor environment. They long for attention and companionship. Nonetheless, an enclosed environment is not conducive to the dwellers. Thus, the perfect solution is to create an access for the cats to play in the garden.

What will keep your pet cats inside your boundaries? What will keep stray cats away? The ultimate answer to your dilemma is a cat-proof garden fence.

Giving your cats an enclosed environment aside from the home itself has several advantages. The topmost advantage is the security. Even if cats are outside, they are still free from the opportunity to run over. With a suitable garden fence, your cats will be shunned from digging up your neighbor's precious plants. Your cats are also protected from being injured by predators such as dogs.

The garden fence shuns the two dangerous possibilities of preventing cats from going outside your territory and inviting other cats to enter and ruin your garden. You have to take advantage of the security and protection that a fitting garden fence can offer.

Gardens vary in shape and size. Thus, what may be practical and easy to work on one may be difficult to another. Nevertheless, you have to be adept in creating a safe haven for your cats at the same time be wary of the security measures.

To make a cat-proof garden fence, you will need materials according to your preferred fence. Also scout for availability of garden fence materials. It will be less costly, if you will choose those materials that are widely available. You can choose from, bricks, wood or cement. The use of trellis sections can augment the look of your garden fence. Be sure that the materials you use are not toxic to your pets.

In constructing a garden fence, it is better to start with good planning. Follow your state's regulations in building fences. In that way, you will be free from legal hassles.

Your garden fence must have an escape-proof system. There are diverse methods of doing this. These methods include using stretcher wires, brackets and frameworks. Moreover, you have to make a choice whether to make your garden fence fixed or flexible.

All wire fencing or netting must be vigilantly erected. They must be secured through weaving a lightweight stretcher wire through the mesh. Another method is to tie the mesh to the stretcher wire at standard intervals.

Enclosure using a garden fence will help you do away with the usual problems in connection with cats. Your garden can be the perfect haven for your cats. Be sure to give them safety that is due them. Provide them whatever type of enclosure but let them have their freedom and enjoyment.

Moreover, be bothered no more by the destructive nature of cats. In the garden, they will enjoy at the same time be safe. You too, will enjoy your abode - neat, comfortable and cat-devastation-free!

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How to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden

If you are having a problem with stray cats in your garden, there are a few tricks you can use to keep them out. First off, try to make sure there are no gaps in your fence where a cat can squeeze through. However, as cats can jump or climb fences or trees next to a fence, just plugging the gaps won't necessarily stop them. You could also invest in string or taut wire across the top. Someone in Australia has developed a roller bar to place on top of fences. As the cat jumps onto it, it rolls and the cat loses its balance. Doing this a few times will discourage all but the most determined cat from trying again.

It is a well-known fact that cats don't like water. There are a few ways you can put this to good use. You could try using a water pistol or spray bottle if you are close by, or you could try turning the hose on them. Most local hardware stores sell motion activated sprinklers. This is a little more expensive, but it doesn't require you to actually be in your yard with the cats. These sprinklers will detect the cat's movement and automatically turn on. It shouldn't take long before the strays get the message. An added advantage of using motion activated sprinklers is that your garden is automatically watered for you. However, this could end up costing you in excess water bills and use up a precious resource.

There are also many devices available that send out high frequency sounds undetectable by human ears. These are designed to deter animals (cats, dogs, mice, rats etc) from coming within range. It's a bit like you hearing a screeching noise. You'd want to move away from that I'm sure. Just make sure that whatever type you buy is strong enough to cover your garden area. Again, you can find models that only work when they detect motion so you are not always sending out that high pitched noise.

Many people choose to keep a dogs as a deterrent, simply because cats are known to to be frightened of dogs. This is fine if you want to have a dog as a pet but possibly overkill if you are only trying to keep the neighborhood cats out!

Protecting your plants is a different story though there are some tricks that you can use.

Try sprinkling mothballs around your plants or borders. You can even sprinkle some along the fence or on your lawn. Cats don't like that smell. Just make sure than no young children could pick them up and eat them. There are many other repellents that you can use as well such as cayenne pepper, tabasco sauce, lavender oil, citronella oil, mustard oil, and even lemon grass oil. Why not try sprinkling some curry or mustard powder around the plants. Of course you need to replace this after watering or rain. Experiment and see what works best for you.

You can also use commercial repellents as well though these will be more expensive than what you can find in your pantry. Commercial repellents also use scents to keep cats away, and shouldn't be used near any food crops because of their high chemical content. You can probably find several varieties at your local department store. Many of these will fend off other animals from your garden as well. Please, if you are using chemical repellants, make sure young children won't be exposed to them or possibly eat them. All chemical products can be lethal for young children. Try to find natural repellants in your hardware store.

If you have a garden, it can be very frustrating if the neighborhood cats and other animals decide to make your garden their home and fight with your own cat. Remember it will take some time to train these intruders to stay away. But if you stick with it, you can prevent them from hassling your cat or messing in your garden or crops.

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Cat Deterrents and Garden Birds

If you have a problem with cats coming into your garden scaring or even killing your garden birds then you may want to get a cat repellent. Although there are many cat repellents available to buy on the market there are also a number of simple things you can do and deterrents you can make from household objects.

You can surround your garden with chicken wire which leans outward from your garden. A cat will be unable to climb over a fence which is placed like this. Alternatively if you have already have a fence place some rolled up plastic on top or it or a taut wire strung about 10 cm above it. Cats will find it difficult to balance on the fence and will be less inclined to climb on it to jump from.

You can also buy special plastic strips that fit across the top of a fence to prevent a cat walking on it or try painting your fence with anti-climbing paint. Cats don't like reflective surfaces so hang a few old CDs around your garden to deter them or you could try placing a few plastic bottles filled with water around your garden. As the sun light reflects on them they will sparkle and frighten a cat away.

If you have a bird table fit a baffle or metal tube around the post. You can also grease the post which will help prevent cats from climbing it. There are a number of plants that have been cultivated to give off a scent that cats don't like. Make sure you don't plant plants that cats do like such as catnip or mint.

Cats also don't like the smell of pepper and mustard so try sprinkling some around your garden. Birds are impervious to the smell so add some to bird feeders and the food on the bird table to prevent cats going near them. You can spray cats with water to chase them out of your garden. Although cats don't like water then won't come to any harm and it may prevent them coming back. Alternatively set up an ultrasonic cat deterrent which emits a sound that can't be heard by humans but is very uncomfortable to cats.

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