Dame Aussie Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 We have a number of cats roaming on our property at the moment. I believe they are owned as one has a collar. They are crapping on our garden, upsetting the dogs and spraying everywhere. I can get a trap off council but there may be a wait so I am looking into other deterrents in the meantime. Does anyone know if there is any kind of spray/smelly type things that I can use to keep them away? Frankly I'm not happy about having to even spend any time or money on someone elses pets but till I can get the trap, I may have to. Thanks in advance :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tintin Jac Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That's a real pain in the butt A few weeks ago, I heard Shannon Lush on the radio saying to use Vicks vapourub (camphor?) where you don't want cats in your yard or inside. She said the smell is undetectable by humans after a little bit but the cats will be able to smell it for ages. We don't have cats in our backyard anymore but our new cocker decided to poo on the deck and the paths, not on grass. Ewwwww! I put a bit of vicks around the place and he hasn't done his business there since Worth a try for your visitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Thank you :) Will get some and rub it on the fences etc. Had to make my boy drop a big cat poo he was about to chow down on last night so want them gone :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Do what I do, let the dogs out. The cats soon learn to stay away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Do what I do, let the dogs out. The cats soon learn to stay away. :laugh: I let them out for a pee the other day and Lili spotted one of them and chased it under the house, haven't seen it since, fingers crossed it decides to stay away but I'm still finding poo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tintin Jac Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Do what I do, let the dogs out. The cats soon learn to stay away. Our old neighbours used to have a cat who visited at night time. We ended up having to lock Jackson inside at night because he would bark his head off, which the other neighbours (understandably) didn't like. I was also worried that if he caught the cat, it wouldn't have lived long. As annoying as the cat was, it was it's silly owners fault that it wandered - I didn't want it to be hurt or killed. I wish I'd known about Vicks then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I too would let the dogs out. The cats will very quickly learn not to go in your yard. Don't worry about the cats, they are incredibly fast, but if worried, just go out first to warn the cats and then let the dogs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesluvscavs Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Its so annoying isn't it! Our cats stay inside or go into a cat run and yet we have cats coming onto property! We do the right thing, but doesn't seem like others do! There are products you can spray around ypur place to deter them but we would need heaps to put it everywhere, would work out too exxy! Ive let the cavs out to chase them, but the cats still come back! And at a certain time of the year they cause my desexed Raggie to get very territorial and he will start spraying on things. He can smell them from inside our house ! Edited January 29, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Yeah I've told a few to get lost before I let the dogs out but I think I'll just let them out from now on, maybe that will convince them to stay away. They never enter when the dogs are out there so they aren't completely stupid :laugh: I know Jules, it's so frustrating. I don't let my dogs wander on other people's property so I expect the same courtesy. I don't even know who they belong to as there are cats EVERYWHERE in our area. Edited January 29, 2013 by Aussie3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesluvscavs Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 most cat owners i know when you say about it they say but ''oh but they don't roam off our property'' Yeah right!! arghhhhhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) ..I agree .leave the dogs out more ....get them to play rough & tumble games outside .... Hoses/water cannon sprays work pretty well too ..be GENEROUS with the water ... HERE is the best video on how to do it . Edited January 29, 2013 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 ..I agree .leave the dogs out more ....get them to play rough & tumble games outside .... Hoses/water cannon sprays work pretty well too ..be GENEROUS with the water ... HERE is the best video on how to do it . Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha :thumbsup: Shame that you would need be an engineer to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 :laugh: perse love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I too would let the dogs out. The cats will very quickly learn not to go in your yard. Don't worry about the cats, they are incredibly fast, but if worried, just go out first to warn the cats and then let the dogs out. Not as fast as a greyhound. Bloody annoying isn't it Aussie. The people behind have a cat the keeps going into my elderly neighbours cabin (they are in their 90's and forget to close the door properly) and spraying everywhere. We have told them and they don't care. I have warned them about my greys but they just laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 I too would let the dogs out. The cats will very quickly learn not to go in your yard. Don't worry about the cats, they are incredibly fast, but if worried, just go out first to warn the cats and then let the dogs out. Not as fast as a greyhound. Bloody annoying isn't it Aussie. The people behind have a cat the keeps going into my elderly neighbours cabin (they are in their 90's and forget to close the door properly) and spraying everywhere. We have told them and they don't care. I have warned them about my greys but they just laugh That's terrible! They won't be laughing if it gets near your guys The crap thing is that the owners bad attitude is only going to hurt the cat in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I too would let the dogs out. The cats will very quickly learn not to go in your yard. Don't worry about the cats, they are incredibly fast, but if worried, just go out first to warn the cats and then let the dogs out. Not as fast as a greyhound. Bloody annoying isn't it Aussie. The people behind have a cat the keeps going into my elderly neighbours cabin (they are in their 90's and forget to close the door properly) and spraying everywhere. We have told them and they don't care. I have warned them about my greys but they just laugh That's terrible! They won't be laughing if it gets near your guys The crap thing is that the owners bad attitude is only going to hurt the cat in the end. Yes that's the thing. I have seen Maddie snap a bird out of a tree in mid flight! I didn't even see her lurking under the tree, just a white flash and bang, it was gone. It would break my heart it they killed the cat but if Maddie spots it it will have no chance of escape I gaurantee and that's exactly what I told them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieW Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Dried orange peel scattered about is supposed to be a repellent. Also I just read in a novel that zoo manure repels cats, not sure how easy that is to get hold of though :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Feeling everyones pain...the neighbours cat sits on the front sills of the house hissing at my dogs through the window Yesterday it went into the yard...I didnt see it but my dogs did...it turned from a British short hair to a British hair on end...and made a run for it, closely tailed by 2 dogs. I thought on the upside it would deter the cat... This morning I went outside prior to the dogs & it was back Ive shussed it out of the front yard before (sick of cat poos) and the owners came over & mouthed off at me for having a go at their cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The only thing that worked for me when we had cat problems was camphor. I bought the little green plastic containers full of camphor and placed them where the cats seemed to be attracted to, like the tree in out front yard, the side gate, front porch, etc. The cats stayed away and the camphor just needed to be replaced every few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thanks guys! I'll give all of these a shot. Found a bird in the front yard last night that had been ripped apart by one of them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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