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pesty cats how do i get rid2007-11-25 12:25:03

cats keep using my garden as a meeting point, i hate the mess they make most of all the noise. i tried deterant gels what else can i try

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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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Get a smelly dog.

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A big dog!

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Chop some citrus peels and place in certain spots. They hate it. I've also used a water spray to deter cats.

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get a big dog.

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A friend of mine sits unnoticed till they come by, then he hits them with a shovel, then buries them all with 1 tool.

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You can get things with a motion sensor that sprays a jet of water at them, don't know what they're called or where to get them, heard of it somewhere and just can't remember where.