Cat poo on the lawn

willhub · 16 Apr 2022 at 18:45

So the lawn is really overgrown, there is plenty of patches with cat .... In it, tried picking it up with one of those nappy bags and it just turned to mush and I nearly threw up.

What can I do to effectively obliterate this cat poo pandemic of 2022? The garden is in lockdown until I can sort it out so I can mow the grass.

The_Arbiter · 16 Apr 2022 at 18:52

Have an internet search at some "cat deterrents." Can be annoying but do work. Let the rain disperse of what's currently there.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-w...errents/cats-and-garden-birds/cat-deterrents/

Might help.

willhub · 16 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Rain isn't dispersing it, need to manually get rid of this

BUDFORCE · 16 Apr 2022 at 19:30

Spray it with a hose.

bloodiedathame · 16 Apr 2022 at 19:48

Borrow a dog to eat the cat poo

Semple · 16 Apr 2022 at 19:56

When our dog's has gone a bit mushy on the lawn I take the sprinkler bit off the watering can and from a height it starts to water it down.

Philtor · 16 Apr 2022 at 20:09

Get some tiger **** from your local zoo and place some on the grass. You will not see any more cats. Just watch if you bring the lawnmower out but

(clean it up first)

drakulton · 16 Apr 2022 at 20:12

Do the offending cats have a letterbox?

Quartz · 16 Apr 2022 at 20:22

willhub said:
What can I do to effectively obliterate this cat poo pandemic of 2022?

Short term: use a spade, then mow regularly. Medium term: get some tiger dung - they scent the larger presence - and mow regularly. Long term: get a cat and mow regularly.

Lmg80 · 16 Apr 2022 at 21:04

Horrible things, we faced similar battle.
In the end we put down chicken wire on our borders. Looks as ugly as you like, but no more carp in the shingle

HungryHippos · 16 Apr 2022 at 23:59

Had the same problem with cat crapping in the shingle next to my door.

Swapped it for larger stones, still used it.

In the end I put some chicken wire down and it did seem to work. Don't think cats like stepping on it.

robfosters · 17 Apr 2022 at 10:22

Lmg80 said:
Horrible things, we faced similar battle.
In the end we put down chicken wire on our borders. Looks as ugly as you like, but no more carp in the shingle

Cats are not horrible things at all. They are loving pets. They can be a nuisance but most of us are at some point.

something daft already!! · 17 Apr 2022 at 10:27

Fill your garden with landmines. That should sort it out.

firstborn · 17 Apr 2022 at 10:29

Is it cat poo? I thought it was on mine, but turned out to be fox poo.

As somebody says, borrow a dog, they'll eat it or roll in it until its all in their fur and not on the lawn. Just don't let it in the house afterwards. Disgusting things

Else, hose down after picking up as much as you can.

peterwalkley · 17 Apr 2022 at 10:30

Can't you just use a trowel to pick it up. Once mowed it's likely the offending cat will poo somewhere else. Long grass is often cover for when they can't bury it when the soil it too hard to dig.

Haze · 17 Apr 2022 at 11:11

I ordered some cat away gel last night, will see how that goes

Rich1988 · 17 Apr 2022 at 15:38

Are you sure it's cat poo? cats dont tend to just poo on grass, they will poo on loose mud, gravel etc. If its just in the middle of the lawn its very likely to be fox poo. Which STINKS

DampCat · 17 Apr 2022 at 18:14

robfosters said:
Cats are not horrible things at all. They are loving pets. They can be a nuisance but most of us are at some point.

If my dog papped on your lawn you'd lose your mind, but for some reason cats is totally fine?

I imagine you'd get pretty upset if I started flinging it back at your house also.

robfosters · 17 Apr 2022 at 18:44

DampCat said:
If my dog papped on your lawn you'd lose your mind, but for some reason cats is totally fine?

I imagine you'd get pretty upset if I started flinging it back at your house also.

I’d be annoyed, but I wouldn’t automatically think dogs are horrible things.

Molep · 17 Apr 2022 at 19:34

if it's on the grass then probably hedgehogs.