Stupid Cat

Matblack said:
Sorry but thats the way I feel.

MB
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No need to be sorry, I can see where you're coming from. I have tried the pellets you get from the garden centre, I've tried the bottles of water, I've even tried having a whizz in my own back garden but none of it works. I have no idea what else I can do without spending a fortune. I've asked the owner to owe up to his responsibilities and come clean up after his cat but he doesn't want to know. His excuse was, "It's your garden, you clean it up".

The only way to sort it in my eyes is to get a BB gun (low powered jobbie) or to buy myself a dog, and take it to the next door neighbours garden once a day to let it have a crap.

If the owner isn't willing to accept the responsibilities that come with letting their cat roam free, in my eyes, I have plenty of justification to do what I like about it. It may not be politically correct or even within the law but anger and rage can make the best of us do silly things.
 
Kind of an extreme case of each side here. Calm down gents. :) (a mere mortal breaking up the fight - awsome :D..... /smug mode :D)

A few years back, there was a new cat in our road, as some new people had moved into the area. This cat was seen by myself in our garden and so i had a moment of pause and a great idea came to mind. As the cat was new, and didnt really know what was going on, i thought it a good idea to go and say "hello" to it. After pouring myself a glass of water, i went up to it, "shared" my water with the cat... And never saw it in our garden again.

Didnt hurt it at all, but it certainly got the message. JD TBH

EDIT: Scuzi, have you tried depositing the waste on the owners garden every time you find it? I have heard of people posting certain items through the owners letter box before, that really gets the message accross, specially when the envelope says "i believe this belongs to you" in it :D
 
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Have you tried the Lion dung stuff? Silent Roar, its supposed to be quite effective or there are ultrasound devices you can get.

It is a criminal act to use a BB gun on a cat and I'd hate you to get in trouble for it, but just as you can see my point, I can understand your frustration.

MB
 
Collect all the cat poo and when you have a bucket full, go and dump it on his lawn. :D

Or get an IR sensor and set it up with a lawn sprinkler.
 
woodsy2k said:
EDIT: Scuzi, have you tried depositing the waste on the owners garden every time you find it? I have heard of people posting certain items through the owners letter box before, that really gets the message accross, specially when the envelope says "i believe this belongs to you" in it :D
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I like it :D I might actually give that a try although I'd probably be less likely to get into trouble if I left it on the doorstep rather than putting it through the letter box. Awesome idea :D

Matblack said:
Have you tried the Lion dung stuff? Silent Roar, its supposed to be quite effective or there are ultrasound devices you can get.
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As far as the lion dung goes, does that not defeat the purpose? I suppose if it was dry and didn't stink it would be worth a try. Ultrasound sounds a bit expensive though :(
I'll try putting the cat excrement on the owners doorstep and see how that goes.
 
chris_r said:
Maybe check 'woodsy2k' sig
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lol, prob not the best idea ;), For paper only my friend :)
Mint Sauce said:
Collect all the cat poo and when you have a bucket full, go and dump it on his lawn.
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Not a bad idea, means keeping a bucket though :/

/runs from smell...

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Scuzi said:
I'll try putting the cat excrement on the owners doorstep and see how that goes.
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Make sure it isnt in the envelope, let the office where he/she works know about it as well. /Message sent, and understood tbh :D
 
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andy8271 said:
sounds like its cleaning it up itself :confused:
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You call leaving the crap there but covering it up, 'cleaning'? I'd love to see your house.
Covering it up is 10x worse as it's harder to see and easier to step in. It's even worse again if it's in the flower beds covered up and I'm doing a bit of gardening. Sticking your hand into a lump of stinky cat excrement isn't very nice, nor is it hygenic.
 
Buy yourself a cat. It'll make darn sure that no other cats come into your garden, esp if it's a bolshy, territorial type. Also, you needn't worry about cleaning up after it as it'll probably dump everywhere but your back garden. :D
 
kitten_caboodle said:
mix some pepper, flour and mustard seed together and sprinkle it where the cat is starting to go. Are you certain it's the same cat as cats usually won't toilet anywhere near where they sleep.

You'll need to reapply it daily for a while, then it should get the idea.

Alternatively, sprinkle pepper there to start with, that might work immediately.

Put orange peel down or if it's not an area you have plants, then spray a citrus cleaner or neat jif lemon (left over from pancake day!) on the spot. Cats hate citrus smells, and won't go where they are.

Finally, surprise it with super soaker for the win.

Edit: with the bottles of water above, apparently the light bouncing off them makes them think it's movement and they won't 'go'. Heard that some cats are attracted to the shinyness but it works well mostly.
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Cats dont like citrus smells? My cat ate an orange segment the other day :p
 
Dublove said:
Cats dont like citrus smells? My cat ate an orange segment the other day :p
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Then your cat is a weirdo :p

Nearly all cats will run away from anything that smells of orange/lemon/lime

I volunteer with an animal sanctuary and it's very effective cleaning surfaces etc with orange cleaner as they won't go near it :)
 
woodsy2k said:
Make sure it isnt in the envelope, let the office where he/she works know about it as well. /Message sent, and understood tbh :D
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Not quite sure why you would do this.... :confused: ...tell someones workplace that they have a cat and that it poo's in your garden? way to lose credibility and look like a crank trying to cause them problems imo. I'd just laugh if that happened to one of my team, and worry that someone was out to cause them trouble.

And... just out of interest ... when you say message understood and carry out all these little acts - what is it you expect the cat owner to do? It's not exactly sorting out the issue - have any of you tried talking nicely to your neighbour and explaining the situation or are they taking no notice?

Just interested tbh :)
 
uh update:

It's not vomited on the top of our wall, it's my housemate who put bird seed there. I'm too small to jump up and see it all so I thought it was cat puke!! haha lol :( :o
 
kitten_caboodle said:
Then your cat is a weirdo :p

Nearly all cats will run away from anything that smells of orange/lemon/lime

I volunteer with an animal sanctuary and it's very effective cleaning surfaces etc with orange cleaner as they won't go near it :)
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Mine used to like orange juice, ie drink it like they drink water. Also didn't really bother about any other citrus smell or pepper either.

In fact we found the only thing that would keep it away from somewhere (it started to wee behind the sofa as it was getting old and ill) was petulia oil, which happens to smell nice and cover the cat wee smell quite effectively too, so we were all happy :)

The very best way to get rid of a cat though is to go out and buy yourself... a cat. :p
 
greenlizard0 said:
uh update:

It's not vomited on the top of our wall, it's my housemate who put bird seed there. I'm too small to jump up and see it all so I thought it was cat puke!! haha lol :( :o
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lmao, you numpty :D

...and tell your housemate to stop putting bird seed out - it's probably what's atracting the cat in the first place - they like birds, see ;)
 
Matblack said:
It is a criminal act to use a BB gun on a cat and I'd hate you to get in trouble for it, but just as you can see my point, I can understand your frustration.

MB
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What about a water hose? I'm sure cats don't enjoy those.
 
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