Cats mess

[martint235]

I'm starting to appreciate just how well behaved my two are from reading this thread.

 

[screenman]

We put a sign up saying "No Cats" well my thinking behind this is, cats are clever enough to get total control over their servants (owners) so they must be clever enough to read.

 

[screenman]

I'm starting to appreciate just how well behaved my two are from reading this thread.

When you can see them

 

[captain nemo1701]

I am at war with a cat in my neighbourhood. I came back one day to catch it 'getting comfy' in my flower bed, so did my best impression of the T-Rex from Jurassic Park to frighten it. It did that odd cat thing of jumping up, spinning over and landing back on it's feet before shooting off through the connecting tunnel (I live in a terrace house). I laughed, while it looked at me from the street as if to say 'You Ba****d'.

Next day I went to the shed, based on decking, to fetch my trusty steed, only to find a large cowpat-sized dollop of cat poo sitting on the decking about 2ft from the door. No way I can open the door to get bike out, so there I am 8am in the morning hosing cat crap off my decking. Said moggy sat out on car roof opposite looking very smug with itself.

 

[screenman]

Not sure if I should give a like to the above, but it did make me laugh. Well written.

 

[martint235]

When you can see them

Ah they are getting on a bit now so don't venture out of my garden much. The only time they make it as far as the garden is for toilet facilities, the rest of the time they are either taking up space on the sofa or if I'm working from home taking up much needed space on the laptop keyboard.

 

[Oldfentiger]

Small price to pay for free vermin control

 

[Levo-Lon]

We use jayes fluid to stop the neighbours cat messing on the side concrete path..i know concrete.
Best idea i heard from a customer was bury a ballon just under the surface if they mess in the same spot.
the baloon goes pop and kitty scarpers..

 

[martint235]

Small price to pay for free vermin control

One of my two likes to incorporate a level of DIY. He brings home a live mouse at around 3am and sits in the hallway growling until I get up to see what's wrong with him. Once I get to the bottom of the stairs, he drops live mouse onto floor and gives me a look of "Well I've done my bit, what you do with it now is up to you." Then he'll sit and watch as I try to catch said mouse. I am getting quite accomplished at it now.

 

[Oldfentiger]

Yep, plenty of mice, but also rats and moles. Our two are both hunters, bless 'em

 

[SD1]

Brick, log, hammer, air rifle, machete, TV.
My dog doesn't work as she just want to play with them. Stupid dog!

 

[hedder2212]

Local cats wont come in my garden anymore.
After the dog had a few of them by the tail they just seemed to not come back.

 

[Dave7]

Cat watch cat deterrent, available from RSPB might be worth a look, bit expensive though.
Maybe better than a war with the neighbours .

They don't work IMO..............I have tried 3 different makes and none of them seemed to make any difference.
If I could find one that did work I would gladly fork out for one again.
One day we hade 5 different cats at virtually the same time Grhhh.

 

[Saluki]

I got some pellet things, from the garden centre, when I lived in Wymondham with the neighbour from hell downstairs. The pellets seemed to do the trick for us.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Next door neighbour put a fake cat with scary eyes in their flower bed but he just peed on that.

that made me laugh!
I'm left with only one cat now, like all the others I've had, he goes out, comes back in to do his business in his litter, goes back out again!
Rarely, in summer, he likes to fertilize my strawberry beds