watterstide

i know this sounds bad, but i use the large clippings from my climbing rose bush to keep them out of my veggie garden.

i wonder if you made a liquid out of hot peppers, and sprayed the area?

the same neighbor that complains about my JRT's barking..are barking at her cats and the squirrel her husband feeds.. :roll:

Brenda M

In my area you have to have a licence (tag) for your cat, same as a dog. Since this took place, less cats roam around. Most people just catch them in 'friendly' pet traps and take them to the dog pound, so the owner has to pay to get them back. They won't be letting them out the next night without a leash! Most people figure they can't let their dog roam around the neighbourhood, so cats should not be roaming either.... especially when cats walk acrosss the hood of your car!!!

Marvel

I have 3 cats. I just love the cats in your avatar. I have never seen cats like them here in the USA. What is the name of this breed.?

ShowMama

I have used mothballs in my flower beds and pots, with pretty good success. Just sprinkle them around on the dirt. The only problem is that they disappear over time, dissolving from moisture, so have to be replaced after a few weeks.

j

I have tried all the citrus peels, fruit yard looked like a garbage dump, have spent more than $100 on cat repellant =poured bleach on the ground, nothing has phased them and my neighbors wonder why I dont like their cats. When I owned one it never went out of the house. The dog barks terribly when he sees one. They stand there and look at him. -- J

Fabaddict

I have a problem with armadillos have been using some stuff calle "Repels all" so far it seems to work.

greenini

Just to comment on the leash aspect. Most cats do not like harnesses much less leashes. They seem to be more independent then dogs (let's not get into a dog vs cats thing, I love them both but love kitties more!). The first time we tried to leash Beau our beloved and vastly intelligent tuxedo cat, he ran into the middle of a patch of poison ivy and lay down. We referred to this as taking him for a drag. He did become used to a leash and we did get him used to it. He and DH used to take a stroll around the campground loop in the very early am before folks got going. He would walk without the leash, btw.

Right now we need to either find the figure 8 harness we've used for our last 2 cats or buy a new one for our newly rescued dumpee, Sugar Ray (my avatar photo). He is thought to be about 3 or 4 years old and we need to throw him into the van and see how well he'll travel. We have eventually been successful in leashing all our cats who've traveled with us, but Ollie always used to look at the leash trailing behind him as if it were something following him. We always used to be very close by so it seemed better to let them walk freely, tieing a cat up usually resulted in Mr. Houdini backing up to till the leash was tight, wiggling 2 times and running free. At least Beau could do it.

OmaForFour

I am sure there are sprays with citrus in them you could use as well if you don't want citrus peels "hanging around"

mommafank

Never heard of a leash on a cat. Are you sure these cats are not just strays or feral cats that someone puts out food for? Only anwser to to have them spayed ad neutered to slow down the population. Lots of unwanted cats out there.

jad1044

Get a high powered squirt gun- and have fun! Cats hate water, and especially when it comes at them with force.. it'll give them diffrent ideas real soon.

My dad loved to watch his birds, butloved the cats too - so I got one and I set on the swing outside waiting for the cats to bother the bird feeders; it took about two months to train all the cats, not all was there at once, but it finally got the cats to stay at bay - or go elsewhere!