Any recommendations for cat repellant?

[vt_shooter]

This will do it. They also work well on unwanted door-to-door salespeople.


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[Rick1967]

Super Soaker. Doesn't hurt them. And it is a lot of fun too!

 

[arjay]

Super Soaker. Doesn't hurt them. And it is a lot of fun too!

Works on pigeons too,they don't come back [emoji38]

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

They get in our roses where the soil is soft. I bought the smallest fence charger that Lowes sells, mounted a hot wire about 6" off the ground, and rigged the charger where it's easy to connect/disconect. Sitting in the office one morning and heard the cat howl. I found claw marks on the ground where he was leaving. No more problem from that cat.

 

[Usmc5811]

I would say a big dog but that didn't work with the cat the wife brought home. She treats it like its her baby.

 

[RSBH44]

Fox urine - available in suburban/rural garden centers.


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Most likely effective but depending on the proximity I don't know which would be more offensive, smelling cat urine and feces or fox urine. Not too fond of cats myself. I'm sick and tired of them using the Mrs. flower beds for their personal latrine. so, it my Not be humane in some peoples eyes but when I catch them digging around a smack in the back side with a small marble from a sling shot usually does the trick. Lord knows knocking on the owners door to complain about their wayward cat hasn't.

 

[snowman]

I like the chili powder idea but have questions:

1)Will the mower disperse it, making it ineffective?
2)Will rain, especially heavy rain, make it ineffective?
3)How long is one application effective?
4)How heavily does it need to be applied?


Andy

 

[mojave30cal]

I've used Coyote urine with good results. Stuff isn't cheap. I've
always wondered how they get the Coyote to pee in the spray
bottle?

 

[joeintexas]

"If my father was still alive, he would suggest a fine mesh wire connected to a Model A coil (I think any coil would work) over the bare spot. Works on drunks taking an unwanted leak, also![/QUOTE]"

Your dad sounds just like mine. Once he convinced my uncle to whiz on an electric fence....my understanding was once they got him ran down and stopped he vowed unrelentless revenge!

 

[soFlaNative]

I like the chili powder idea but have questions:

1)Will the mower disperse it, making it ineffective?
2)Will rain, especially heavy rain, make it ineffective?
3)How long is one application effective?
4)How heavily does it need to be applied?


Andy

Hello Andy,

Not sure if you'll be mowing the dirt but you
wont need so much you'll raise a cloud of chili powder.

Yes it will wash away.

As long as it's there.

Not much, about like I'd put pepper on a baked potato or someone spreading chicken feed. I only had to put it on my back porch once, and twice where I noticed the cats making their way into the yard.
I bought the biggest, cheapest bottle I could find, happened to be a Dollar General store. Looks like I have a lot left over.

 

[WardenRoss]

I had a stray cat that would sleep on my motorcycle seat.

I put some mothballs in a coffee can, punched holes, and put it near the bike. Never had the cat return.

We had a neighbors dog that kept getting my Dad's newspaper. Back when they were rolled and thrown out into the yard. He took a rolled newspaper, wrapped it with copper wiring, hooked it up to a transformer.

Only took one try and that dog never bothered our papers anymore.

 

[jessebogan]

The neighbor thing reminds me. One Saturday morning at about 7 AM, I have a banging on my door, make that a pounding... I got out of bed walked thru the house and opened the door. An animal control officer is standing there, and with no Hello, Good Morning, or any other pleasantries, announces "We have your cat". Oh? (This is definitely before coffee mind you)... I am thinking OK, the "normal "cat was asleep on the bed just moments ago, and the Cat Most Likely To Be In Trouble was at my feet right that very instant. "No, It's not my cat."WE HAVE YOUR CAT!!!!. Listen , both of my cats are in my house at this ungodly hour on a Saturday, kindly un *** my front porch. Slam. Knock knock.... At that point I did indeed lose my temper. I *might*have referred to him as a door to door cat salesman, and invited him to both get a warrant, and to go do something physically impossible.

 

[snowman]

Hello Andy,

Not sure if you'll be mowing the dirt but you
wont need so much you'll raise a cloud of chili powder.

Hi, Native. I think I misunderstood. I assumed that the powder would be sprinkled on the grass surrounding the bare spot, so that the cat would back away before going in and digging. I'm going to be planting new grass in these areas soon, so I would like to keep the cats away from them entirely if possible. Would the powder work that way?

Andy

 

[soFlaNative]

Hi, Native. I think I misunderstood. I assumed that the powder would be sprinkled on the grass surrounding the bare spot, so that the cat would back away before going in and digging. I'm going to be planting new grass in these areas soon, so I would like to keep the cats away from them entirely if possible. Would the powder work that way?

Andy

No guarantees but I can't see any reason why not.
Go big and cheap and experiment. Good Luck!