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Does anyone know how to deter cats?

Before anyone jumps on me ~ I don't hate cats, I don't want to harm the cat, I just don't want it here!

I am very allergic to cats, even a few cat hairs will start me sneezing. If anyone has had the allergy "scratch" test, you'll know what I mean - the circle template they use to measure the reaction wasn't big enough, they had to get a ruler.

Went outside this morning & found a cat asleep on a chair. Our block is very sloping & the back deck would be three stories high, so the cat must be part monkey.

Years ago we had a problem with a cat spraying our front door. Nasty! We tried something from the hardware store (I think it was called Scat), but it didn't work and it ponged nearly as bad as the cat spray. We ended up sprinkling lots of pepper around, and that worked.... but that's not practical for the current situation.

if You can afford £20 i suggest buying an electric cat scarer ,and site it in one corner of your patio ,verandah ,whatever ,we have two of them in use one in front ,one out back for three years ,and never get troubled with them these days,
You can even buy a small mains adaptor to save on batteries,the adaptor, you can turn on and off as you enter ,and leave the area covered.
Fred.

Or buy a water pistol and when you see the cat spray it with water and it will eventually get the message (will not take too long).

they say hang orange peel about your garden
but to be honest i favour the water spray myself#
though i love my neighbours cats
and dont mind them at all as i have two cats myself

though they dont go out

I find a shotgun very effective.


xxxxx mick

Get a high powered water pistol,a few shots of that and they get the message, :-D

Thanks everybody<3

I'll try the orange peel, but the possums will probably eat it :-D

I'll look the hardware shop for a scarer. Didn't know about them.

No idea how long this cat has been hanging around! It's probably been sleeping on the "patio" (we call it a deck) for years.

If I saw it I'd spray it with water, but I think it only comes here at night.

Explains why I sneeze when I sit there with 2nd coffee of the day :-(

Thinking of borrowing neighbour's staffy........ leave a few dog hairs around lol

Try putting a large clear plastic bottle (like a coke or lemonade bottle) on it's side, filled with water, on to the seat of the chair and a few others round the garden, apparently the light shines on the water and the cat thinks another cat or something is around and is scared off.

Lizx

dont put Jeyes fluid down near cats even diluted ........read the tin,,,,,its a poison to them....


any menthol oil soaked on cotton wool put about,,cats dislike the smell and causes no harm to them or other animals,

the oil rubbed into wood lasts ages....

I have found Olbas Oil readily available from the chemists one of the best deterents. It smells lovely to us but cats hate the stuff.Just a tiny touch works wonders. Just dab a little where you don't want the cats to be and hey presto no moggies and no harm done.

From a loving cat owner :-D :-D

Some good suggestions, thankyou!

Haven't heard of Olbas Oil ~ is it available at a supermarket or pharmacy?

This isn't the garden, it's a deck, most is roof covered & with patio/bistro blinds, and it only gets morning sun.

We're in a sub-tropical area, so in spring, summer & autumn we spend more time on the deck than inside the house.

1st day of spring tomorrow :-D

you could try Chilli Pepper,sprinkle it where you don.t want it to be, might work.

Lion dung is supposed to be very effective. If you google it there is lots available.

Hi Scozz it is available at a Pharmacy but some big supermarkets sell it too. Also available online I believe. :-D