Cat Poo

[pinkladybird]

Calsug Wrote:

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> Get a montion activated sprinkler, tried all the

> powders and gels they didn't work but the

> sprinkler works wonders

Yes I like the sound of that. Needs an outdoor tap - but might be worth getting one.

[rendelharris]

pinkladybird Wrote:

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> To all those people insulting Uncleglen,he clearly

> did not codone the cat killing - he called it

> 'horrible'.

Yeah...what he said was:

"I must admit when all that horrible cat killing

> and maiming was going on I felt it was some

> retribution for the carnage they cause."

That's absolutely saying that he's cool with it. Whether you like cats or not, there's no way you can say that isn't a filthy statement from a deeply unpleasant person.

[rendelharris]

pinkladybird Wrote:

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> Personally, if all the surrounding cats

> disappeared overnight I would open a bottle - for

> me and the wildlife.

I suggest you look up some of the research on cat predation, its damage and advantages. The first thing that would happen if cats disappeared would be an explosion of the rat population, with associated disease and bird egg predation. Can you produce any evidence that cats harm bird population levels? Be interested to see it if so as even the RSPB say they don't.

[teddyboy23]

Hope I'm not jinksing myself but about 6mths ago.used to find animal crap in pots or on the grass also flowers being pulled to bits.since then started using a orange citrus spray.was told this was a good cure for masking animal scents.also cats and foxes apparently don't like the smell.since using it touch wood crap free.now sods law tomorrow morning there will be a nice pile waiting for me!

[tomskip]

Yes, anything with a citrus scent is a good deterrent for cats. Scatter orange and lemon peels on the top of your raised beds. Get Off My Garden (actual trade name) are green jelly crystals with a super strong citrus smell that you squirt on to the ground direct from the bottle. They do eventually wash away with rain but will survive a couple of light showers.

You could also get spiky plastic grid to put in pots and raised beds, which makes the ground uncomfortable to walk on and hard to dig up. I make my own version with short lengths cut from bramble bushes and arranged over the soil between the plants.

Have a water squirter or, better still, hose handy to spray cats and foxes with if you catch them at it.

My garden is visited by many cats and I have one of my own who is too old and intimidated to go out in it much now to reclaim his patch. Dealing with the poo is tiresome but the impact can be vastly improved (see above).

Despite all the cats - and the hideous foxes who have taken up more or less permanent residence (and whose poo is far more offensive imo) - we have plenty of birds in the garden. I'm laughing at the idea that cats have any significant impact on the bird population.

Afraid I'm in the camp who thinks uncleglen deserves all he gets for that comment. Think it, if you must, but don't express it in a public place and not expect an angry reaction.