cats

[gazwigan]

how can i get cats out of my garden area? There are loads from surrounding houses and with my 3 year old child just starting to play in the garden now, he is petrified of these pests

[MWB]

How did your son become "petrified" of cats? Something to do with his parents regard of them as pests maybe?

There is no way to keep cats out of your garden per se. But said cats won't be around when your son is playing in the garden.

[vulcan]

there are a number of sprays on the market,most DIY shops sell them.just spray around the edge of the garden and the cats[and dogs] wont enter.it's harmless to the animals and more importantly to children.it's effective working life depends on the weather and needs to be resprayed after rain. I find it works very well, cats go around my garden rather then straight across.

[gazwigan]

MWB - If you are 3 years old and haven't had any contact with cats in your short life and when one day you are playing in the garden for the first time alone, without a care in the world and all of a sudden a cat jumps over the fence and stares at you standing about a metre away, would you be scared regardless of what your parents regard them as? Yes i think you would. And would you be apprehensive when you go out in the garden again? Yes you would.

Thanks for you answer all the same

[madmaggot]

Best way to keep cats out of your garden is to get your own cat, they won't come onto another cat's territory.
It would also give your child(ren) a healthier attitude to animals.

[kira000]

Or write to a zoo, and ask them if they will send you some big cat dung/urine. The smell should scare away domestic cats.

( no, i'm not kidding)

[Hawkwalk]

squirt them with a water pistol, they hate it and wont come back. Also a good game for you son to learn.

[VINNY100_2]

here hope this helps..!

[woofgang]

Hi vinny (waves) hoW are you doing?

[VINNY100_2]

Hi woofy.
Im fine thanks,im reading all your posts.I left a message for stick-woman on ratemydrawings.Take care x

sorry gazwigan.(:O)

[puzzled54]

Been trying to keep them out of my garden for years, its not the cats I don't like, its the mess. A water pistol will work, but won't stop them coming back.

[barryj23]

Keeping cats out of my garden was a nightmare. I'm a keen gardener and love having birds in there. Before I bought this:

http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/advanced-repe ller-p-2310.html

Cats scared birds off constantly and had them fouling all over my garden which i put a lot of work into.
Check this item out, they also do a lot more pest control and garden wares.

Hope this helps with your problem