Next door's cat's...it's war! Help me tell them who'se boss?

There are 3 of them and they are always in my back garden and they poop on my front lawn...yesterday I left my french windows open and one of them got in and sprayed my sofa! I have a 3 year old and am pregnant...the cats treat my garden like their own...sleeping on my garden furniture and spraying everywhere.


I dont want to hurt them but want to make them stop coming in...in the UK cats are considered as responsible for themselves so I cannot ask my neighbour to do anything about it...though i supppose I could tell HER to clean the cat muck up on my lawn...she's a bit weird and you never see her.....what shall I do? I have got a water pistol yesterday and havent seen a cat since though I havent sprayed them yet....what other things can I do to keep them out?

Next door's cat's...it's war! Help me tell them who'se boss?
THEY HAVE STUFF YOU CAN SPRAY IN YOUR YARD TO DETER ANIMALS FROM GOING THERE I WOULD ASK THE LOCAL PET SHOP AS FAR AS GETTING IN YOUR HOUSE TRY GETTING A SCREEN FOR YOUR WINDOW.MY MOTHER HAD A CAT PROBLEM IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD BUT I TOOK CARE OF IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY I WONT MENTION GOOD LUCK.
Reply:Get yourself a load of orange peel and put that along the border of your garden, cats hate it and it really works
Reply:If you don't have a dog or a cat of your own then the local cats are going to add your yard to their territories. This a fact of life where cats are concerned.





There are a few things you can try.





Get cat repellent pellets and scatter them over your flowerbeds and lawn.





Get cat repellent spray and spray it everywhere on all surfaces.





If you fences or a wall around your garden, you can get these anti-cat spikey things you can nail to the top of your fences, can't won't stand on them.





If you have a local zoo nearby, try asking them for big cat poop. Scatter some of that around the perimeter of your garden and no cat's will come anywhere near your garden.





Try not to leave your door's and windows open, if you really need/want to get yourself some mesh window screens and keep them closed.
Reply:I had the same problem with some of my neighbours cats and tried loads of stuff that didn't work, but recently I had this product recommended to me and I promise you it works


It's called "Silent Roar" and it's basically dried lion poo but it works because the cats can smell bigger cats and that frightens them - I just throw handfuls around my garden and I have seen the cats sat on the other side of the fence but they don't come in anymore - it is perfectly safe for kids as it's dried and sterilized. I got it from www.amazon.co.uk.


It usually has to be reapplied about every 2 months but if you have heavy rain it may need to be reapplied sooner.





Good Luck!
Reply:I know you can get some cat repelant sprays from Garden Centres...





If that doesnt work you should definately spray, we do it to one of our neighbourhood cats who steals our cats food and its kept that cat away.





Hope it helps


:)
Reply:The hsoe thing wont work...my cats catch snakes quite frequently....They hate citrus peelings as suggested earlier..but here is a link with many deterents for felines...
Reply:Cat's hate the smell of moth balls .
Reply:put some ammonia in the water pistol...
Reply:dogs eat cat poop and run off cats--it worx 4 me
Reply:Take the water pistol back to the store and get out the garden hose and blast at full powder.





If your neighbor sees you giving her cats a "full blast" with the garden hose, ask her when she's going to get responsible!





I can't believe you can't do anything about her cats coming into your home with piss poor manners.





It's like, "let the games begin" when it comes to her cats. Think it's time to pick up all cat poop and put it into a paper bag (paper bag is recyclable) and give it to your neighbor as a gift in what ever manner you choose.





Keep the garden hose handy. Think the cats will get the hint and move on to their next victim when they get the "full blast" treatment a few times.





Good Luck .... Thumbs Up "You're The Boss!!"
Reply:Get a parsons jack russell they may be smallish, bigger than a standard jack russell, but they don't like cats and being a fiesty hunting dog do go for them.


Pepper dust works best if you don't have a dog, any good gardening shop will sell it, it makes the cats sneeze but doesn't hurt them once they learn to stay away. Put a whole bottle of it down one day, then watch and laugh.


Andy
Reply:You can try something like what is found here http://www.martleyelectronics.co.uk/cat_... If you can't get the owner to do the clean up please get someone else to do it. Pregnant women should not be around cat "mess".
Reply:Check your local pound. Our pound rents a cat cage for 50.00 that you get back when you return the cage. Set up the cage with some cat food in it and take the cat and cage to the pound.





Cat people need to keep their pets in their homes or on leashes when they are out. Their pet is not my pet and I should not have to be bothered by them.





Pregnant women should not be around cats, especially stray outdoor cats that are unkempt. Cats are carriers of Cytomeglivirus which can be caught by an unborn baby while the mother is carrrying the baby. The mother will be a carrier of this virus all her life if her baby catches it. She can only pass it on to unborn fetuses while around other pregnant women.





My baby went through extensive medical tests and treatments due to other peoples nasty cats.





Read about this virus also known as CMV.
Reply:scoop it up and put it on her door step
Reply:You can talk to the neighbor, you can scoop up the crap and leave it in her doorstep (not now while you are pregnant, as you may very well know.)





Or you can google "cat repellents." They sell some good products out there. Avoid "Heartz" brands and cheapos. Repel is a good one. But the thing about granules is you have to keep re-applying them.





If you lay some chicken wire on the soil, the cats can't scratch it. Tie up some wire sticking up to make it a little prickly and they'll never come back
Reply:put a few dummy snakes on the lawn cats hate them or pieces of hosepipe it works they will keep off your lawn
Reply:A dog is a good idea. If not, I've seen a product sold in garden catalogs that is a motion sensor water sprayer. I think it made to look like a crow.
Reply:As said try getting the stuff from the garden centres...also put a letter of complaint to your neighbour...they are her cats and if she does not react call the council or an animal welfare group...if they come over the fence try putting tabasco on it...they don't like it.