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i am trying to give somone advice on another pet site. their neighbor has 6 outside cats who will not stay out of her expensive flower garden. she wants to know how to keep them out. someone suggested to her a light shocking fence or something. that is CRUEL in my eyes. can someone give me any ideas? i'm clueless.
 

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This company has a product called The Scarecrow plus other innovative ideas to help with this problem. Hope it helps!


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A famous UK gardener recommends putting twigs in the ground (he has a cat), seemingly very good on newly dug secions, as it stops them using it as the cat toilet. Or scattering orange and lemon peel - they don't like citrus smells.
 

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Someone suggested this to me once: cut up an old garden hose and place it all around the flower bed. Cats are afraid of snakes and they tend to view these "hoses" as such. Unless you want to invest in some rubber snakes.

I've also been told to sprinkle pepper all over the ground. It does no damage to the flower beds or kitties. But it will keep them away because they don't like the smell.

Another idea was moth balls.
 
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