need cat deterrent

Neighbors outdoor cats are starting to spend much of their time in my yard. digging. urinating. defecating. and spraying.

What are some good deterrents other than dogs and guns?

Originally Posted by Abigail

What are some good deterrents other than dogs and guns?

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That's a shocking question.

Have you talked to your neighbor?

We buy a bottle of fox urine at the local pest supply store. Pour some on cotton balls and place them around the yard. You'll need to re-scent them after it rains. And keep them away from the dogs who will roll all over them.
We use them to keep the wild animals out of our yard.

fox urine? darn.. the grocery store was all out of it today. were you serious? LOL

I mean people who let their pets roam freely all night what do you think their pets are doing? they are digging and :censor::censor::censor::censor::censor::censor::censor::censor: and spraying and yowling in other people's yards. this is certainly not responsible pet care. I would never allow my cat to be a nuisance to others or to be left alone for the night running all sorts of risks.

we have AGAIN found coyote scat in the yard and i dont understand how the neighbors can permit this risk factor with their pets?

Meanwhile I will try an ultrasonic thingie that humans cant hear but the neighbor cats won't like because as far as I am concerned the areas under my windows do not belong to free roaming cats. My cat has the right to enjoy the yard from her safe window seats and i am quite annoyed that other pet owners dont understand how inconsiderate it is to let their cats bother mine. If these were free roaming dogs the city would come and get them.

If this continues much longer I am going to trap them in a hav-a-heart trap and take them to a shelter.

Yes, fox urine is a real product, though I don't even want to think about how they collect it. Some of the garden stores carry it to keep deer out of the gardens.

And don't drop the bottle.

Originally Posted by Mom of 4

And don't drop the bottle.

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thanks for the great visual LOL

I thought you might like to know what finally solved my stray cat problem. We bought two ultrasonic monitors and place them in the front yard. within an hour there were no more neighbors' cats in the yard. Abi was curious at first when it would be triggered but I would stroke her and say that's okay and she learned to be fine with it.

and the neighbors cats who were never let inside? remember them? They have disappearred. first the regular maine coon went missing and then two weeks ago we heard a blood curdling sound as a coyote got the manx maine coon. abi was REALLY freaked by that sound.

Originally Posted by Abigail

I thought you might like to know what finally solved my stray cat problem. We bought two ultrasonic monitors and place them in the front yard. within an hour there were no more neighbors' cats in the yard. Abi was curious at first when it would be triggered but I would stroke her and say that's okay and she learned to be fine with it.

and the neighbors cats who were never let inside? remember them? They have disappearred. first the regular maine coon went missing and then two weeks ago we heard a blood curdling sound as a coyote got the manx maine coon. abi was REALLY freaked by that sound.

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How sad about the cats disappearing. I can only pray that it was a swift and painless ending. For the 4 days that Bijou was missing I worried most about him being killed by a coyote. My heart was breaking just thinking about it.

I'm glad you did find a suitable solution to the problem.