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Post by Rich on Apr 13, 2005 7:04:09 GMT -5
Dont get me wrong, I love cats, what i hate is the little presents they leave in the borders of the garden, especially when i accidentally strim them I used to have a cat which sadly got flattened a few weeks ago and so wont be getting another.... Its not fair to get a dog (as much as i love them) as I am at work all day... Soooo.... Need suggestions (that work) of how to stop the d**n things crapping all over the garden. Thanks PS - before anyone suggests it, poisoning, shooting trapping etc would be frowned upon.
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Post by Haul a Gwynt on Apr 13, 2005 7:10:55 GMT -5
Get Another Cat ;D
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Post by Rich on Apr 13, 2005 7:18:43 GMT -5
As above, i wont be getting another cat until i move house
The road outside is too busy for them and as i live opposite a park, the cat did everyting he could to get across the road, despite only being allowed out the back door.
Sadly he didn't know the green cross code...
Any other ideas?
You can't buy Lion pooh anymore due to environemental health
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Post by kevzim on Apr 13, 2005 7:25:14 GMT -5
It is possible to purchase lion poop... so you put up with one big poop, and that (in theory) has all the lil' moggies leaving well alone for fear of getting a buttkicking. An easier option is to get a two litre clear plastic drinks bottle. For some reason round ones - like pop bottles - are essential, your posh desoigner mineral waters won't cut it. Anyways - remove all labels and clean up a bit, then half fill with water. Chuck this in the middle of your lawn on its side. This freaks the cats out so much that they give it a wide berth! Don't know why, but it really does work! Unfortunately, like many winning methods, it will eventually become "blown." Then you buy the big cat doodoo I guess. Oh - and keep moving the bottle to avoid getting a dead patch of lawn!
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Post by kevzim on Apr 13, 2005 7:27:52 GMT -5
You can't buy Lion pooh anymore due to environemental health What? And there was me planning a little importation bidniz with my matey in the lowveld! You could always hang around the staff entrance to the local zoo, and try to pull off a shady deal for some good S***T.
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Post by guinea on Apr 13, 2005 7:51:14 GMT -5
An easier option is to get a two litre clear plastic drinks bottle. For some reason round ones - like pop bottles - are essential, your posh desoigner mineral waters won't cut it. Anyways - remove all labels and clean up a bit, then half fill with water. Chuck this in the middle of your lawn on its side. This freaks the cats out so much that they give it a wide berth! I am sure this is an urban myth. All the gardens around me had them and the cats were never bothered. Who ever thought of that idea was a genius. Several hundred thousand people around the world chucking litter in their own garden for no reason. The truth is, even if it did work, I'd rather the poo.
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Post by kevzim on Apr 13, 2005 7:56:48 GMT -5
Guess the method was "blown" in your neighbourhood. It worked in my town garden, and a friends on the other side of town... for a couple of months anyways. I got it off of Gardner's question time on R4. Likesay, it only works for a while - but it does, in my experience, work (unless your neighbours do it first) ;D I do recall seing a Passive Infra Red Motion detector that directed a water jet at intruding moggies / foxes etc. It was in one of the miriad catalogues that fall out of your sunday supplements these days. If you added a smidge of citronella to the water reservoir it would traumatise the moggies so severely they'd never return! Either that or build a "scarecat"...
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Post by Old Enob on Apr 13, 2005 7:59:03 GMT -5
My Father ( and Grandfather for that matter ) use to cut a cat shape out of some thin sheet metal, paint it black and insert some shiny marbles as eyes. Then they hung this of a metal spike , drove into the ground at 45 degrees(ish), so the "cat" was about 4-5" off the ground. I dont know if it just put the cats off, or the local cats beleived those at No23 hanged any cat found dumping in the flowerbeds, but it sure does work.
Martin
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Post by kevzim on Apr 13, 2005 8:02:09 GMT -5
Blimey - that's just what i meant by "scarecat" One of our local farmers has a 4 x 7' version he moves around the rape fields to keep pigeons away.
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Post by greenkingfisher on Apr 13, 2005 8:53:45 GMT -5
Turn it into a harmless(?) sport.. 1 Get one of these pump action water pistols 2 Don the camo gear, crack open a beer on a summer's evening and lie in the tall grass in wait for pússy (cat). 3 Wait for a local candidate to start squatting in the crysanthemums and release safety catch. 4 Wait for optimum moment of pre-evacuation and let rip with high pressure water jet of moggy scaring force. 5 Crack open another beer and think yourself lucky you have some game sport to be had in the back garden. Asta la vista puddy tat
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Post by charlieH on Apr 13, 2005 9:08:20 GMT -5
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Post by kevzim on Apr 13, 2005 9:44:48 GMT -5
That's the ticket! Not as much fun as greenkingfisher's suggestion tho' ;D
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Post by segdoune on Apr 13, 2005 9:59:51 GMT -5
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Post by FlyBri on Apr 13, 2005 10:21:17 GMT -5
Richie
We have a dog and for the last 3 years both worked full time. The solution was to locate a good and cheap dog sitter who'd take the dog from 7:30 in the morning till we got home in the evening. £5 a day - thats all - even in deepest Surrey!
Some of our friends thought it was cruel to send the dog off with someone else for the day. However having seen how much our dog loved to play with all it's friends at the dog sitters house each day I know that to be untrue. If anything I'd say we would endevour to send our dog now even when my wife is off work - just because I think it acts like a creche and ensures your dog is well socialised and doesn't get aggressive or nervous around other dogs.
Food for thought mate... go for it!
Bri
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Post by kevzim on Apr 13, 2005 11:18:39 GMT -5
We leave our dogs at my folks place three days a week (0800 - 1800) - it's their second home, and does my folks dogs the world of good. Have friends who use a local dogsitter as well. As FlyBri says - it's a very good plan, leading to well adjusted dogs. They are pack animals after all...
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