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Post by guinea on May 11, 2006 15:52:13 GMT -5
I see far more dog crap around than I do cat crap. In fact I don't think I've ever seen cat poo outside of a litter tray.
The path I use to walk to work on beside a park in London was covered in so much shite the place stank to high heaven. On a damp morning I was gaggin on my way to work.
I would put down every dog that crapped on a path where the owners didn't clean it. It's a far more anti social problem than cat poo.
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Post by Salmo Ireland on May 11, 2006 16:15:22 GMT -5
havent read full post, but legally, if cats arent in there owners land, there considered feral, aka fair game
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Post by gregarach on May 11, 2006 16:37:13 GMT -5
the next time you cat haters go to your favourate water to fish and there's cows grazing i suppose you won't fish because of all the cow pats. and cows crap more than cats. you won't be able to teach your kids to fish unless you go to a sterile put and take fishery. I bet the members that like a garden full of song birds are raging when their car is in the flight path to a starlings nest and is always being splattered.
c'moan the cats
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Post by stylie on May 12, 2006 3:15:03 GMT -5
the next time you cat haters go to your favourate water to fish and there's cows grazing i suppose you won't fish because of all the cow pats. and cows crap more than cats. you won't be able to teach your kids to fish unless you go to a sterile put and take fishery. I bet the members that like a garden full of song birds are raging when their car is in the flight path to a starlings nest and is always being splattered. c'moan the cats What has cows patting in a field got to do with this thread, and I quote "Cats.....the gardeners friend,not. " ? |
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Post by Dryburgh on May 12, 2006 4:22:12 GMT -5
Richard, how do you stop a 2 year old picking up cat poo?
I don't know if this is true but I have heard that if you cut up a sponge, fry it in bacon fat and leave it for the cats. It will solve the problem permanently.
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Post by MarkH on May 12, 2006 4:31:42 GMT -5
the next time you cat haters go to your favourate water to fish and there's cows grazing i suppose you won't fish because of all the cow pats. and cows crap more than cats. They don't usually sh1t in the garden though do they?  |
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Post by Bucko on May 12, 2006 5:25:17 GMT -5
The bugger that comes in my garden seems to have leanings towards canine behaviour and practices 'dog yachting'* from one side of the lawn to the other.
*The act of scraping clinkers from the bow via dragging its backside across the floor.
Not a pretty s(h)ight.
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Post by gazmeister on May 12, 2006 13:37:35 GMT -5
the next time you cat haters go to your favourate water to fish and there's cows grazing i suppose you won't fish because of all the cow pats. and cows crap more than cats. you won't be able to teach your kids to fish unless you go to a sterile put and take fishery. I bet the members that like a garden full of song birds are raging when their car is in the flight path to a starlings nest and is always being splattered. c'moan the cats I think I can safely surmise that if cows were wild animals and arrived in your garden and left a few pats,you would be on the forum for cow deterrents.  Gazmeister |
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Post by Adz on May 13, 2006 5:02:48 GMT -5
The bugger that comes in my garden seems to have leanings towards canine behaviour and practices 'dog yachting'* from one side of the lawn to the other. *The act of scraping clinkers from the bow via dragging its backside across the floor. Not a pretty s(h)ight. It's worse than 'not a pretty sight' as they're usually doing this as they have a round worm infestation and their nether regions are a bit itchy. If you've got kids and they play on the lawn, stock up on worming tablets ;-) |
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Post by AlanB on May 13, 2006 6:59:00 GMT -5
Once had a local cat that would take any opportunity to get into our house. It would make a bee line for the beds. It did it once while I was home. I went into the bedroom and shut the door. When I caught it next stop was the bathroom. It got a good soaking. After that it never came back. In fact whenever it saw me in the street it would flee.
Was I cruel? I don't think so I did do something the cat found unpleasant but I am allergic to cat saliva (which the dirty beasts cover themselves with) so crawling into my bed was totally unacceptable behavior.
Give them a good soaking. They can't shake like a dog so they have to wait ages to dry out. They remember that and don't go back.
Cheers,
Alan.
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Post by dumpy on May 14, 2006 2:19:15 GMT -5
If the cats are shiiting in newly dug ground, placing a few prunings of a spiky shrub (eg thorn, holly, pyracanthus) on the area is alleged to help, but this isn't very practical for a large area. I'd go with the water method. Harmless and apparently effective - my brother (who likes the creatures) uses a small water pistol to discipline his cats inside the house. You could try one of these things: contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/ - a US firm, but they do list dealers in the UK. Otherwise build something similar yourself, using a PIR motion detector (as sold for burglar alarms, security lights etc) rigged up to a hose pipe (assuming their use isn't banned where you live). Incidentally, the same company sells an ultrasonic deterrent, but I don't have much faith in them. Field tested one for the RSPB, "ultrasonic"about as much use as a chocalate teapot, you need half a dozen for an average size garden anyway. Cats are the second biggest killer of wildlife in this country,some 50 million creatures are killed each year "rspb" and we no most are ground loving birds, blackbird,thrush, hedge sparrow,robins etc. I moulded my garden around wild life got a pond ,plants to suit butterflies, bees ,insects and moths, ive got bird feeders out for them, even put in a hedge, elderbery tree and good old buddlia as well as a hazel, but because of the cats i hardly see a bird, the odd collared dove and blue tit take the risk ,but i cant remember the last time i saw a blackbird or thrush,"Rocky" the robin does popup when the weather gets cold, ive even got to help the frog population cause the ficking cats keep eating the poor little buggers  You could try Whissing up some orange and garlic, then strain through a fine cloth and put that into a spray gun,then spray the perimeter of your garden, or if push come to shove your own urine  |
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Post by Exerod on May 14, 2006 3:37:13 GMT -5
You could try Whissing up some orange and garlic, then strain through a fine cloth and put that into a spray gun,then spray the perimeter of your garden, or if push come to shove your own urine Dumpy, why do you need to strain your urine, I think you should see a doctor. Andy |
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Post by Salmo Ireland on May 14, 2006 13:07:32 GMT -5
dont mind them pooing, but they go near my avairy alot, and also every few months you hear em getting it off, in the middle of the night, its as if its a banshee lol,
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Post by clansmurf on May 14, 2006 18:16:59 GMT -5
I may induce the wrath of the veritable Mr Boote, but his advice if you hate cats seems to be.... get a cat? Liked your last post though  Richard, I've got children and having to check every day for cat faeces in the sand pit every day becomes a bit tiresome. Cats aren't like brown trout they are like rainbow trout, exotic species that do not belong here. What harm do they do, you asked, breeding out the wild cat for starters and enough has been posted on feacal matters and bird populations. Clansmurf. P.S I've heard anti-freeze is an irresponsible liquid to leave lying around in the garden. Do not do it it is cruel. |
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Post by clansmurf on May 14, 2006 18:24:48 GMT -5
I've just read Dumpy's post about creating a wildlife friendly garden, or should that read a cat restaurant?
My dad built a pond in his garden and put a few ornamental goldfish in it, cats killed the lot, well ok, a heron got a couple.
Mmmm, another animal eating fish from a stocked pond, where does the general feeling of the fora lie on that one?
Clansmurf
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