Safe way to deal with cat's?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Put some chickenwire or some other thin and relatively small fencing a inch or two under the soil...the cats will start to dig, hit the fencing, then take off and try to make a toilet elsewhere.

In theroey of course, never know until you try!

The bugger's jump the fence

[duckman1975]

An enviromentally friendly way to get rid of them is to have Cat Meat on your menu   Just kidding (or am I?) One solution is to have a water gun ready nothing scare cats away like a good bath.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yes, refer to this thread.

I was thinking along the same lines. 

Personally, I don't find that very funny. I have an inkling certain banner advertisers here might agree. That's all I'm going to say on the matter.

Micky, don't know if this info is of use. I only googled for a few seconds.

My wife works with a feral cat agency and the humane society, so I can ask her for some info if this stuff doesn't work.

You might check with the local shelters and vets if they have any neutering programs in place in your neighbourhood as well.

Thanks for the link mate

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

An enviromentally friendly way to get rid of them is to have Cat Meat on your menu   Just kidding (or am I?) One solution is to have a water gun ready nothing scare cats away like a good bath.

A mate of mine suggested a water pistol with a water/washing detergent mix in it, said it worked everytime

Grant you know I want another dog, but now's just not the right time unfortunately

[Sea Monster]

Supersoaker.

[NutSAK]

I guess I'm lucky.  My city will take care of these things.  As a matter of fact, my wife and I just recently called animal control on my next door neighbors.  They have 8 or more cats that are not licensed with the city and roam the neighborhood.  They jump my fence and crap in my yard.  I think you can guess what I mean when I say that one of my dogs will rid her territory of any foreign animal waste.

Animal control in this area will drive by three or four times a day looking for their cats.  If they see one, they will catch it and take it to the humane society, where there will be a $50 fine to retrieve each cat that my neighbor can prove ownership of.  If that doesn't work, they'll give me a trap to trap the cats in.  Then I just call animal control and they'll pick them up.

[EM745]

A "safe" way to deal with cats? Safe for who, you or the cats? 

Have you tried mothballs?

Maybe get one of those portable, pressurized car washers that run off an air compressor. That'll REALLY get their attention. 

Obviously, airguns are a BAD idea. You'd need big muzzle energy to get a "humane" kill (that 0.177 caliber Daisy just won't cut it). And hi-powered airguns are expensive and noisy. They'll attract the attention of neighbors, and cops. (I'm saying this in case lurkers reading this topic get any funny ideas.  )

Maybe getting another dog is the best solution. Racing hounds (greyhound, whippet) are THE dog to get in this case. They're well-tempered and make great pets, but they also instinctively chase down (and kill) anything that runs away from them, including cats. And with greyhounds being the speed demons that they are, those cats of yours would have one hell of a time trying to escape. 

[Tarrodemierda]

well.... if id see some one let his dog kill brutally a cat,id let loose my pitbul and let it take care of the animal torturer.
clean kill is ok if the cat is PROOFED to be a homeless.but othervise killing animals for fun or just for being tight minded animal hater,its sadistic,and they should get their head checked before animals arent enough and u climb to the church tower with hunting rifle .

[EM745]

well.... if id see some one let his dog kill brutally a cat,id let loose my pitbul and let it take care of the animal torturer.

For the record, I'm not talking about siccing one's dog on a cat.

I'm talking about when a dog is on its owner's property, properly restrained (on a leash or fenced in), and a cat happens to "stray" inside the dog's "kill zone." THEN I say it's fair game.

If cat owners aren't okay with that, then they shouldn't let them out to roam freely in the first place.

clean kill is ok if the cat is PROOFED to be a homeless.

A stray is a stray is a stray, whether it has a legit owner or not.

Again, if cat owners aren't okay with that, they know what they have to do.

but othervise killing animals for fun or just for being tight minded animal hater,its sadistic,and they should get their head checked

I would argue that cat owners who let their cats roam freely should also "get their head checked."

Aside from the enormous ecological damage they cause to native prey species (and by competing with native predator species), they are also a nuissance: they leave smelly "deposits" on other people's property, they rummage through garbage and storage sheds, they tear up gardens, and they can scratch up your car when they climb/jump on it for whatever reason.

Also, letting your cat out subjects it to all sorts of (deadly) hazards: hostile wildlife (racoons, foxes, coyotes, owls...), dogs, cars, vigilante homeowners, feline diseases, etc.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well I seem to have opened a bit of a can of worms, didn't I

[Benner]

Well I seem to have opened a bit of a can of worms, didn't I

Haven't you just!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It's ok though...I used my Farmer on the can

_{I'll get my coat}

[Mike]

It's ok though...I used my Farmer on the can

_{I'll get my coat}

No need, here you go.

Mike

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It's ok though...I used my Farmer on the can

_{I'll get my coat}

No need, here you go.

Mike

Thanks for the support

[duckman1975]

Mickyd, calling animal control I think is the best solution, do you have anything equivalent to animal control?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Mickyd, calling animal control I think is the best solution, do you have anything equivalent to animal control?

Not to deal with random cat's crapping no

[Benner]

Mickyd, calling animal control I think is the best solution, do you have anything equivalent to animal control?

 

They'd have a job in every garden.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Mickyd, calling animal control I think is the best solution, do you have anything equivalent to animal control?

 

They'd have a job in every garden.

Tell me about it

[duckman1975]

Too bad, I think you have to get a litter box so your yard wouldn't have crap mines. In fairness to cats they are clean when it comes to crapping if you have a litter box with sand they cover it up, but too bad if you have a sand box play pen for the kids  

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Too bad, I think you have to get a litter box so your yard wouldn't have crap mines. In fairness to cats they are clean when it comes to crapping if you have a litter box with sand they cover it up, but too bad if you have a sand box play pen for the kids  

No the cat's seem to like to crap by my washing line best

[duckman1975]

Too bad, I think you have to get a litter box so your yard wouldn't have crap mines. In fairness to cats they are clean when it comes to crapping if you have a litter box with sand they cover it up, but too bad if you have a sand box play pen for the kids  

No the cat's seem to like to crap by my washing line best

Always thought they like to do it on sandy soil.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

No there happy to do it anywhere, but mainly down there

Sometimes I wish I wasn't an animal lover

[duckman1975]

try scrapping the soil from where they like to crap most and put it in a box where they can climb in and do their thing. wierd, all I have to do here in our place is to put sandy soil where I want them to do it. Guess Asian cats are more disciplined than European cats 

[kent ct]

well.... if id see some one let his dog kill brutally a cat,id let loose my pitbul and let it take care of the animal torturer.
clean kill is ok if the cat is PROOFED to be a homeless.but othervise killing animals for fun or just for being tight minded animal hater,its sadistic,and they should get their head checked before animals arent enough and u climb to the church tower with hunting rifle .

You always seem to say the right thing. I have gotten a mental picture of you as a big tough guy with a good heart and a head that is screwed on straight.

I am old enough to remember the Winter War and what an inspiration the Finnish resistance was to the whole world. I think you are made of the same stuff as those heroes.

It was an Englishman in the 1920s (Eliot Howard) who first formulated the theory that birds sing to establish and defend a territory. No far away expedition to exotic places but just observing in his own backyard with eyes that could see where others could not. This led in time to the recognition that many other species including humans also defend a territory leading to resentment and aggression toward anything that dares to invade that sacred ground.

As an animal lover I welcome any animal that comes onto my property. The skunks dig holes. The moles make tunnels. The deer eat the shrubs. The raccoons trash the bird feeder, and the chipmunks make burrows. The deer mice keep trying to nest in the lawn mower. I would not have it any other way as I feel amply rewarded just to watch them.

I realize that others do not feel as I do. What I would do,is to do what Def suggested, which is to put in a sand box for them to use. At least it would be easier to clean. The cats are probably using your yard because they feel safe there. All animals are at a disadvantage when defecating, so try to find privacy just as we do.

Cats are hunters and it is natural for them to roam. Konrad Lorenze could not bear to restrict his cats even though he realized they would not live as long. He felt that by restricting them they would not be the natural animal he loved. He went on to win a Nobel prize for his animal studies and is known as the father of the science of Ethology. If you would like some insight into human aggression read his book "On Aggression" all derived from his animal studies.

So perhaps Micky D could also win a prize by studying how and why and where cats crap. I think we could all live longer and more peaceful lives by practicing more tolerance toward people and animals.

Richard  

[max6166]

Mickyd, calling animal control I think is the best solution, do you have anything equivalent to animal control?

Just a word of warning - in most places, calling animal control is essentially the equivalent of having them killed.

If you don't want them killed, you often need to contact a no-kill animal shelter or animal rescue organization.

[duckman1975]

I think thats better too, and they castrate or spay the cat before they put them for adoption.

[jzmtl]

Cats are hunters and it is natural for them to roam. Konrad Lorenze could not bear to restrict his cats even though he realized they would not live as long. He felt that by restricting them they would not be the natural animal he loved. He went on to win a Nobel prize for his animal studies and is known as the father of the science of Ethology. If you would like some insight into human aggression read his book "On Aggression" all derived from his animal studies.

Cats are also invasive specie that can and have wrecked havoc on the native ecosystem, caused extinction to many others.

[max6166]

Cats are hunters and it is natural for them to roam. Konrad Lorenze could not bear to restrict his cats even though he realized they would not live as long. He felt that by restricting them they would not be the natural animal he loved. He went on to win a Nobel prize for his animal studies and is known as the father of the science of Ethology. If you would like some insight into human aggression read his book "On Aggression" all derived from his animal studies.

Cats are also invasive specie that can and have wrecked havoc on the native ecosystem, caused extinction to many others.

Yes, they are very much like people...

[jzmtl]

Except human are not deliberately introduced invasive specie.

[max6166]

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