We had a "neighborhood" cat that died of old age last fall. Over the
winter, the voles decimated my crocus plantings and damaged a lot of other
things. This spring, I've had a plague of rabbits. I've now noted that a
new cat has started taking over the "territory", and have decided that
I'll
gladly put up with the occasional cat scat in return for rodent control.

Be happy -- we have half a dozen "regular" visitors here and we still have
rat problems every year and the rabbits took up residence in a brush pile in
the back regardless (and now my wife won't let me destroy the pile or fill
the area in).

I'm going to get the Scarecrow or Cat Stop and give one or both of those a
try (http://www.scatmat.com). I'm liking the idea of the Cat Stop at the
moment -- it's self contained, battery powered, and not very intrusive.

They can spend time in the back yard -- there's more room back there anyway.


James