"mich" wrote in message
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"Mike" wrote in message
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"aj" wrote in message
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my neighbour has 7 cats (seven) & my birch tree which stands about 12
feet
tall is scarred from top to bottom with them using it as a scratching
post,will this cause permanent damage & is there anything i can do to
stop
them damaging it?
thanks.



Strap some lengths of carpet gripper up the tree, points up. 4 or 5
lengths about 3 ft high should do the trick.

BTW, they don't come over my gate since I put a few lenghts along the
rail
and put nails along the top sticking up a couple of inches.

Re the gate. you may find yourself with a public liability issue and
personal injury matter if someone hurts themselves coming to your house.
In fact I am not sure its legal to do what you say you have done.



Sorry, must explain. This is the back gate, some 5ft high and people
shouldn't be climbing over it. They should come round to the front door.
(The back of our garden goes through to the road running behind us)

Mike

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