One more thing....
Do you have Boxwood shrubs nearby?
Boxwood smells like cat urine and at certain times of the year, it's *very*
potent!
We took two down at our house b/c our entire entryway (inside the house)
*reeked* of what seemed like cat urine, but once the Boxwood shrubs were
gone, so was the smell! They were seriously neglected anyway, so it was a
double-blessing! (Just bought our neglected house a little over a year ago.)

Just thought I'd mention it.......

If you're having any trouble w/deer or rabbits, I found a solution to that
as well......
Take old margarine containers - any size will work - (w/the lids) and poke
small holes (w/an ice pick) around the top rim of the container the whole
way around (*slightly* below). Fill container w/mothballs (or the flakes -
whichever you prefer) and be sure to put the lid (w/NO holes) back on. Set
these around the perimeter of your garden edge (about 10' apart) and
rodent-type critters will NOT bother the garden anymore, plus, because it's
a "sealed" system and only the smell escapes, there's nothing to harm the
soil or your veggies - and b/c the lid is on there (again w/NO holes), no
rainwater can get in either. You may want to gently shake each one like once
a month (to keep the smell fresh) and check to make certain the containers
remain full - the moth balls slowly disintegrate over time.

I did this w/my family's garden at my grandmother's and her back lot is
overrun w/rabbits, but they not once bothered the garden after setting those
out! They'd sit down there and look up at it, but *nothing* got munched on -
not even the lettuce! However, birds snipping things off was a major problem
to the seedlings for quite a few weeks - esp. the sweet pepper plants!
ggggggggrrrrrrrrrr

Hope that helps,
Nicole

"Mark Thompson" wrote in message
.. .
I followed several articles in this group the last couple of years dealing
with cats and how to keep them out of vegetable gardens.

We finally were able to get rid of our 'feline friends' from our vegetable
garden (more from luck than anything else?)but they're still leaving their
spray in the rest of the garden. We've tried everything to get them out
of
our garden - no luck.

Instead of continuing on this useless quest we're now looking into ways of
negating the smell of cat urine. Does anyone know of any ways to
neautralize this smell?

Any information will be greatly appreciated and used!! The wife planted
lavender, we've used citrus sprays.....any other ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Gratefully yours,
Mark Thompson