"Sally Thompson" wrote in message
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We have constructed an outside wooden cat tray about 3 ft by 2 ft but
with the bottom made of a porous membrane so that any liquid drains
through (it looks a bit like a shoe box without a lid). It's nice and
deep and sits on the soil out of the way by our oil tank in the
garden. We've filled it with a gritty builder's sand which they love
to dig in.

The cats all use it and we have no problems with them messing around
vegetables etc. For the most part, the elements take care of it and
the cat mess is degraded by the natural action of the rain and sun.
Just occasionally we take out some of the turds with an old trowel,
put them in a plastic bag and sling them in the dustbin. Job done.

I tried something similar by preparing an unused area of the garden where I
throw the mess anyway. unfortunately it isn't quite as attractive to them as
the freshly raked vegetable beds :-(

But maybe catmint or catnip around the area would help attract them to it in
the first place? Has anyone tried it for this purpose?

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