Whilst I have no aversion to cats, I do have a problem with them using
the pebbled area in my garden as a litter tray! Can anyone please
advise me of a way to deter this from happening?

..22

Stick something thorny, like broken up rose stems in the area?
Dull the points to make uncomfortable for the cat to walk over.
They only need to walk in the area once and they'll remember
to avoid it next time. Any other manner of making their feet feel
uncomfortable might work as well.

Another option is to put something there that offends there sense
of smell. Their noses are sensitive. They also have a vorneronasal
organ (Jacobson's organ) in the roof of their mouth where they can
taste what their smelling without coming in contact with the item. I
haven't tried this, but perhaps basil will work. Cayenne pepper or
common black pepper might work as well. Supposedly cats can
even smell common table salt.

http://www.thedailycat.com/mind/comm.../senses_smell/

--
Jim Carlock
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wrote:
Whilst I have no aversion to cats, I do have a problem with them using
the pebbled area in my garden as a litter tray! Can anyone please
advise me of a way to deter this from happening?

In article .com,
says...
Whilst I have no aversion to cats, I do have a problem with them using
the pebbled area in my garden as a litter tray! Can anyone please
advise me of a way to deter this from happening?


Same problem here, but in open spots in my rhubarb bed. I scattered a
few set mousetraps in it and the cat(s?) went away.


--
Homo sapiens is a goal, not a description

moth balls

--
rosie
a mother for peace!
http://www.codepinkalert.org/article.php?id=217



wrote:
Whilst I have no aversion to cats, I do have a problem with them using
the pebbled area in my garden as a litter tray! Can anyone please
advise me of a way to deter this from happening?

If the cat keeps hitting the ball outside the foul line, it needs to
practice its swing more!!!!

Its your fault for having a part of your garden covered with gravel as fine
as kitty litter. Cats are very particular where they poop and for them to
literally go out of their way just to take a dump there is a rare honor.

If you were smart, you would have used something cats don't like such as
pine bark mulch instead.


wrote in message
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Whilst I have no aversion to cats, I do have a problem with them using
the pebbled area in my garden as a litter tray! Can anyone please
advise me of a way to deter this from happening?

"lgb" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
says...
Whilst I have no aversion to cats, I do have a problem with them using
the pebbled area in my garden as a litter tray! Can anyone please
advise me of a way to deter this from happening?


Same problem here, but in open spots in my rhubarb bed. I scattered a
few set mousetraps in it and the cat(s?) went away.

Are you missing a trap or two? :-)

rosie read n' post wrote:

moth balls

That is often suggested. But it never works against any animal. I gave
up using moth balls about 20 years ago in favor of a battery operated
electric fence.

William W. Plummer wrote:
rosie read n' post wrote:

moth balls

That is often suggested. But it never works against any animal. I gave
up using moth balls about 20 years ago in favor of a battery operated
electric fence.

I stopped using moth balls when my eyesight got too bad to collect the
little suckers.

Tony

Sprinkle cayanne pepper in the area. Once the cats lick that off their
paws they'll leave that area alone.

Marv-Montezuma, IA
http://community.webshots.com/user/vmwood

My cat is perfectly happy going in my redwood (mini nugget) mulch but he is
polite enough to cover it up so I really don't mind. I'm just happy not to
need any litter box. Now the dog, thats another story.

There are a number of feline repellant sprays available at pet stores. In
the cat group, I have seen something called Feliway recommended but have
never tried it myself.


"Cereus-validus....." wrote in message
.. .
If the cat keeps hitting the ball outside the foul line, it needs to
practice its swing more!!!!

Its your fault for having a part of your garden covered with gravel as
fine
as kitty litter. Cats are very particular where they poop and for them to
literally go out of their way just to take a dump there is a rare honor.

If you were smart, you would have used something cats don't like such as
pine bark mulch instead.


wrote in message
oups.com...
Whilst I have no aversion to cats, I do have a problem with them using
the pebbled area in my garden as a litter tray! Can anyone please
advise me of a way to deter this from happening?

"AutoTracer" wrote in message news:9U9ee.5685
There are a number of feline repellant sprays available at pet stores. In
the cat group, I have seen something called Feliway recommended but have
never tried it myself.



To be clear Feliway is *not* a repellant, but a pheromone for helping manage
stress related behaviors.


--
Toni
South Florida USA
Zone 10

On Tue, 03 May 2005 17:44:35 -0400, Tennessee Tony
wrote:

William W. Plummer wrote:
rosie read n' post wrote:

moth balls

That is often suggested. But it never works against any animal. I gave
up using moth balls about 20 years ago in favor of a battery operated
electric fence.

I stopped using moth balls when my eyesight got too bad to collect the
little suckers.

Tony
You're just not trying hard enough.

Swyck