what's a good way to deter strays cats
from coming on your property

there're about 6/7 strays that cut across the
back of my yard all day long it's back and
forth

i can't fence the backyard in because the
senior community i live in doesn't permit
fences and the towns' animal control people
won't round up the strays not unless they
are injured

i have cat droppings all over the back i've
even found droppings on one roof corner
and in the rain gutter

any suggestions would be most welcomed

thanks

In article , xim xim
wrote:

any suggestions would be most welcomed

Try this:

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,2280,33159&
ap=1

"xim xim" wrote in message
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what's a good way to deter strays cats
from coming on your property

there're about 6/7 strays that cut across the
back of my yard all day long it's back and
forth

i can't fence the backyard in because the
senior community i live in doesn't permit
fences and the towns' animal control people
won't round up the strays not unless they
are injured

i have cat droppings all over the back i've
even found droppings on one roof corner
and in the rain gutter

any suggestions would be most welcomed

Some cities/counties have 'cat trap cages' that you can borrow. Catch the
cats in them and give the cage with the cat in it back to the animal control
people.

On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:13:57 -0400, (xim xim) wrote:




what's a good way to deter strays cats
from coming on your property

there're about 6/7 strays that cut across the
back of my yard all day long it's back and
forth

i can't fence the backyard in because the
senior community i live in doesn't permit
fences and the towns' animal control people
won't round up the strays not unless they
are injured

i have cat droppings all over the back i've
even found droppings on one roof corner
and in the rain gutter

any suggestions would be most welcomed

thanks


This is what I've learned about detering strays from asking around:

1. I've heard citrus really deter cats. I've tested this, by tossing
oranges at my cats. Now when they see me holding an orange, they run.
Just kidding, but serious about the citrus smells, if you can get
an extract or oil and spray your yard, that should deter them from
entering.

2. Another tip, automatic water sprinklers, some come with motion
sensors and spray an area down when an animal enters its zone.

3. Live traps. If you tap the animal, you can get rid of it, and it
won't return. I'm suggesting an animal shelter.

hth,

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info

A live animal trap baited with tuna.
Then take them to the shelter.
It takes time, and nerve but eventually you can catch them.

A copupleof things, catss will hunt for you, catchyour rodents and such but
I do understand the thing with cat droppings.

I have two of the beasts, but I live in a VERY remote area, and they have
many acres to patrol.
They keep the burrowing pests (moles, voles, squirrels, rabbits and so on)
from from devouring the place.

Kate

"xim xim" wrote in message
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: what's a good way to deter strays cats
: from coming on your property
:
: there're about 6/7 strays that cut across the
: back of my yard all day long it's back and
: forth
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: i can't fence the backyard in because the
: senior community i live in doesn't permit
: fences and the towns' animal control people
: won't round up the strays not unless they
: are injured
:
: i have cat droppings all over the back i've
: even found droppings on one roof corner
: and in the rain gutter
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: any suggestions would be most welcomed
:
: thanks
:

Something I have noticed, with my own cats.
Cats do NOT like onions.

Occasionally they will come looking to see if they can get a tidbit while I
am cooking.
I'll tell them that kittys don't like onions, and offer to let them sniff.
They always scrinch up their noses and squint their eyes and back up a step
or two.
Maybe run some onion through your blender and mix it with water then
sprinkle it out and about.

thanks for your suggestions will certainly
try them out

"xim xim" wrote in message ...



what's a good way to deter strays cats
from coming on your property

there're about 6/7 strays that cut across the
back of my yard all day long it's back and
forth

i can't fence the backyard in because the
senior community i live in doesn't permit
fences and the towns' animal control people
won't round up the strays not unless they
are injured

i have cat droppings all over the back i've
even found droppings on one roof corner
and in the rain gutter

any suggestions would be most welcomed

thanks

How do you know they are strays? Maybe they just belong to
others in your community and if so, getting the animal control
people involved will really upset these other owners. I suggest
you contact the other people in your community to see if they
own cats and allow them to roam freely. Cats roam free in our
neighbourhood and if I didn't like them I'd move into an apartment.

"Alan Illeman" wrote in message
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"xim xim" wrote in message
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what's a good way to deter strays cats
from coming on your property

there're about 6/7 strays that cut across the
back of my yard all day long it's back and
forth

i can't fence the backyard in because the
senior community i live in doesn't permit
fences and the towns' animal control people
won't round up the strays not unless they
are injured

i have cat droppings all over the back i've
even found droppings on one roof corner
and in the rain gutter

any suggestions would be most welcomed

thanks

How do you know they are strays? Maybe they just belong to
others in your community and if so, getting the animal control
people involved will really upset these other owners. I suggest
you contact the other people in your community to see if they
own cats and allow them to roam freely. Cats roam free in our
neighbourhood and if I didn't like them I'd move into an apartment.


It is the responsibility of the owner to pick up after their animals(s). I
have 2 dogs and a cat. I've never just let them run loose. I don't care if
you say a cat is a member of the "big cat" family and should be allowed to
run free. That's a pretty lousy excuse for not policing your animal. That's
what litter boxes are made for. If you're too lazy to clean out a litter
box, then you don't deserve to have a cat. Someone else's lawn, plants, etc.
should not have to pay for someone else's laziness.


M3CW,
Hawkeye65

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"Alan Illeman" wrote in message
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"xim xim" wrote in message
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what's a good way to deter strays cats
from coming on your property

there're about 6/7 strays that cut across the
back of my yard all day long it's back and
forth

i can't fence the backyard in because the
senior community i live in doesn't permit
fences and the towns' animal control people
won't round up the strays not unless they
are injured

i have cat droppings all over the back i've
even found droppings on one roof corner
and in the rain gutter

any suggestions would be most welcomed

thanks

How do you know they are strays? Maybe they just belong to
others in your community and if so, getting the animal control
people involved will really upset these other owners. I suggest
you contact the other people in your community to see if they
own cats and allow them to roam freely. Cats roam free in our
neighbourhood and if I didn't like them I'd move into an apartment.


It is the responsibility of the owner to pick up after their animals(s).

True - we have a public "stoop and scoop" policy here, for dogs, on
public land.

Cats on the other hand dig a hole, do their stuff, and then bury it.

have 2 dogs and a cat. I've never just let them run loose. I don't care if
you say a cat is a member of the "big cat" family and should be allowed to
run free. That's a pretty lousy excuse for not policing your animal. That's
what litter boxes are made for. If you're too lazy to clean out a litter
box, then you don't deserve to have a cat. Someone else's lawn, plants, etc.
should not have to pay for someone else's laziness.

there are 1500 homes in this community
knocking on all the doors and asking the owners if they have cats on the
loose is a little
impractical

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they make a hole and bury you say. well
they didn't make a hole on the corner of my
roof or on top of the shed or in the rain gutter.

these stray cats at one time had owners i assume who abandoned them or
who got loose. now they are multiplying and roaming
free--onto my property, along the easement
which runs on one side and continues out in back of my property---behind
the easement
the area is wooded.

Hide in a concealed spot and shoot 'em with a BB gun. The secret is for them
to be shot without seeing who.what did it. If they don't know who/what did
it, they'll tend to not come around as often, or hopefully, not at all. That
is what we used to do to dogs who rummaged through our trash on trash pickup
mornings back home.


M2CW,
Hawkeye65

Brett Miller wrote:
snip of things I do not necessarily disagree with

If you want a cat keep it inside. You let it run wild and you are
guilty of mistreatment of the animal.

A!=C
Mistreatment does not come from letting an animal outside, any more than
care and attentiveness comes from keeping one penned.


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"CANNON-FODDER" wrote in message
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Brett Miller wrote:
snip of things I do not necessarily disagree with

If you want a cat keep it inside. You let it run wild and you are
guilty of mistreatment of the animal.

A!=C
Mistreatment does not come from letting an animal outside, any more than
care and attentiveness comes from keeping one penned.


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C-F
collinsd_kc.rr.com


I agree that "mistreatment does not come from letting an animal outside".
What does come of letting your pets run free, is called "inconsideration for
your fellow human being" and pure laziness!!!


M2CW,
Hawkeye65

The Addison's wrote:


"CANNON-FODDER" wrote in message
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Brett Miller wrote:
snip of things I do not necessarily disagree with

If you want a cat keep it inside. You let it run wild and you are
guilty of mistreatment of the animal.

A!=C
Mistreatment does not come from letting an animal outside, any more than
care and attentiveness comes from keeping one penned.


--
v/r,
C-F
collinsd_kc.rr.com


I agree that "mistreatment does not come from letting an animal outside".
What does come of letting your pets run free, is called "inconsideration
for your fellow human being" and pure laziness!!!


M2CW,
Hawkeye65

Again A!=C (or D).
There are too many inherent assumptions and perspectives on word phrasing to
make any blanket statements, especially condemnations without specific
descriptions of the actions. Any of these could describe the same
situation, depending on which side and how long one side stewed in silence:
Run wild, run free, let outside, out during the day, played with in the
yard for an hour a day.

If there is a problem, voice it.
Only then can a neighbor be [inconsiderate].
Otherwise the 'victim' is the inconsiderate person.

Nothing says that consideration equals compliance with a neighbor's every
desire either. It would be inconsiderate to "demand" complete silence in
the afternoon from a young family.

The second attribute is judgemental and simple labeling/name-calling.


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