On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:17:24 -0000, Donwill wrote:
Can anyone comment on the success (or otherwise) of strategies to prevent
cats fouling their garden.
Is there a DIY solution to this problem?

The ultrasonic devices I have seen on the internet range in price from about
£16 to approx £45 anyone care to pass on their experiences with these
devices? is price related to efficiency? Is it possible to build one of
these devices?

Ditto chemicals, or cat deterring plants?

Ditto rubber spikes on fences?

Ditto any other non-harmful methods?

Any constructive suggestions welcomed.

Don

What'a worked for me is a garden gate, really.
I used to have this problem with 3 out of 4 neighbours having cats (one
has 2 cats). I made sure there were no holes in my fences, all gaps were
boarded up and I got a 6 foot gate to fill the gap between the house and
my garage.
Now I have a clean garden. All the cats are too fat to jump the fence
and have no other ways in. I don't think it's the ultimate deterrent, but
by making it harder to get into my garden, they've taken the lazy way
out and now crap somewhere else. However, I believe that if everyone
around here rasied the heights of their fences so I became the easiest
target they critters would probably learn to pole vault.

Now if I could only keep the herons off my goldfish pond ....

Pete

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