On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:02:14 +0000, Peter Lynch wrote:

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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A cat would see them off.

Cic.

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