Damn cats

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  1. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Our neigbour has 2 cats which we are always chasing out of our garden - as far as I can tell they are never in their house and only visit their own garden at feeding time.

    We have 2 pairs of great tits who have nests in our garden. Last year just as they were about to fledge I spotted one cat sitting underneath the box looking up expectant look on her face metaphorical knife and fork in paw. Chased her off but every time I looked she was back - asked nicely if they could be kept in for a couple of days until the birds had flown and was told that they weren't house cats and it was cruel to keep them in. ( whats the point in pets if you never see them!).
    An elecronic cat scarer at least moved her further away
    This year the tits were back and we have watched the parents fying back and forth with grubs for food. with them finally fledging this weekend. As Mrs F was having breakfast this morning one of the fledglings landed on our lawn and the bloody cat pounced out of the hedge. I now have one upset and very angry wife and there isn't anything I can do.
    Our next door neigbour has a dog and even he cant keep them out of their garden either when he chases them they just jump onto on the fence and give him the finger
     
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    You need a super soaker. The only thing it will hurt is the cats dignity.
     
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    You need to eat one of the cats as payback. There is no other logical solution.
     
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    john coucom Well-Known Member

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    Unfortunately it’s nature there’s not a lot you can do
     
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    We have two great tits at the back of our house, if you're up at about 6.30am you get a great view of them.

    She's lived there 3 years now and still doesn't realise we can she straight into her bedroom...
     
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    jeyes fluid. cats hate the smell. pour it in desired area. wont go near it. i had cat s#it bonanza in my front garden. poured it on the soil they loved to shat on....no more cat toffee. keep applying for extended cat egg free zone. simples
     
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    Super soaker worked here.... with squirrels too. They hate water, the more you wet them, the more they'll be fearful. This one fat black and white cat just has to see me and it runs now.

    and I'm all for eating the cat idea too. and if you can manage the owners, that would be the best solution all round.
     
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    Launch your own feces at their windows
     
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    We found that “Silent Roar” keeps cats out of the garden. It’s based on lion’s poo.
     
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    I honestly can’t understand why anyone would choose an outdoor cat over an indoor cat. Pointless.
     
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    2 years a go I had 2 wild cats ( they must have gone wild as I live out in the country) killing some pure bread Ancona chick's of mine these chicken's sell for £15 each so l put a bowl of milk down with a aspirin in and they then suddenly vanished.
     
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    The average life expectancy of a purely indoor cat is ~5 years longer than one that is allowed out.

    Best solution you could do to your problem is to put food down for the cat. Move it slowly closer to your door, then move the food inside. Once inside, shut the door and don't let them out again. You gain some pets, and the birds are safe.
     
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    A bit harsh!! I agree that you shouldn't have to suffer cat poo in your garden. We have always kept cat(s) until we came to Italy (although thinking of getting another). It is not unreasonable to expect an owner to train a cat to use a litter tray and cat and they will happily use one to the extent that they wait to come in doors to poo/pee. In fact, it is possible to train some cats to use the toilet (not far fetched) by moving the litter tray to the toilet little by little and then using a gadget to place the litter tray on the toilet eventually removing it.
    We are surrounded by fields/woodland and our nearest neighbour is 200m away. However the attitude of locals here is not to spay or neuter cats so there are many farm and feral cats, which for some reason ignore the open countryside and choose our garden as their preferred toilet of choice (anywhere where we have freshly tilled the soil such as the vegetable plot). So regarding poop I sympathise with your PoV>

    That said, regarding the cat's interest in birds. I think you are taking on nature here and the owner is right in saying that cats are independent creatures and do need space. Even 'House' cats (which ours always were) need to be allowed out from time to time and it is indeed cruel to confine them to the house. Once out, cats will do what cats do when it comes to hunting . If the bird got caught out on the ground well. sorry, that is the law of nature -survival of the fittest etc. It could just as easily have fallen foul( sorry about the pun) of an Owl or Kestrel.

    At least you have not had the embarrassment of owning a cat proudly dropping a dead canary at your feet as a 'gift' which happened to us once. No idea where it got that from although a nearby neighbour did have a small aviary in his garden. Suffice to say it was rapidly dispatched to our dustbin before anyone else saw it (".....what the eye doesn't see Mr. Fawlty:rolleyes:)
     
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    Try taking a plop on your neighbours cat see how it likes them apples.
     
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    I have a hard enough time trying to get into the bathroom on a morning as it is without having to wait for my cat to finish her business.
     
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    Is this a joke? If so it's in pretty bad taste !
    Somehow I don't think it is.
    You are one sick individual.
    Why not pen your chicks in if you're that desperate for 15 quid!
    ****
     
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    That's a bit of a fallacy. As I posted above, letting cats out (even for an hour a day) reduces their average lifespan by 5 years over cats that do not go out. Ours are not allowed out, and on the odd occasion they do escape, are captured fairly quickly :)
     
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    we had one of the neighbours cats giving us a similar problem...... I got one of the more powerful super soakers . After three or four times of being blasted the cat now keeps well away.. So yes mate they do work, well it did for us..... and its also great fun mistakenly getting yer missus in the way...OOOOOOOPS
     

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