How do i keep the neighbors cat from manuring in my flower garden?

There’s been many things suggested over the years for this problem. My personal favorite is cheap chicken wire over the mulch. I like this because it doesn’t hurt the cat.



Remember too that we’re talking about a C-A-T here and these animals aren’t the easiest to control so talking to the cats people will probably not do much good.



Here’s a list of things to try:

ammonia soaked corn husks or anything natural that will hold the odor

aluminum foil strips

cuttings from thorny type plants - bramble

cedar compost

chicken wire (metal or plastic)

coffee grounds - fresh %26amp; unbrewed about an inch or so

hardware cloth

pipe tobacco



Now one thing that does work is using chili or cayenne powder, red pepper etc. The problem is that it gets on the cats paws and possibly into their eyes. I would never suggest using anything like this because it can hurt the cat.
How do i keep the neighbors cat from manuring in my flower garden?
There is a plant that repells cats, bit I can't remember what it's called. Maybe try an Internet search? Also, cats are creatures of habit, if you squirt it with plain cold water from an empty washing-up bottle a few times it'll soon learn it's not welcome.
Reply:Sprinkle Pepper in the flowerbed.
Reply:What have you tried? Unless you turn the hose on the cat, which would probably upset your neighbor, I don't think you're going to have any luck. Cats will do their business wherever they find the soil is easy to dig. On the other hand, rather than trying to discourage the cat (and any others of which you may not be aware), you *could* just consider it free fertilizer. Do you use cow or horse manure in your garden? It's really no different.) I know a woman who uses a pooper-scooper after her dog defecates and buries it in her asparagus patch. She gets a lovely harvest, too.
Reply:i don't see what having a word with the owner of the cat would do, it's not as if the owner sends the cat out deliberatley just to crap on your garden. Go with the lemon/orange rind/juice, cats don't like the smell and the beauty of it is that it should work even when you're not there (unlike "squirt them with the hose")
Reply:I had the same problem! We got a roll of chicken wire and covered the garden with it,weighing it down with big rocks at the edges. The wire will prevent the cat from using your garden as it's own personal outside litter box and your plants grow up through the wire.
Reply:My mom had the same problem. She uses orange and lemon rinds and it works great.
Reply:get a dog I guess...
Reply:Hi,

I read on e-pets that mint works. The cats do not like the smell of it. If you like the smell of mint, try planting a thin row of it around the flower bed, making it a border. I know some cats like strange smells, like BenGay. An alternate may be a border of catnip, lol. The cat would go no further, just stop and eat. Of course that may draw other cats. Another idea is the same one that is used for cats that constantly get on the counter shelves. Buy a few snap type mouse traps, lay them in the area that the cat uses, carefully cover them with a couple of newspaper pages, weight them on the corners to keep them from flying off into the neighbors yards. When the cat walks on it...........SNAP!! or put down scotch tape, sticky side up. It comes off easily from the cat, but they HATE it on their feet. Enough times, and the cat will avoid the area. Once a cat or dog or even a rabbit starts using an area, it will come back to that area. If used it safely before.
Reply:Try putting down some moth balls or something with a bad smell, there are also small devices you can put into the garden that make a high noise that only the cat and other critters can hear that scares them off
Reply:Shoot It! LOL I'm kidding! Actually poop is good fertilizer for flowers! But if you want to stop it, have a talk with your neighbor about their cat.



That orange crap attracts all sorts of wasp,bees,snakes,mice etc and that's an even bigger problem! Having a talk with the neighbor would help a lot because it would at least make them aware so they can atleast try to help. It's not fair she has to put up with their cats s**t!
Reply:put down some mulch a couple of inches thick, i had the same prob and it works