How to get rid of cats

[Double]

I have just moved into a new house and I am having problems with my neighbors’ cats. I am surrounded with cats, both neighbors on either side have two, two neighbors across the street each have two not to mention down the street there must be a least 4 or 5 more. They dig up the flower beds and most importantly; my wife feeds birds and the local cats are now starting to hang around the feeders in my back yard. I do not want to hurt these animals I just don’t want them in my yard. I have talked to my neighbors and as far as they are concerned it is only natural for cats to roam and to kill birds. If any of you have any suggestions about how to deter these animals I would appreciate it.

[legionserial]

Once outside, they are wild animals, just like the birds you speak of. So in reality, it's no more likely that you can stop cats roaming than you can birds.

The best you can do is chase them off over and over till they get pissed off and don't come back.

Or, as someone suggested in another thread, lay chicken wire down. Cats hate the stuff.

[slidey]

you need a cat hating bird loving dog

[drstawl]

It's sort of like asking how do I get rid of ants or roaches when I have food and water laid out for them, isn't it?

Get some cat food and lay it out there for Sylvester.

He will leave the other shit alone and chow down.

[Gorty]

Squirt them with the hose enough and they won't venture into your yard too much!

I love cats, but cat's aren't lovers of water. One of my cats is a wanderer, every now and then he comes home a little wet. It makes me mad but....I'd rather he come home wet than not come home at all.

[Tim Brown]

Piss in a 5 gallon bucket for a while, and save it.

Then go pour that all around your yard - thereby marking your territory.
It worked for me with getting rid of some dogs that kept coming around, so I don't see why it wouldn't work for you and cats.

Hell, get everybody to piss in the bucket you fill it up in no time.

And your kids will have fond memories to think of when you are gone.
Hell, blame the idea on me - and I'll be a famous part of your family history.


Future generations will say,"It was in 2007 that Tim Brown told your great-great-grandpa to piss in a bucket and pour it in the yard!"


Tim

[Tim Brown]

You could also go and buy a bunch of cayenne pepper and spread that all around your yard. they will smell it and stay the hell away.


Tim

[legionserial]

Originally Posted by Gorty

Squirt them with the hose enough and they won't venture into your yard too much!

I love cats, but cat's aren't lovers of water. One of my cats is a wanderer, every now and then he comes home a little wet. It makes me mad but....I'd rather he come home wet than not come home at all.

Never works on my cat. We had a water pistol that we'd use on him when he was being naughty. He just stood there looking at me till he got soaked and then tryed to grab the water pistol off of me and bat it round the room.

[Gorty]

Originally Posted by legionserial

Never works on my cat. We had a water pistol that we'd use on him when he was being naughty. He just stood there looking at me till he got soaked and then tryed to grab the water pistol off of me and bat it round the room.

[legionserial]

Originally Posted by Gorty

Yeah my cat is nuts. Anything you pick up, he assumes is a toy for him.

[slidey]

Originally Posted by legionserial

Yeah my cat is nuts. Anything you pick up, he assumes is a toy for him.

hehe my cat thought that & once jumped on the floor toms without me realizing & I cracked the 1st floor tom & wahey she's had a pathalogical hatred of drum kits ever since