Homemade Cat Repellent. Cat Deterrent.

Homemade Cat Repellent.

Even if you love cats, having cats visiting your yard, urinating and maybe even spraying urine, is a nasty way to enjoy your garden.

Cats using your childrens sand box as a litterbox, urinating close to your entrance, and maybe even sleeping on your patio furniture causing allergic reactions to those sensitive, can be a real pain at the very best, and cause a life threatening medical emergency at the very worst.

Discouraging cats form entering your yard can be somewhat of a challenge.

First, unless necessary, do not have areas with open sand or dirt where it is easy to dig.

Place wire mesh on top of seed beds,

Cats do not like citrus smells, so one can try leaving orange peels in garden beds. That won't keep the cats out of the entire yard, but may prevent them from using your seed bed as their toilet.

KEEP OFF dog and cat deterrent has been specially developed as a training aid by extensive laboratory screening. It contains a strong "perfume" which interferes with the animals sense of smell.

It will also mask the residual odours of any previous excrement or urine. By following the simple guidelines printed on the pack you can train dogs and cats away from garden areas.

If you visit your local garden center or hardware store you will find several cat repellent products on sale. These range from electric water sprinklers and ultrasonic devices to sprays and granules.

Water is a great cat repellent. Cats do not like to be doused or sprayed with water. Keeping a spray bottle or bucket full of water handy for when the neighboring cat visits is a good idea, and may be a deterrent.

If you visit your local garden center or hardware store you will find several cat repellent products on sale. These range from electric water sprinklers and ultrasonic devices to sprays and granules. Electric water sprinklers can be a great tool. Teaching kitty that every time I enter that place, "I’ll get sprayed" will make kitty find other hang outs.

Another natural product which many people claim really keeps a cat out of the garden is lion's dung. You may need to visit your local zoo to obtain this although some stores do stock zoo poop. :)

If you have a dog, you probably do not have a problem with roaming cats. If you don’t have one, consider "borrowing" one for a few days. A dog on the premises will send most cats running.

Things to never use to deter cats, or any other wildlife:

Cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper can get into the eyes of any animal coming in contact with it with some really painful consequences.

Moth Balls. Moth balls are toxic and should never be used outside.