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Anyone know how to keep the neighborhood cats from using my yard as a litterbox?

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spyordie007

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Just like it says...

There are a couple neighborhood cats that keep using areas of my yard as a litter box. Anyone know of a good humane way to discourage/stop them from doing it?

While we're at it if anyone has suggestions for stopping them from sitting on my outdoor furniture that would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Erik
 
Well.... We got a cat catching cage and caught my neighbors cat and went and turned it into the pound... but that was more extreme measures because the neighbors dog had bitten my dad, I, and another lady and it was euthanized due to law and the neighbors acted like it was our fault that the dog bit my dad and I.
 
Depends where. Some cat was using a window well outside my house as a litter box, so my mom just took some thorny branches and set them so they were sticking out of the well. The cat never came back to do its business.
 
Originally posted by: nboy22
Well.... We got a cat catching cage and caught my neighbors cat and went and turned it into the pound... but that was more extreme measures because the neighbors dog had bitten my dad, I, and another lady and it was euthanized due to law and the neighbors acted like it was our fault that the dog bit my dad and I.
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I've actually considered trying to catch them and than calling animal control. But figured if I can just come up with a way to discourage them it would be good enough (as long as someone else's yard is more appealing to them I dont care 😀).
 
My FIL uses a BB gun, most of them have now learned to avoid the area. You could also put out a saucer of antifreeze but that's a little extreme:Q
 
Originally posted by: spyordie007
as much as I would love the pellet gun and/or landmine options my wife would never let me live it down...
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See, what you do, is you get a pump style bb rifle. You load it with bb's so that you don't give the cat lead poisoning, and you only use 2-3 pumps (out of 10). If you're feeling extra guilty or want to test your marksmanship, aim for the tail. You don't have to permanently maim it or even break the skin, just sting its butt good and let it know it's not wanted.
 
Originally posted by: myusername
Originally posted by: spyordie007
as much as I would love the pellet gun and/or landmine options my wife would never let me live it down...
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See, what you do, is you get a pump style bb rifle. You load it with bb's so that you don't give the cat lead poisoning, and you only use 2-3 pumps (out of 10). If you're feeling extra guilty or want to test your marksmanship, aim for the tail. You don't have to permanently maim it, just sting its butt good and let it know it's not wanted.
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Yeah but the problem with this approach is it requires me to be there to shoot them. It's not exactly like I have all day to sit on the porch and wait for the cats to come 🙂
 
Alternatively, you could lease your backyard out as a low grade nuclear waste dumping site...either you'd get rid of the cats, or you'd have cats with super powers pooping ingots of pure titanium in your backyard.
 
Originally posted by: spyordie007
Originally posted by: myusername
Originally posted by: spyordie007
as much as I would love the pellet gun and/or landmine options my wife would never let me live it down...
Click to expand...

See, what you do, is you get a pump style bb rifle. You load it with bb's so that you don't give the cat lead poisoning, and you only use 2-3 pumps (out of 10). If you're feeling extra guilty or want to test your marksmanship, aim for the tail. You don't have to permanently maim it, just sting its butt good and let it know it's not wanted.
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Yeah but the problem with this approach is it requires me to be there to shoot them. It's not exactly like I have all day to sit on the porch and wait for the cats to come 🙂
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I sense a MASSIVE business opportunity here. Anyone else want to get in on the ground floor of a cat removal service? We can spinoff a product line of accessories, like cat blinds, cat stands, cat camo and maybe pheremones ...
 
Originally posted by: myusername
Originally posted by: spyordie007
Originally posted by: myusername
Originally posted by: spyordie007
as much as I would love the pellet gun and/or landmine options my wife would never let me live it down...
Click to expand...

See, what you do, is you get a pump style bb rifle. You load it with bb's so that you don't give the cat lead poisoning, and you only use 2-3 pumps (out of 10). If you're feeling extra guilty or want to test your marksmanship, aim for the tail. You don't have to permanently maim it, just sting its butt good and let it know it's not wanted.
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Yeah but the problem with this approach is it requires me to be there to shoot them. It's not exactly like I have all day to sit on the porch and wait for the cats to come 🙂
Click to expand...

I sense a MASSIVE business opportunity here. Anyone else want to get in on the ground floor of a cat removal service? We can spinoff a product line of accessories, like cat blinds, cat stands, cat camo and maybe pheremones ...
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I'd be your first customer!
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: xcript
Shift your property out of phase with the rest of the universe.
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This is the only viable idea yet presented.
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Oddly enough, yes it is!
 
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