Comments on: How can I get rid of a stray cat from my garden without harming my own cat? http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: petsitscom http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5150 petsitscom Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:31:05 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5150 To prevent the cat from coming in your home, you can get an electromagnetic cat door. It lets your pet(s) in (when it's wearing it's collar), but it stays locked to other animals. You could put up a fence with the electromagnetic cat door built in. Your best bet is to trap the stray. Humane societies often will rent or loan out cat traps overnight. And please don't think that animals you take in to shelters are automatically put down. They are checked for microchips, and held to see if an owner shows up. Your stray might just be a microchipped cat that ran away and some frantic owner has been hoping for it to return for months or even years. And if it's not neutered, your little stray could be producing dozens of more little strays every year. So get it trapped and neutered at a bare minimum! You can set up a sprinkler to work on a motion sensor, and only turn it on when your cat is indoors. It'll only take one or two squirts to scare off most strays. Motion sensors with noise might work also (like loud Halloween decorations could be cheap) if you can remember to turn them off when your cat is out. It's not really a good idea to let your cat go potty in a garden where you know other cats may visit, even periodically. Your cat could pick up a serious or even fatal illness from contacting the waste of other cats. I've seen whole colonies of strays wiped out that way. Even just picking up worms is at best unpleasant. It's best to deter your cat from going potty in the garden also. Put some chicken wire, pine cones, or other uncomfortable things to walk on where ever there is a good "potty" area in the garden. Or plant some strongly scented plants.<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/student-loans/plus-student-loans.htm"> petsitscom</a> To prevent the cat from coming in your home, you can get an electromagnetic cat door. It lets your pet(s) in (when it’s wearing it’s collar), but it stays locked to other animals.

You could put up a fence with the electromagnetic cat door built in.

Your best bet is to trap the stray. Humane societies often will rent or loan out cat traps overnight. And please don’t think that animals you take in to shelters are automatically put down. They are checked for microchips, and held to see if an owner shows up. Your stray might just be a microchipped cat that ran away and some frantic owner has been hoping for it to return for months or even years. And if it’s not neutered, your little stray could be producing dozens of more little strays every year. So get it trapped and neutered at a bare minimum!

You can set up a sprinkler to work on a motion sensor, and only turn it on when your cat is indoors. It’ll only take one or two squirts to scare off most strays. Motion sensors with noise might work also (like loud Halloween decorations could be cheap) if you can remember to turn them off when your cat is out.

It’s not really a good idea to let your cat go potty in a garden where you know other cats may visit, even periodically. Your cat could pick up a serious or even fatal illness from contacting the waste of other cats. I’ve seen whole colonies of strays wiped out that way. Even just picking up worms is at best unpleasant.

It’s best to deter your cat from going potty in the garden also. Put some chicken wire, pine cones, or other uncomfortable things to walk on where ever there is a good “potty” area in the garden. Or plant some strongly scented plants. petsitscom

]]> By: Bardic http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5149 Bardic Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:34:14 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5149 There's nothing in the way of a repellant that can distinguish between an "authorised" cat (yours) and a trespasser apart from you and your moggy. We found that the only thing that has any effect is a high-power water pistol, which is guaranteed to shift the pest without harming anything apart from its dignity. Trouble is, this relies on you being persistent and for that matter on your marksmanship. If you're able to keep up a campaign of blasting it whenever it appears eventually it will get the message. What happens if your cat meets it outside? Often there's a face-off involving much hissing, spitting and swearing but seldom any blows, and usually the resident wins the confrontation, being bolstered by the moral high-ground of living there. Plus your moral support if you can be nearby. Wish you luck.<a href="http://www.informationrestoration.com/harddisk-data-recovery/hard-disk-data-recovery.htm"> Bardic</a> There’s nothing in the way of a repellant that can distinguish between an “authorised” cat (yours) and a trespasser apart from you and your moggy. We found that the only thing that has any effect is a high-power water pistol, which is guaranteed to shift the pest without harming anything apart from its dignity. Trouble is, this relies on you being persistent and for that matter on your marksmanship. If you’re able to keep up a campaign of blasting it whenever it appears eventually it will get the message.

What happens if your cat meets it outside? Often there’s a face-off involving much hissing, spitting and swearing but seldom any blows, and usually the resident wins the confrontation, being bolstered by the moral high-ground of living there. Plus your moral support if you can be nearby.

Wish you luck. Bardic

]]> By: Tom S http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5148 Tom S Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:13:39 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5148 spray his entry path with water that will send him on his way<a href="http://www.supersportsstore.com/avalanche-safety-7776"> Tom S</a> spray his entry path with water that will send him on his way Tom S

]]> By: Jody http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5147 Jody Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:35:41 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5147 The kindest thing to do would be to catch the stray cat and take him/her to your local pet shelter. You could also get them to pick it uo if you can contain it. Call the RSPCA advice line on 0300 1234 555 for further information.<a href="http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/family-law-canada.htm"> Jody</a> The kindest thing to do would be to catch the stray cat and take him/her to your local pet shelter. You could also get them to pick it uo if you can contain it.

Call the RSPCA advice line on 0300 1234 555 for further information. Jody

]]> By: DLB http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5146 DLB Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:12:52 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5146 I had this happen but I ending up keeping it! If you aren't wanting to keep it try spraying it with water. If this doesn't work try calling a no-kill shelter and have them come and get it. This way they won't kill it but you won't have to deal with it anymore. Good Luck!<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/online-degree/doctoral-online-degree.htm"> DLB</a> I had this happen but I ending up keeping it! If you aren’t wanting to keep it try spraying it with water. If this doesn’t work try calling a no-kill shelter and have them come and get it. This way they won’t kill it but you won’t have to deal with it anymore. Good Luck! DLB

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]]> By: Thomas http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 Thomas Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:34:34 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5144 keep it! I kept a stray, which came to me a few months ago, and it has turned into one of the most loveable pets i have ever owned ! ( i also have a lot of other cats too )<a href="http://www.myislandholiday.com/galapagos-island-holiday.htm"> Thomas</a> keep it! I kept a stray, which came to me a few months ago, and it has turned into one of the most loveable pets i have ever owned ! ( i also have a lot of other cats too ) Thomas

]]> By: cloe http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5143 cloe Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:09:38 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5143 wow you know what you should do (BE BRAVE) take a stick and try to scare it or if you dont want the cat to be hurt than whjen it comes throw the food out of ur garden and the cat will be running out for it. (DO NOT SHOW THE CAT YOUR THE 1 WHO PUT THAT FOOD ! IF YOU DO IT,IT WILL COME BACK FOR MORE)<a href="http://www.supersportsstore.com/sleeping-pads-7773"> cloe</a> wow you know what you should do (BE BRAVE) take a stick and try to scare it or if you dont want the cat to be hurt than whjen it comes throw the food out of ur garden and the cat will be running out for it. (DO NOT SHOW THE CAT YOUR THE 1 WHO PUT THAT FOOD ! IF YOU DO IT,IT WILL COME BACK FOR MORE) cloe

]]> By: Marcus http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5142 Marcus Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:16:48 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5142 Chances are very high it isn't a stray. More likely it is a neighbourhood cat that wants to oust your cat and take it's place as your house is better than it's current residence. The council and animal charities won't touch it. The tricky thing being it is property, but classed feral. They can't take it in if it isn't in distress. A person in a similar position to you put the offending cat in a cat carrier when it entered the house one time too many and took it for a long car journey. I'm pretty sure they didn't kill it, but it was never seen again.<a href="http://www.myislandholiday.com/rhode-island-vacation-rental.htm"> Marcus</a> Chances are very high it isn’t a stray. More likely it is a neighbourhood cat that wants to oust your cat and take it’s place as your house is better than it’s current residence.

The council and animal charities won’t touch it. The tricky thing being it is property, but classed feral. They can’t take it in if it isn’t in distress.

A person in a similar position to you put the offending cat in a cat carrier when it entered the house one time too many and took it for a long car journey. I’m pretty sure they didn’t kill it, but it was never seen again. Marcus

]]> By: princessNLB http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5141 princessNLB Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:14:47 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-stray-cat-from-my-garden-without-harming-my-own-cat/#comment-5141 I was once told to put plastic forks with the points up in a row all around the garden and put hot sauce on the tips. This should do the trick. He is going in the garden to poo trust me. so this is the way to get him to not go digging around or in there anymore. Plus the scratchy feeling will make him not like the feeling and the hot sauce is repulsing to him.<a href="http://www.autostires.com/blog/"> princessNLB</a> I was once told to put plastic forks with the points up in a row all around the garden and put hot sauce on the tips. This should do the trick. He is going in the garden to poo trust me. so this is the way to get him to not go digging around or in there anymore. Plus the scratchy feeling will make him not like the feeling and the hot sauce is repulsing to him. princessNLB

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