Why do cat owners not have to follow their cats around with a little bag to pick up the poo?
Ranchstar asked:
Cats carry toxoplasmosis which can cause pregnant women to miscarry. Toxoplasmosis can be fatal to some species. It is not true that cats bury their poo. Since new neighbours moved in with a cat, the lady next door has been constantly moving cat poo from her back lawn so that her grandchildren do not tread (or worse) in it. A different cat frequently poos on my front lawn.
I reiterate for those of you who are not reading the question. I do not own a cat. The lady next door does not own a cat. A cay poos on my lawn. A different cat, owned by new neighbours poos on her lawn.
Several of you have already explained that cats dig their poo into the ground. So are you suggesting that the lady next door and I are senile, blind or lying when we say that we have watche these cats poo on the lawn and leaveit.
I will say once again - I have watched the cat poo in my garden and not cover it.
The lady next door has only had the problem since we got new neighbours who own a cat. It is not fox or hedgehog - it is CAT and it is NOT BURIED
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Cats carry toxoplasmosis which can cause pregnant women to miscarry. Toxoplasmosis can be fatal to some species. It is not true that cats bury their poo. Since new neighbours moved in with a cat, the lady next door has been constantly moving cat poo from her back lawn so that her grandchildren do not tread (or worse) in it. A different cat frequently poos on my front lawn.
I reiterate for those of you who are not reading the question. I do not own a cat. The lady next door does not own a cat. A cay poos on my lawn. A different cat, owned by new neighbours poos on her lawn.
Several of you have already explained that cats dig their poo into the ground. So are you suggesting that the lady next door and I are senile, blind or lying when we say that we have watche these cats poo on the lawn and leaveit.
I will say once again - I have watched the cat poo in my garden and not cover it.
The lady next door has only had the problem since we got new neighbours who own a cat. It is not fox or hedgehog - it is CAT and it is NOT BURIED
March 4th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
because some cats are taught by their MOTHERS to bury their poo. here in the philippines we have no problem with cat poo but with dog poooooooooooooooooooo
March 8th, 2009 at 7:21 am
You have a lawn. Cats have paws developed to grab onto prey not shovel into the ground like badgers. They can’t possibly dig through grass roots to poo and cover it up. Your neighbour should use a litter box like the rest of the world or train her cat to use the toilet if she is really that averse to picking poo up. Owners do not have to follow their cats around because cats are quite easy to toilet train and do not need to go outdoors to do their business. The cat who’s been pooing on your lawn is probably a stray.
March 10th, 2009 at 10:05 am
you’d get fined as a dog owner for not picking up their mess, yet allow cats to mess anywhere and everywhere…. except for on their own garden normally!
March 11th, 2009 at 7:00 am
You could spray your lawn with lemon juice. It might kill the grass but it will get rid of the kitty.
March 13th, 2009 at 6:14 am
It is dumb. There should be poopy-scoopers for cats.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Every cat that I have ever seen (and over the years, we’ve had tons of house cats as well as stray cats that we feed) buries its poo after it’s done doing its business.
March 16th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Cats are a bit different that dogs. For one, they poo smaller. And yes, they often will bury it to the best of their ability. ‘Cover up’.
Toxoplasmosis won’t be a danger to you if you are not pregnant, and you have to be cleaning up the litter box (or cat mess) for it to be a risk.
Dogs poo in my yard all the time..BIG ONES…and I have to clean it up…. the owners never do..half of them don’t even know their dogs wander up here.
Its life. Birds poo in your yard all the time, are you fussing at them? And they can have bird flu, mites, worms, or any other number of diseases to spread.
Cat owners can little control a cat. They are wonderful pets but they are not dogs.
March 18th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Cats poo everywhere away from their own loving owner. In truth, the cat is the owner - the human is the feeder etc ! Where I live the gardens now have few birds which is down to Cats.
March 22nd, 2009 at 3:17 am
Umm - I have! But my cats have certain spots they use in the garden, as well as the litter tray, so I know where to collect up the mess.
And good owners worm their cats so they don’t carry parasites.
Your neighbour may want to invest in a water pistol and aim it out of a window when she sees the cat poo. The water is a non-invasive deterent. The cat’ll learn to go elsewhere.
Strange that they’re pooing on lawns…cats prefer something to dig into, like gravel. They prefer to cover the smell so that they don’t get predators.
Sure the lawn poo isn’t being done by foxes or hedgehogs?
March 25th, 2009 at 4:27 am
we too have several cats in this area,belonging to neighbours,that also do not cover their poo,now I love to keep my garden well tended,etc,have vegetable patch,so when digging around, how lovely,squishy cat shite all up my finger nails etc,no,i’m not pregnant,but I don’t expect most of you would like to have this happen,I have six large dogs,that I clear up after,but if I did not,you could bet I would get a fine,or people on my case about this,I agree,keep cats under control,and the amount of birds these so called pets kill each year,grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Wendy
March 25th, 2009 at 11:47 am
How the hell are u supposed to follow a cat and know when and where its going to poo ?
With dogs its diff responsible owners they take their dogs out so they can poo !!
Now if u don’t want cats coming in your garden there are certain measure u can take … pop along to u local garden centre and ask for some lions wee … u out this around your garden and the local cats think that your garden is a lions territory ….
Do u see farmers with giant pooper scooper’s ? Or birds cleaning up their own mess ? Horses ? Foxes ? Badgers ? its nature !
March 27th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Cos they bury it. Its hard to find. But I totally agree with you.
March 29th, 2009 at 10:39 am
I Don’t Know , I Think Because …
A ) Cats Do It In The Bushes.
B) In The Fresh Air , It Doesn’t Harm You
GOOD LUCK !!
March 31st, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Responsible cat owners worm their cats so infection would be unlikely.
Cat owners don’t go round with little bags because people would soon get sick of seeing random strangers climbing over fences and wandering around their garden.
Legally cat owners are not required to clean up after the cat when it is outside, however have you spoken to the cat’s owner? If you speak reasonably to them about the problem they might arrange to come and clean it up. I dare say that if it hasn’t been mentioned then they have no idea what their cat is up to. If mine was causing a problem for someone I would be willing to go and clean it up. It is not worth starting a neighbour feud over a bit of cat poo after all.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:12 am
I agree with you cat owners should clean up if they know where their cat has done the dirty. But unfortunately cats are free agents unlike dogs. I have had cats soil in my veg patch and lawn continuously throughout the year and they dont always bury it and it stinks. There’s nothing worse than mowing the grass and you run over some cat droppings and then you have to clean the mower yuck!
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:25 pm
No-one cares about cats poo because unlike dogs they do it on gardens or other soft ground area not on hard roads or pavements.In the uk you only have to pick up dog dirt from roads and pavements so it would be the same if a dog went to the toilet in your front garden.
If the cat is wormed regularly it won’t carry toxoplasmosis.
Learn to live with it. I mean would would you really want total stranger wandering onto your property after their cat?
April 4th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
one thing i do is on the outside permimeter of my lawn is sprinkle chili powder about 5 or 6 inches wide. you can buy it in a box at the GFS store. the cat/s wont like the smell and will back off. redo after it rains. its costly but if you are pregnant or have children its well worth the cost.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Cats like to be neat and tidy and would rather poo into clean areas with no watse products. So they like to bury there watse in sand, dirt, liter, grass, leaves, hay and all sorts of places. If the burying is not nessasery such as grass and hard to rip areas the cat will try to cover it up as much as possible. Some cats that have social problems will not care to cover up their watse products.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Yep cats crap on my lawn too - totally gross and dangerous. You should be able to buy something that keeps cats completely away from your property. If id wanted to have a cat in my garden every day, I wouldve bought my very own.
April 8th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Are you daft? When someone picks a dogs poo up the owner is usually taking it for a walk and is present when the dog is doing it so the owner picks it up. Cats don’t go for walks with owners they roam on their own. The only solution to cats pooing in peoples gardens would be the owners to take the cat for a walk on a lead. Unless you pick the poo up and take it round to the new neighbours and ask to ask her cat politley to refrain from doing this, there is nothing much you can do.
The most daft, simple minded and ridiclous question i have ever heard
April 9th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
If you know of any human being that can keep up with a cat then they should be in the olympics. Cats are not truly domestic animals due to their agility, so the owners do not have to abide by the same rules. The question is how do you stop the animal from leaving poo on the lawn? The easiest way would be to offer it food, catch it and take it to a shelter( I said easiest, not nicest). I don’t know of a single cat that wears tags, so you wouldn’t be seeing that cat again hopefully. A more “humane” choice is to spray the cat with a water spray bottle filled with water and a few drops of lemon juice when it enters your garden. After a few times it will avoid your home at all costs. I hope your a good shot, good luck.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Well most cats have been given injections to stop these things so it is very rare for cats to carry toxoplasmosis and the poo gets washed away by the rain after a couple of weaks.
p.s it is good for your soil!lol
April 10th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Cats are roaming animals, and although they are kept as pets that is how they are perceived. This is why if you run a cat down in a car you are not leagally obliged to stop or report it whereas dogs on the other hand you are legally required to do so. Therefore, as a dog owner you are required to pick up after it. This is the diffierence between dogs and cats.
Also, some cats bury their poop, some don’t. Sh*t happens!
April 12th, 2009 at 12:58 am
I’m getting visions of cat owners with handfuls of little bags climbing over fences, walking along roofs, climbing trees, crawling through hedges…..all to the “Mission Impossible” theme tune!
April 14th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I do know that they cannot dig into the grass. I have a special place in my yard that is freshly tilled up for them and they know where to go. They love loose soil.
April 16th, 2009 at 10:25 am
my cat buries his poo
April 17th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
get a dog that will stop the cats from coming into your garden
April 24th, 2009 at 3:39 am
its hard to chase after a cat with a plastic bag i imagine. unlike dogs they are allowed to roam free. i sympathise but theres no practical solution. sorry. get a dog… thats keeps them off your property.
April 24th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Because cats burry their litter in their territory. But cats never bury their litter in other territories. I saw this in a book I borrowed from the library.
April 26th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Tell that lady to get her a$$ over to ur yard and ur neighbors and pick that sh!t up. And if she doesn’t take a blow dart and let the cat have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!