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i understand how annoying this must be, i have the same here but with dogs, the owners are irresponsible and just let them out the door and i quite often find myself chasing a dog out of my front grass. the difference with cats though, we cannot control where the cats choose to go and do the toilet. i dont see how a tax would work, for a start my cat is a house cat, would i have to pay? and i rescued him so didnt 'pay' for him either. have you tried putting orange peelings/scent where the cats dirty? a lot of cats dont like the smell of this. |
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When i got my house years ago I had a lot of problems with cats pooh. Got very fed up with it as one cat in particular always went to the same spot and didnt even attempt to bury it. So every time it poohed, I lifted it and I put a dog pooh on top of it - easy for me as I have had dogs all my life The cat soon got the message Try making up a solution of Jeyes fluid and pouring it on and in the area the cat is using Our kittens are house cats so dont go out either |
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I dont see how a cat tax would work either. I understand that cat poo in your garden is, to say the least, unpleasant. The best way to stop a cat pooping in your garden would be to get a cat of your own or to cat proof your garden to stop unwanted visitors. Expensive, yes but as you already said about the health risk to your child, can you put a price on that? The bigger issue may also be due to the over population of cats by indiscriminate breeding. If only people would neuter and spay their cats this would help greatly towards the ever growing feral colonies and over crowded rescues. Jeyes fluid is highly toxic, should you put this down in your garden, it may stop the cat from ever pooping in it by way of a very horrible and excrutiating death, so please dont do that. |
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"Disinfect animal housing: Rabbits, guinea pigs - their hutches can very quickly get dirty. Give your loved pets' home a new lease of life with a thorough scrub with Jeyes fluid and stuff full of sweet smelling hay. Rinse thoroughly before re- use" Perhaps i should have said to make a "weak" solution. |
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http://www.onestopcleaningsupplies.c...id%20CH233.pdf Harmful when in contact with skin or ingested, therefore cat walks over grass where Jeyes has been poured, licks paws, gets sick. |
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Most cats will not go in the middle of a lawn they bury their doings so perhaps its not cats could be urban foxes As someone who has cats and dogs and who cleans up after both can I suggest that you find out whose animals it is and speak to them You don't say if it is a back or front garden can you clarify |
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Well, for starters it would be unenforceable. As most people buy their cats from ads in the paper etc, and not breeders. Also there is a huge number of stray cats in the country, so how can you tax those. I can understand that it is a problem for you, I had neighbours cats doing it in mine (my cats are all indoors). I bought some stuff called 'Get Off', a sort of green gel, from a shop and that stopped it. |
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I quite agree that cats using your garden as their toilet is a horrid thing and very nasty especially as you have a toddler. I am afraid that I agree that a cat tax would be impractical and would cost a fortune to set up and administer. I do agree with Elaine that the numbers of stray and un-neutered cats adds to problems everywhere - for animal charities and people who don't want cats visiting their gardens also. Probably the wrong time of the year to suggest planting Scardy-cat plants - as I believe they are half hardy, but maybe an idea for next Spring. "Scaredy Cat, Scardy Cat (Plectranthus caninus) (Coleus Canina). Attractive half-hardy plant with grey-green foliage which gives off a strong aroma especially when touched or in the sun. The aroma is disliked by most cats and dogs. Our resident cat reacts strongly to the smell! In summer it produces heads of pale blue flowers which also give off a strong aroma. If planted in a container this can be moved around the garden, thus protecting different areas of the garden from unwanted attention from cats. The pot can then be over-wintered in a frost free area. Full sun or light shade. Any reasonable soil." During the Winter, this could be an alternative. The product is sterilised, so safe for your child. "Silent Roar Cat Repellent Keep lovingly tendered borders free from cat's mess. These pellets are soaked in real essence of lion dung, dried and sterilised. As cats are territorial, even the bravest will retreat with they smell a lion. An environmentally-friendly product which contains no artificial chemicals One application can last up to three months during normal weather conditions." Both of these products can be sourced online. Good luck! Edited to say: I have no personal experience of either of these products and cannot say whether or not they actually work - sorry about that. |
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