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| Thread ID: 53580 | 2005-01-21 08:39:00 | OT: Nuisance cats | manicminer (4219) | PC World Chat |
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| 316522 | 2005-01-26 09:27:00 | Far too true. It would be fascinating to go back in time and see what New Zealand really looked like before man came along and made his mark. I bet no modern domestic cat would mess with a Moa! Masport or Victa :-) |
Sue (33) | ||
| 316523 | 2005-01-26 09:49:00 | Manicminer, I find it hard to believe that there is more than one animal involved, I agree with Winnie, et al, it's a cat's instinct to bury its poo, it can't help it, training doesn't come into it unless it's to encourage a specific spot to use like a litter box, cats will bury their poo unless they are crook. So, you've got to be blimmin unlucky to have that many crook cats around, but there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Once a cat starts crapping indiscriminantly everywhere , and often sloppy doo's at that, they're usually on the way out. Kidney disease, I think it is. I like the sprinkler idea though, set it up to cover the most frequented areas, maybe move it after a few days or a week. If there's one thing the vast majority of cats hate, it's getting wet. If it doesn't work, look for a small house dog. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 316524 | 2005-01-26 09:56:00 | Make no mistake, I love my dear cat. And the claws in my eyes at 4:00 AM. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 316525 | 2005-01-26 10:15:00 | Manicminer, I find it hard to believe that there is more than one animal involved, I agree with Winnie, et al, it's a cat's instinct to bury its poo, it can't help it, training doesn't come into it unless it's to encourage a specific spot to use like a litter box, cats will bury their poo unless they are crook . So, you've got to be blimmin unlucky to have that many crook cats around, but there's a light at the end of the tunnel . Once a cat starts crapping indiscriminantly everywhere , and often sloppy doo's at that, they're usually on the way out . Kidney disease, I think it is . I like the sprinkler idea though, set it up to cover the most frequented areas, maybe move it after a few days or a week . If there's one thing the vast majority of cats hate, it's getting wet . If it doesn't work, look for a small house dog . It may be typical for a cat to bury its poo, but everywhere I've lived and people I've spoken to who have had the same problem all report problems with cat faeces being dumped 'unburied' . And I've seen different cats in my garden on plenty of occasions having a dump but not covering it . Besides, whether it's covered or not makes no difference at all . The end result is the same: contaminated soil, mess to deal with, disgusting smell and runined garden . If you're right, then all I can say is that there are a hell of alot of sick cats around . Mind you, alot of owners get cats because they are 'easy to look after' and independent . They end up not giving them the attention that they need . And I suppose if the cat is out around the neighbourhood most of the time, the owners don't notice that they are sick . Many owners I've known only ever see their cat when they come through the cat-flap demanding food! For those cat owners who can't relate to my problem, well I'm afraid you just don't know what your cat gets up to when its off your property . And many of you probably also don't care . I guess the advantage of having a low maintenance pet is that much of the mess is someone else's problem . |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 316526 | 2005-01-26 10:41:00 | I bet no modern domestic cat would mess with a Moa! Oh, I don't know, if you believe those folks who claim to have seen a big black cat in our own blessed country! |
agent (30) | ||
| 316527 | 2005-01-26 11:43:00 | yeah we got a few problems with several cats pooping on our lawn too. If we see em we usually shout or scream loudly and quickly ... those cats dont know what got em. Once I managed to sneak behind it and got to about 3 metres behind it before it saw me and bolted off like no tomorrow :angry although there is one theory I want to try... used ground coffee beans which I can get in large quantities which I will try and sprinkle the lawn with. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 316528 | 2005-01-26 20:02:00 | Just out of interest, is it actually illegal to pop off a cat that won't stay off your property with a slug gun? Years ago my brother shot a couple of "nuisance cats" with an air rifle on two occasions, once when living in a suburban area . He and his male flatmates cooked it up for dinner that night and served it to the female flatmate who thought it delicious . After they told her what she had just eaten he had to move to temporary accommodation for a week to avoid suffering the same fate . :D |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 316529 | 2005-01-26 20:10:00 | Just out of interest, is it actually illegal to pop off a cat that won't stay off your property with a slug gun? Years ago my brother shot a couple of "nuisance cats" with an air rifle on two occasions, once when living in a suburban area . He and his male flatmates cooked it up for dinner that night and served it to the female flatmate who thought it delicious . After they told her what she had just eaten he had to move to temporary accommodation for a week to avoid suffering the same fate . :D :eek: harsh but funny :p |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 316530 | 2005-01-26 20:17:00 | Not sure if you have had a successful answer for this one yet, but here is a thing I picked up from a vet friend a while ago for my place, where the neighbours cats would frequent my freshly dug veggie garden. Buy a small amount of catfood - dry biscuits is best, and place them around where the cat uses as a toilet. When the cat next comes, it will find the food, and eat it usually. You may need to do this a few times. Thing is, cats are pretty tidy animals, and will very rarely crap where it has been fed or found food in the past. Pretty simple, and it does work. I had tried water pistols, small stones, rockes, and waiting around for hours and chasing the cats away, but all to no avail. I think it took me two or three goes with the cat biscuits to solve the problem. Hope that helps, Craig. |
craig.b (6571) | ||
| 316531 | 2005-01-26 20:31:00 | OK arguments about whether cats naturally do or don't cover their droppings aside (and there seems to be a wide range of experience here) I think the water sprinkler idea, merged with some technology, is promising . My dad used to have all manner of elaborate electronic devices for turning on his sprinkler system automatically at certain times of the day while he was on holiday (ok, they aren't cheap) . And we have a set of those lights with motion-sensors covering our backyard . So . . . . . . . . . . . . it strikes me that combining these two technologies - an electronic control on the tap hooked up to the sprinkler, with the "on" switch for the electronic control hooked up to a set of motion-sensor lights - will create an instant on anti-cat water spray device . You probably don't even need to leave it in place forever - I bet all the neighbourhood cats will get the message and stay away within a month . And there's no animal cruelty involved at all . Sorted! |
Biggles (121) | ||
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