Re: CULT: Discouraging Cats

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From: "John I Jones" <jijones@usjoneses.com>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Discouraging Cats


> Is your yard fenced in? Some people I know put "tack strip" (used for
> carpets) on top of their fence to keep cats out - sort of man made thorns.

This also works indoors when you don't want them on certain counters or
furniture.<G>

Other things cats hate walking on include sticky stuff (like tape laid
sticky-side-up) and aluminum foil.

Cats hate the smell of citrus. I don't know if that applies to citronella,
though. Drop some orange and lemon peels in the garden. Well, my cat's
breeder has a girl who likes grapefruit, but MOST cats dislike citrus.

There's an evil demon cat living across the street from me. Her owner thinks
he has the cat trained to not leave his property but I have news for him. I
have found her in the hosta in front of the laundry room window, staring
inside, teasing my cats. Mothballs took care of that. I put a couple inside
a cool whip container with some holes punched in so the fumes would escape,
and put it under the hosta.

There's a naphtha-based product called REPEL on the market which is supposed
to be safe but effective.  I haven't needed it so I don't know how well it
works. Hmmm. I wonder if it would work on squirrels.

If you see the cats messing around in the garden or fighting, throw some
water on them or give them a squirt from a water pistol or spray bottle.

For the problem of your own cats being attacked, there's an easy solution,
which while not always practical, really does work! Keep them indoors. I had
to learn that lesson the hard way. I really can't let this current crew out!
One could be mistaken for a wild cat, one could be mistaken for a fox, and
one could be mistaken for a squirrel. The fourth is pink. She can't go out
because she'd end up with sunburnt ears- plus I'm still showing her so she
has to stay clean and flea-free.

Here's another idea! Plant a bunch of catnip on the oppposite side of the
yard from the garden.<GG> They'll go for that and leave the garden alone.
<G> I'd suggest planting the 'nip in gallon pots and then planting the pots
themselves in the ground. That would keep it from taking over the whole
property. :)

Cheryl Leigh (with cat Foxy...the one who looks like a fox...licking my ear)



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