Nanny State Britain
Jan 23rd 2010, 4:51 pm
#91
Home Sweet Home
Joined: Jan 2010
Location: Surrey, England
Posts: 5,128
Re: Nanny State Britain or not?
It's awful isn't it......maybe a fence or a rather large hedge. We have a neighbour with cats and they regularly poo all over our yard, (front and back) and do their spraying thing which stinks so, so bad. It's the most repulsive smell. I often let the dog out on patrol to bark them away......but I fantasize about doing much worse! The local council wouldn't do anything about it so we haven't even tried. Bloody cats are allowed to poo wherever they like!
Jan 23rd 2010, 5:49 pm
#92
Ping-ponger
Joined: Jul 2002
Location: Dreich Alba
Posts: 12,015
Re: Nanny State Britain or not?
Funny, but in the States the majority of cats seem to be kept indoors and use litter trays, so it was never a problem there.
I've tried various deterrants like orange slices, commercial repellants (but they wash away every day it rains, which is essentially every day), pepper (same thing, washed away), but so far nothing works. It also makes gardening pretty unpleasant, especially if you don't wear gloves.
Jan 24th 2010, 1:47 am
#93
Lost in Space
Joined: Oct 2009
Location: Stockport, Cheshire, UK
Posts: 804
Re: Nanny State Britain or not?
Same in my back garden, and unfortunately my dog likes her late-night "snacks" left in the flower beds by the neighbour's cats. So far it has cost me in vets bills and carpet cleaning (cleaning up dog vomit consisting mainly of half-digested cat turds is not fun).
But like you say, for some reason it's not viewed as antisocial or unacceptable, whereas leaving dog turds on the sidewalks is (I don't do that, BTW).
But like you say, for some reason it's not viewed as antisocial or unacceptable, whereas leaving dog turds on the sidewalks is (I don't do that, BTW).
And yes, we've tried all the lemons and orange rinds too to no avail. Cats are not neighbourly creatures. They defecate on your property, spray up your property and murder wild birds. Not the most pleasant of pets.
Last edited by lilybilly101; Jan 24th 2010 at 1:52 am.
Jan 24th 2010, 3:42 am
#94
The Kwisatz Haderach
Joined: Aug 2008
Location: North Wales
Posts: 8,080
Re: Nanny State Britain
We had a problem here with cats spraying my deck and along the patio door from my bedroom, it made the whole house smell like cat pee, gross.
What we ended up doing to deter the spraying was using black pepper,I sprinkled it along the wall of the house where it met the deck, and especially along the two doors. I had to do it a couple times a week for a while, but it did work. I got the giant container of pepper from Costco really cheap.
I haven't put out the pepper for a couple of years now.
What we ended up doing to deter the spraying was using black pepper,I sprinkled it along the wall of the house where it met the deck, and especially along the two doors. I had to do it a couple times a week for a while, but it did work. I got the giant container of pepper from Costco really cheap.
I haven't put out the pepper for a couple of years now.
Jan 24th 2010, 8:09 am
#95
Lost in Space
Joined: Oct 2009
Location: Stockport, Cheshire, UK
Posts: 804
Re: Nanny State Britain
We had a problem here with cats spraying my deck and along the patio door from my bedroom, it made the whole house smell like cat pee, gross.
What we ended up doing to deter the spraying was using black pepper,I sprinkled it along the wall of the house where it met the deck, and especially along the two doors. I had to do it a couple times a week for a while, but it did work. I got the giant container of pepper from Costco really cheap.
I haven't put out the pepper for a couple of years now.
What we ended up doing to deter the spraying was using black pepper,I sprinkled it along the wall of the house where it met the deck, and especially along the two doors. I had to do it a couple times a week for a while, but it did work. I got the giant container of pepper from Costco really cheap.
I haven't put out the pepper for a couple of years now.
Jan 24th 2010, 9:00 am
#96
Banned
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2010
Location: Stratford
Posts: 401
Re: Nanny State Britain
We had a problem here with cats spraying my deck and along the patio door from my bedroom, it made the whole house smell like cat pee, gross.
What we ended up doing to deter the spraying was using black pepper,I sprinkled it along the wall of the house where it met the deck, and especially along the two doors. I had to do it a couple times a week for a while, but it did work. I got the giant container of pepper from Costco really cheap.
I haven't put out the pepper for a couple of years now.
What we ended up doing to deter the spraying was using black pepper,I sprinkled it along the wall of the house where it met the deck, and especially along the two doors. I had to do it a couple times a week for a while, but it did work. I got the giant container of pepper from Costco really cheap.
I haven't put out the pepper for a couple of years now.
