Many people come home and see feces or uprooted plants in their garden. Perhaps they even observe a cat resting peacefully. The cat is an independent and daring mammal that will not hesitate to use your lawn as an XL-sized toilet or scratching post. If this is your problem, read on to find out what you can do to prevent a cat from entering your garden
Natural cat repellents
If your neighbor's cat has a habit of using your garden for different purposes, it will be very difficult to get him out amicably. The cat considers your flowerbed to be a comfortable area where he can relieve himself or leave a dead bird as a gift.
If you're fed up, the best option would be to try using natural repellents that are easy to apply and harmless to prevent the cat from entering the garden:
- Water: Cats are not exactly friends with water. Installing sprinklers or regularly watering your garden will cause him displeasure. In the market you can even find electronic devices with motion sensors that shoot jets of water.
- Citrus: Citrus odors like lemon or orange are especially unpleasant for cats. Prevent it from entering your garden by filling a spray bottle with the juice of these fruits, you can also leave the shells in the areas that you usually use, changing them every 2 or 3 days.
- Caution with food: If you suspect that it comes to your home in search of food, seal the garbage bags that you may have in the outside.
- Lavender and Thyme: Installing this type of plants will not only beautify your garden but it is also an extra that will make the cat walking around your property even more irritating.
- Ground coffee: Spreading the dust around the garden is a good recommendation according to many people who have suffered the same problem as you.
The combination of these natural repellents can finally get rid of uncomfortable visits and prevent the cat from entering your garden. If after using all these tricks you still have the same problem, keep reading.
Other cat repellents
We have recommended the use of natural products since many commercial or other repellents can cause serious cat he alth problems and also cause sterility in your garden.
If you are still determined to put an end to the presence of cats since none of the above remedies have worked for you, you can use some of these ideas to prevent the cat from entering in your garden:
- Black, cayenne, tabasco or chili pepper: These elements are of natural origin but still, from our site, we do not recommend their use since if they come into contact with the cat's eyes, they can cause serious injuries and loss of vision.
- Roughness of the ground: If you have a special predilection area you can add stones, mistletoe leaves or other material around it that makes access difficult of the cat.
- Commercial repellents: In stores you will find various types of repellents for cats, dogs, rats… It is important that you find out how to use them.
Make yourself the most powerful repellent to prevent the cat from entering your garden by following these steps:
- Get a cardboard box or similar.
- Make small holes all over the surface.
- Insert inside: mothballs, garlic cloves, orange peel and commercial repellents.
- Close the box properly with tape.
- Use one or more boxes in the cat's busiest areas.
Using electric fences, ultrasounds or toxic products is totally discouraged and should not be allowed. It may happen to you that one of these items ends up hurting not only an animal but also a small child.
Remember that a cat does not understand the same as a human what is correct and what is not, and deprived of their natural environment they must adapt to large urbanizations, towns and cities.
