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As a general question. How do I stop cats digging up my garden (for toilet purposes). I have tried various scent agents. Human urine being the least expensive and freely available and most effective. However it appears that it does not persist in the soil. I need something that is not soluble in water.

Perhaps Peter has some ideas. Is the active ingredient in wild dog scent available commercially?

GCguy

There are all kinds of sprays on the market here in Germany, based on plants that badly stink as cats believe.
Or, maybe you can put some catnip there, the cats will probably forget that they had to . . . . .

Human urine being the least expensive and freely available and most effective. However it appears that it does not persist in the soil.

It seems to me that a steady supply of good quality beer would solve that problem and perhaps several others.
Firearms are a sure-fire method but are almost always frowned upon in populated areas. A good alternative is paintball guns. Not only do they discourage the cats, but the offending beasts can be identified and the owners chastised for letting them roam freely.

Some suggestions here: http://tinyurl.com/24t7nwp (m favorite is "get a dog").

As a general question. How do I stop cats digging up my garden (for toilet purposes). I have tried various scent agents. Human urine being the least expensive and freely available and most effective. However it appears that it does not persist in the soil. I need something that is not soluble in water.

Perhaps Peter has some ideas. Is the active ingredient in wild dog scent available commercially?

GCguy

Hi GC Guy

When I've worked out what it is I'll be sure to send you a couple of samples !!

Peter

I don't like cats also, even if I don't have a garden. But I didn't know there are commercially available cat repellent sprays. Is it pepper really working? Or chilly pepper flakes?

If American cinema has taught me anything, it is that cats (or at least tigers) love pepper. They hate cinnamon.

Just looked at the bottle of the scent that I have here presently. This one doesn´t mention what´s in it, it must be some essential oil mixture. My nose doesn´t tell me what it is, either, but it is neither very pleasant nor unpleasant. Cats and dogs don´t like it, unfortunately, deer still come into the garden eating the lettuce.

Perhaps I should try some butyric acid, that should keep everything away!

Most of all yourself.

Just saw an advertisement for this line of products...

http://shop.messinawildlife.com/collect ... l-stoppers

I would probably go with a mechanical solution instead of a chemical one. There is a Nite Guard animal deter-er which has good reviews and is basically a solar-powered blinking red light. The reviews say it works great, which I wouldn't have thunk.

Personally I would probably pick up a Passive Infrared outdoor motion sensor and rig it to trigger a sprinkler of some sort (easy if you already have an electric sprinkler system, otherwise can wire a sprinkler in-line valve or, most simply, replace the bulb from a motion sensor light with a plug-in adapter and plug in a water fountain pump).

Edit: Oh, and of course, like most good ideas someone has already thought of this and there are a selection of products which do this, hehe. Here is one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007 ... d_asin_lnk