| Do cat repellents work? How to stop a cat
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| | detector. When the cat enters the area
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| from using garden as litterbox? Tell me
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| | covered by the detector the sprinkler
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| how to keep cats out of my garden. These
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| | shoots out a jet of water to scare the
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| are common questions of concern to all
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| | animal away. It is claimed that, after
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| gardeners but is there a real answer?The
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| | one or two encounters with the jet, the
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| first line of defence is to ensure that
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| | cat will learn to avoid the
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| your yard boundaries are secure. Any gaps
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| | area.Ultrasonic devices emit a high
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| in your fence should be blocked to deny
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| | frequency sound which is annoying to cats
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| low level access. But cats can jump so
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| | (and dogs) but is not audible to humans.
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| fix a taut wire or string some six inches
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| | There are various different models some
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| above the top of your fence to deter this
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| | of which operate continuously and others
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| approach.Once inside your garden many
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| | which have an infra red detector and only
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| people say that the best cat repellent is
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| | emit a pulse of sound when the cat
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| a dog who will soon see off any feline
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| | triggers the device. To be successful you
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| invader. If you are not a dog lover then
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| | need to ensure that the model is powerful
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| you will have to resort to more passive
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| | enough to cover the area you wish to
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| methods. Since cats like to lie on
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| | protect. In addition make sure that the
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| freshly dug soil you should lay mulch on
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| | sound frequency is designed for larger
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| your borders so that no bare soil is left
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| | animals since some models are intended to
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| exposed. Seed beds should be covered with
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| | deter insects and so would be no use for
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| wire netting or twigs arranged as a
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| | cats.There are also commercial scent cat
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| barrier.Young trees should have plastic
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| | repellents. Those that use chemicals
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| guards fitted around their trunks to
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| | should be kept away from any food crops
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| protect them against use as a scratching
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| | but the essential oil based granule
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| pole.
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| | varieties act in the same way as orange
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| Your garden pond should be covered with
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| | and lemon peel mentioned above. Another
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| netting to keep your fish safe.Cats are
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| | way to keep a cat out if the garden is a
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| generally known to dislike water so a
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| | repellent evaporator which consists of a
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| well aimed bucketful or a squirt with the
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| | container holding puffed rice which has
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| hose will certainly make an intruder run.
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| | been impregnated with essential oils.
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| After one or two dousings it may learn
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| | These are effective for three to four
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| the lesson and stay away.To protect
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| | weeks and can then be refilled for a
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| plants and borders both mothballs and
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| | further period. Another natural product
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| citrus are said to be effective
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| | which many people claim really keeps a
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| deterrents. Place the mothballs, orange
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| | cat out of the garden is lion's dung. You
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| peel or lemon rind in the borders.
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| | may need to visit your local zoo to
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| Alternatively spray cloths with orange
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| | obtain this although some stores do stock
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| scented air freshener and place the
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| | zoo poo.In Ontario, Canada the local
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| cloths around the plants you wish to
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| | township provides a cat trap service.
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| protect. Other known cat repellents are
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| | Once the animal enters the cage it cannot
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| cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, pipe
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| | escape but is completely unharmed. The
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| tobacco, lavender oil, lemon grass oil,
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| | owner has to pay to recover his pet and
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| citronella oil, eucalyptus oil and
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| | so should be encouraged not to let the
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| mustard oil.Certain herbs are said to
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| | cat stray in future. Apparently few
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| deter cats. In particular rue but not
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| | owners bother to reclaim their cats but
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| catmint which has the opposite effect.
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| | just obtain another kitten. However this
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| Coleus canina is another plant which is
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| | sounds like a good way of dealing with a
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| marketed by one merchant as a cat
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| | cat that cannot be deterred by any other
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| repellent.The broadcaster Jerry Baker has
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| | method. If there is no such scheme in
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| suggested treating your yard with a tonic
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| | your area, just buy your own trap.So, to
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| made from chewing tobacco, urine, birth
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| | recap, the first priority is to secure
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| control pills, mouthwash, molasses,
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| | your boundary fences. Then you have the
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| detergent and beer. A smallholder has
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| | whole selection of suggested cat
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| reported success using dried rabbit blood
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| | repellents ranging from homemade recipes
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| but you may feel that the ingredients
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| | to expensive commercial gadgets. I would
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| listed in the previous paragraph should
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| | suggest that you try the orange peel and
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| be tried first.If you visit your local
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| | prickly twigs for a start. If you are
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| garden center or hardware store you will
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| | around when the intruder appears, try the
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| find several cat repellent products on
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| | bucket of water or hose. Even if you
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| sale. These range from electric water
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| | miss, the shock may be a sufficient
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| sprinklers and ultrasonic devices to
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| | deterrent. If these do not do the trick,
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| sprays and granules.Motion activated
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| | then you may have to consider the
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| sprinklers act in the same way as a
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| | commercial alternatives.
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| burglar alarm using an infra red
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