How do I get a cat to leave us alone?

[atlas]

I would NOT poison the cat.

[8675309]

I live in Coyote country. My house backs up to a horse trail where they love to roam and hunt. One of our neighbors let their cats roam and shit in our yard. At first it was annoying and then I was sad for them because they'd be dinner in a matter of time. It's kind of fucked up and frowned upon on our community to let your cats roam. Then of course a week goes by and you see posters up for their cat or a facebook plea to help find Snowball. Cue 70 residents losing their shit on cat owner and smacking them with common sense.

[NothingWrongwithOhio]

Oct 19, 2015 13:33:32 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:06:17 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

I don't either, which is why I posed the question. I was asking to see if anyone had any advice.

I spread blood meal around the perimeter of our yard/gardens to keep both stray and other people's pet cats out.  It works fairly well, and the fear of cats thing aside, I don't blame you a bit for not wanting random cats in your yard.  They are pretty destructive and leave a very distinct, ahem, smell, when they hang out in your yard all the time.  You can get the blood meal at Home Depot or any garden store.

[kadams767]

Oct 19, 2015 13:36:29 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:33:32 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

I spread blood meal around the perimeter of our yard/gardens to keep both stray and other people's pet cats out.  It works fairly well, and the fear of cats thing aside, I don't blame you a bit for not wanting random cats in your yard.  They are pretty destructive and leave a very distinct, ahem, smell, when they hang out in your yard all the time.  You can get the blood meal at Home Depot or any garden store.

I wonder if that would have any negative side effects for my dog though.

Nope, it is weird in that it seems to attract my dog but repel the cats.  It is animal safe. 

[knx9211]

Oct 19, 2015 13:48:52 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:36:29 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

I wonder if that would have any negative side effects for my dog though.

Nope, it is weird in that it seems to attract my dog but repel the cats.  It is animal safe. 

www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/bone-meal/

www.banfield.com/pet-health-resources/pet-health-concerns/pet-safety-tips/summer-toxins

[Totally not sofamonkey]

Oct 19, 2015 13:48:52 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:36:29 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

I wonder if that would have any negative side effects for my dog though.

Nope, it is weird in that it seems to attract my dog but repel the cats.  It is animal safe. 

Actually, it will make dogs VERY ill! 

www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/bone-meal/

Just a snippet:

Bone Meal & Blood Meal

Poisonous to: Cats, Dogs

Level of toxicity: Generally mild to moderate

Common signs to watch for:

Nausea
Drooling
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Bloody vomit
Lethargy
Abdominal pain
Bloat
Pancreatitis

[atlas]

Oct 19, 2015 13:48:52 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:36:29 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

I wonder if that would have any negative side effects for my dog though.

Nope, it is weird in that it seems to attract my dog but repel the cats.  It is animal safe. 

No. No it isn't.


www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/bone-meal/

Poisonous to: Cats, Dogs

Level of toxicity: Generally mild to moderate

Common signs to watch for:
Nausea
Drooling
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Bloody vomit
Lethargy
Abdominal pain
Bloat
Pancreatitis

[kadams767]

I will check what it is, I conferred with both the garden center and the vet about it and both said it was fine. It is only a light sprinkle of it though, maybe that matters? We have never had any issues with it, though, other than the cats have stopped digging in the gardens.

[Totally not sofamonkey]

Wow, a triple quadruple JINX!!

[knx9211]

Oct 19, 2015 13:50:47 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:48:52 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

Nope, it is weird in that it seems to attract my dog but repel the cats.  It is animal safe. 

www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/bone-meal/

Blood meal is dried, ground, and flash-frozen blood and contains 12% nitrogen. While it’s a great organic fertilizer, if ingested, it can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and severe pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Some types of blood meal are also fortified with iron, resulting in iron toxicity.

Dammit, why do you always have to be faster than me?

[Saint Monica]

theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill

[jlt19]

Ok, so we're back to the flying shark idea...

[kadams767]

Oct 19, 2015 13:55:09 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:52:20 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

I will check what it is, I conferred with both the garden center and the vet about it and both said it was fine. It is only a light sprinkle of it though, maybe that matters? We have never had any issues with it, though, other than the cats have stopped digging in the gardens.

I generally think cats are pretty smart about not eating things that are poisonous to them, dogs, not so much.

If your vet and the garden center both said that, then they are both idiots.

I will absolutely double check with the vet, but I did ask before I did this and confirmed it was safe with them (as obviously I didn't want to poison a cat, just keep it out of the garden).  They still come around, just no more digging and using the garden as their own personal toilet.  My dog smells it, but also isn't ingesting it, though he is fenced out of the garden areas where it goes. 

[Totally not sofamonkey]

Oct 19, 2015 13:56:52 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:55:09 GMT -5 mofongo said:

I generally think cats are pretty smart about not eating things that are poisonous to them, dogs, not so much.

If your vet and the garden center both said that, then they are both idiots.

I will absolutely double check with the vet, but I did ask before I did this and confirmed it was safe with them (as obviously I didn't want to poison a cat, just keep it out of the garden).  They still come around, just no more digging and using the garden as their own personal toilet.  My dog smells it, but also isn't ingesting it, though he is fenced out of the garden areas where it goes. 

They probably stopped digging because of what happened to Fluffy & Rex!  RIP.

[gault]

Oct 19, 2015 13:55:09 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 19, 2015 13:52:20 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

I will check what it is, I conferred with both the garden center and the vet about it and both said it was fine. It is only a light sprinkle of it though, maybe that matters? We have never had any issues with it, though, other than the cats have stopped digging in the gardens.

I generally think cats are pretty smart about not eating things that are poisonous to them, dogs, not so much.

If your vet and the garden center both said that, then they are both idiots.

And both made money off of you. Hmmmmm....

[flex]

How about land mines in the backyard? That'll take care of rude cats, birds and squirrels.

[Saint Monica]

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Oct 19, 2015 14:02:36 GMT -5 Saint Monica said:

Just a little sprinkle of that, though.

[Saint Monica]

[atlas]

Oct 19, 2015 14:03:30 GMT -5 Ohhmm(bligo) said:

Oct 19, 2015 14:02:36 GMT -5 Saint Monica said:

Just a little sprinkle of that, though.

Serving size really matters here.

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Listen. Cats really are terrifying. This is SwaggerCat in his Halloween costume.



He's Mr. Fe (his real name is Felix). He pities the fool.

He pities the fools that did this to him.

(I'm pretty sure this is why he's been pooping on the floor directly in front of his litter box.)

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[sharknado]

Oct 19, 2015 14:14:57 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

I'm an old lady! Make it bigger!
Please

[panbitch]

This is like my neighbor on Next Door demanded to know who owns the white cat the roams around and is he vaccinated because she lets her cats out and doesn't vaccinate and doesn't want them to catch anything. So yes there are anti-vax cat people, and I live with them.

[Deleted]

Oct 19, 2015 14:16:18 GMT -5 sharknado said:

Oct 19, 2015 14:14:57 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

I'm an old lady! Make it bigger!
Please

There, i edited it.

[sharknado]

Oct 19, 2015 14:20:18 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

Oct 19, 2015 14:16:18 GMT -5 sharknado said:

I'm an old lady! Make it bigger!
Please

There, i edited it.

The eyes! OMG, the eyes!

[Deleted]

Cat have pretty tiny peens, but I totally should have given him a giant rager, huh?

[sharknado]

Oct 19, 2015 14:24:14 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

Cat have pretty tiny peens, but I totally should have given him a giant rager, huh?

It's perfection

[scottyderp]

Oct 19, 2015 14:14:57 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

I would marry you if you weren't already married, Matisse!  His face looks just like that when he's climaxing over the amazing feel of the tile underneath his arthritic toes!

[mrsd2006]

Oct 19, 2015 12:47:59 GMT -5 cajunmom said:

Oct 19, 2015 12:43:33 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

*I* am not terrified! It's my kids. I don't know where the fear has come from, but it's there nonetheless. I just want it gone so my kids will go back outside and play on the swingset! I couldn't convince them to go out yesterday and it made such a long day.

Ok, so unless you are going to catch it and take it to a shelter or kill it you have pretty much one other option. Teach your kids that they don't need to be terrified of a cat. Show them videos, read kids books about cats. Really, do them a favor. You don't have to like cats, but they don't need to be scared of them, either. 

Just show them cajunmom's awesome siggy and the problem will be solved. I just hope they can't read yet.