How to keep cats away ? - Page 5

Ned · 13-09-2011, 11:38 PM

Guys I've got to say I'm disgusted with all your comments about guns and killing cats and herons.
It is oh so wrong !
If you kill a cat or a heron how can it go back to it's mates and spread the word saying, stay out of that guys garden ,he's a raving nutter, he throws house bricks at you !!!

fisherman · 14-09-2011, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Ned

In 18 years I've only seen one heron in my garden, no minks and no otters, but loads of bloody moggys. The moggys also try to get at the birds in my wifes aviary. So I would say percentages make moggys the greater threat.

Hi Ned
You surprise me, you having a GSD running about in your garden I didn’t think a cat would be brave enough

Ned · 14-09-2011, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by fisherman

you having a GSD running about in your garden I didn’t think a cat would be brave enough

German Shepperd's are great deterrents against intruders but too slow for cats. When we lost him early this year I said never again it's to much like loosing a member of the family. (He was our seventh dog and second German Shepperd) But after a few months of the other half saying "I miss being greeted when we come home" We went to the local rescue home and now have a two year old Jack Russel that chases off anything in our garden including doves, pigeons and even butterfly's.

MarkD · 15-09-2011, 04:52 PM

I used to suffer a cat problem in my old house which was solved with a fishing catapult. Used to fire a few rock hard boiles, in the cats direction. Never aiming for them as this would be cruel. The offending cats quickly learnt to avoid our patch.
Though my personal permanent solution would be a lead injection, just behind their ear.