Good cat dirt?

I have a problem. Two outdoor cats, one that never really adjusted to
a litterbox. I live in a duplex, and they like my neighbors garden.

Is there something I could do to make a 4 ft by 5 ft plot of dirt
attractive to these little guys?

I was thinking of a couple of things, dunno how to go about any of
them.

1) Attractive textured dirt. I could turn it over every few weeks
with a shovel or add another layer.

2) Some spray or substance either to put on the cats plot to attract
them or the neighbor's plot to repel them. Maybe black pepper
liberally strewn about the neighbor's garden?

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

"Michael" wrote in message
om...
I have a problem. Two outdoor cats, one that never really adjusted to
a litterbox. I live in a duplex, and they like my neighbors garden.

Is there something I could do to make a 4 ft by 5 ft plot of dirt
attractive to these little guys?

I was thinking of a couple of things, dunno how to go about any of
them.

1) Attractive textured dirt. I could turn it over every few weeks
with a shovel or add another layer.

2) Some spray or substance either to put on the cats plot to attract
them or the neighbor's plot to repel them. Maybe black pepper
liberally strewn about the neighbor's garden?


I had a plastic container of this stuff years ago which I think was called
Critter Ridder or something like that. You sprinkled it around the
periphery of the garden to keep out creatures like squirrels. For that
reason I think it contained cayenne. I don't know if it was good for cats.
Just my two cents.

- Ruby Tuesday




I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

"Michael" wrote in message
om...
I have a problem. Two outdoor cats, one that never really adjusted to
a litterbox. I live in a duplex, and they like my neighbors garden.

Is there something I could do to make a 4 ft by 5 ft plot of dirt
attractive to these little guys?

I was thinking of a couple of things, dunno how to go about any of
them.

1) Attractive textured dirt. I could turn it over every few weeks
with a shovel or add another layer.

2) Some spray or substance either to put on the cats plot to attract
them or the neighbor's plot to repel them. Maybe black pepper
liberally strewn about the neighbor's garden?


I had a plastic container of this stuff years ago which I think was called
Critter Ridder or something like that. You sprinkled it around the
periphery of the garden to keep out creatures like squirrels. For that
reason I think it contained cayenne. I don't know if it was good for cats.
Just my two cents.

- Ruby Tuesday




I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

Michael, I'd try the freshly-turned soil. Cats here can't seem to resist that.
I *don't* think I"d use anything with cayenne pepper in it to discourage them
from the neighbor's. It seems excessively cruel. Imagine what it would feel
like to get a snout full of cayenne?
Sherry

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

Michael, I'd try the freshly-turned soil. Cats here can't seem to resist that.
I *don't* think I"d use anything with cayenne pepper in it to discourage them
from the neighbor's. It seems excessively cruel. Imagine what it would feel
like to get a snout full of cayenne?
Sherry

in article , Sherry at
itty wrote on 9/8/04 9:13 PM:

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

Michael, I'd try the freshly-turned soil. Cats here can't seem to resist that.
I *don't* think I"d use anything with cayenne pepper in it to discourage them
from the neighbor's. It seems excessively cruel. Imagine what it would feel
like to get a snout full of cayenne?
Sherry


Ask your vet about a product called "Cat Attract". It supposedly makes the
cats interested in using the area where it is sprinkled. The neighbors could
make their plot less interesting by putting mesh under a layer of soil or
using motion activated sprinklers.

in article , Sherry at
itty wrote on 9/8/04 9:13 PM:

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

Michael, I'd try the freshly-turned soil. Cats here can't seem to resist that.
I *don't* think I"d use anything with cayenne pepper in it to discourage them
from the neighbor's. It seems excessively cruel. Imagine what it would feel
like to get a snout full of cayenne?
Sherry


Ask your vet about a product called "Cat Attract". It supposedly makes the
cats interested in using the area where it is sprinkled. The neighbors could
make their plot less interesting by putting mesh under a layer of soil or
using motion activated sprinklers.

"Michael" wrote in message
om...
I have a problem. Two outdoor cats, one that never really adjusted to
a litterbox. I live in a duplex, and they like my neighbors garden.

Is there something I could do to make a 4 ft by 5 ft plot of dirt
attractive to these little guys?

I was thinking of a couple of things, dunno how to go about any of
them.

1) Attractive textured dirt. I could turn it over every few weeks
with a shovel or add another layer.

2) Some spray or substance either to put on the cats plot to attract
them or the neighbor's plot to repel them. Maybe black pepper
liberally strewn about the neighbor's garden?

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

Do dogs have access to your yard? If so, my suggestion would *not* be a
good idea. However, if the area is fenced so that only cats manage to
travel between houses, then you might try sprinkling/incorporating some
blood meal into the little plot of dirt where you *want* to attract the
cats. I haven't seen this with cats, but I used some blood meal some years
ago in a small rose garden. Soon, dogs were digging in the arealike they
had found a new playground. I had to give up on using the blood meal, but
this "might" be useful in your situation.

MaryL

"Michael" wrote in message
om...
I have a problem. Two outdoor cats, one that never really adjusted to
a litterbox. I live in a duplex, and they like my neighbors garden.

Is there something I could do to make a 4 ft by 5 ft plot of dirt
attractive to these little guys?

I was thinking of a couple of things, dunno how to go about any of
them.

1) Attractive textured dirt. I could turn it over every few weeks
with a shovel or add another layer.

2) Some spray or substance either to put on the cats plot to attract
them or the neighbor's plot to repel them. Maybe black pepper
liberally strewn about the neighbor's garden?

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael

Do dogs have access to your yard? If so, my suggestion would *not* be a
good idea. However, if the area is fenced so that only cats manage to
travel between houses, then you might try sprinkling/incorporating some
blood meal into the little plot of dirt where you *want* to attract the
cats. I haven't seen this with cats, but I used some blood meal some years
ago in a small rose garden. Soon, dogs were digging in the arealike they
had found a new playground. I had to give up on using the blood meal, but
this "might" be useful in your situation.

MaryL

On 8 Sep 2004 17:53:20 -0700, (Michael) wrote:

I have a problem. Two outdoor cats, one that never really adjusted to
a litterbox. I live in a duplex, and they like my neighbors garden.

Is there something I could do to make a 4 ft by 5 ft plot of dirt
attractive to these little guys?

I was thinking of a couple of things, dunno how to go about any of
them.

1) Attractive textured dirt. I could turn it over every few weeks
with a shovel or add another layer.

2) Some spray or substance either to put on the cats plot to attract
them or the neighbor's plot to repel them. Maybe black pepper
liberally strewn about the neighbor's garden?

I'm open to suggestion and am willing to spend some money if I have
to.

Michael


There is a section in the leaflet about making a kitty toilet area in
your garden.


http://www.cats.org.uk/html/pdf.php?...nd_gardens.pdf