Cat repellent

On Apr 29, 10:35 am, Sherry wrote:
On Apr 28, 1:00 pm, toronado455 wrote:



On Apr 28, 7:24 am, sheelagh wrote:

On 27 Apr, 23:47, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 26, 12:46 pm, "Matthew" wrote:

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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455 wrote:

I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe
cat repellent I can use?

spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse

they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings...

for some reason, they are bringing you little presents

or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell?

is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO!

TUNA
TUNA

That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to clean up
after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems to keep them
away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle with a bleach/
water mixture and just spray a little around every few days to
maintain the effect.

What about the commercially available cat repellents? Don't they use
Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work?

They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet store. Most
use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal markings scent
you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and cover the
marking not matter what predator it was.

I sprayed some bleach/water mixture and a few minutes later a cat came
and lay down and rolled around on the sidewalk just 12" away from
where I sprayed it. So apparently the bleach smell isn't potent enough
to deter the cat! I may have to look into one of those commercial cat
repellents.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Bleach is fatal to cats in quantity & frequency, and not a very good
idea if one of them happens to have a thirst on either. I wouldn't use
that again just in case you kill that cat, or worse, your neighbors
cat. somehow I don't think they would thank you too much, do you?
(considering I have caught Tiggy Drinking the water out of Paul's
teeth cleaning solution,(ROFLMAO)..you better believe they would drink
it too!!
I had to hide the teeth in the end so she couldn't try that one out
again....
S;o)

When I use bleach I rinse down the cement afterwards with pure water
so there is no danger. Anything else I spray dries instantly so there
is nothing to drink. I'm not going to do anything to hurt any cats,
believe me.- Hide quoted text -

Cleaning the walk with a bleach solution isn't harmful to the cats at
all. Any residual
or fumes would dissipate outdoors almost instantly.
You sound like you just want to stop taking responsibility for someone
else's
cat's dead birds but not at the expense of hurting the cat.

Precisely.


I sincerely
hope you find a solution. Wish I had one for you. I'd rather clean up
anything than a dismembered bird or rodent.

Sherry

Thank you for being a voice of reason and understanding here!

On Apr 29, 8:34 pm, toronado455 wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:35 am, Sherry wrote:





On Apr 28, 1:00 pm, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 28, 7:24 am, sheelagh wrote:

On 27 Apr, 23:47, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 26, 12:46 pm, "Matthew" wrote:

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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455 wrote:

I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some kind of safe
cat repellent I can use?

spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse

they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings...

for some reason, they are bringing you little presents

or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell?

is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO!

TUNA
TUNA

That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to clean up
after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems to keep them
away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle with a bleach/
water mixture and just spray a little around every few days to
maintain the effect.

What about the commercially available cat repellents? Don't they use
Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work?

They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet store. Most
use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal markings scent
you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and cover the
marking not matter what predator it was.

I sprayed some bleach/water mixture and a few minutes later a cat came
and lay down and rolled around on the sidewalk just 12" away from
where I sprayed it. So apparently the bleach smell isn't potent enough
to deter the cat! I may have to look into one of those commercial cat
repellents.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Bleach is fatal to cats in quantity & frequency, and not a very good
idea if one of them happens to have a thirst on either. I wouldn't use
that again just in case you kill that cat, or worse, your neighbors
cat. somehow I don't think they would thank you too much, do you?
(considering I have caught Tiggy Drinking the water out of Paul's
teeth cleaning solution,(ROFLMAO)..you better believe they would drink
it too!!
I had to hide the teeth in the end so she couldn't try that one out
again....
S;o)

When I use bleach I rinse down the cement afterwards with pure water
so there is no danger. Anything else I spray dries instantly so there
is nothing to drink. I'm not going to do anything to hurt any cats,
believe me.- Hide quoted text -

Cleaning the walk with a bleach solution isn't harmful to the cats at
all. Any residual
or fumes would dissipate outdoors almost instantly.
You sound like you just want to stop taking responsibility for someone
else's
cat's dead birds but not at the expense of hurting the cat.

Precisely.

I sincerely
hope you find a solution. Wish I had one for you. I'd rather clean up
anything than a dismembered bird or rodent.

Sherry

Thank you for being a voice of reason and understanding here!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This might work. I was trimming garlic and my pussy got a wiff. She
took off like a shot. Maybe you can sprinkle some garlic powder
around your door. If nothing else, it will keep it vampire free.

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On Apr 29, 8:34 pm, toronado455 wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:35 am, Sherry wrote:





On Apr 28, 1:00 pm, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 28, 7:24 am, sheelagh wrote:

On 27 Apr, 23:47, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 26, 12:46 pm, "Matthew"
wrote:

"toronado455" wrote in message

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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455
wrote:

I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other
people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some
kind of safe
cat repellent I can use?

spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse

they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings...

for some reason, they are bringing you little presents

or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell?

is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO!

TUNA
TUNA

That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to
clean up
after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems to
keep them
away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle with
a bleach/
water mixture and just spray a little around every few days
to
maintain the effect.

What about the commercially available cat repellents? Don't
they use
Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work?

They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet
store. Most
use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal
markings scent
you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and
cover the
marking not matter what predator it was.

I sprayed some bleach/water mixture and a few minutes later a cat
came
and lay down and rolled around on the sidewalk just 12" away from
where I sprayed it. So apparently the bleach smell isn't potent
enough
to deter the cat! I may have to look into one of those commercial
cat
repellents.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Bleach is fatal to cats in quantity & frequency, and not a very
good
idea if one of them happens to have a thirst on either. I wouldn't
use
that again just in case you kill that cat, or worse, your neighbors
cat. somehow I don't think they would thank you too much, do you?
(considering I have caught Tiggy Drinking the water out of Paul's
teeth cleaning solution,(ROFLMAO)..you better believe they would
drink
it too!!
I had to hide the teeth in the end so she couldn't try that one out
again....
S;o)

When I use bleach I rinse down the cement afterwards with pure water
so there is no danger. Anything else I spray dries instantly so there
is nothing to drink. I'm not going to do anything to hurt any cats,
believe me.- Hide quoted text -

Cleaning the walk with a bleach solution isn't harmful to the cats at
all. Any residual
or fumes would dissipate outdoors almost instantly.
You sound like you just want to stop taking responsibility for someone
else's
cat's dead birds but not at the expense of hurting the cat.

Precisely.

I sincerely
hope you find a solution. Wish I had one for you. I'd rather clean up
anything than a dismembered bird or rodent.

Sherry

Thank you for being a voice of reason and understanding here!- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This might work. I was trimming garlic and my pussy got a wiff. She
took off like a shot. Maybe you can sprinkle some garlic powder
around your door. If nothing else, it will keep it vampire free.


Garlic is dangerous to cats

On Sun 29 Apr 2007 08:50:44p, Matthew wrote in
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This might work. I was trimming garlic and my pussy got a
wiff. She took off like a shot. Maybe you can sprinkle some
garlic powder around your door. If nothing else, it will keep
it vampire free.


Garlic is dangerous to cats

Heh, that's what they say. An ironically some pet food companies
actually put garlic in to make it more palatable.

--
Cheryl

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On Apr 29, 8:34 pm, toronado455 wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:35 am, Sherry wrote:

On Apr 28, 1:00 pm, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 28, 7:24 am, sheelagh wrote:

On 27 Apr, 23:47, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 26, 12:46 pm, "Matthew"
wrote:

"toronado455" wrote in message

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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455
wrote:

I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other
people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some
kind of safe
cat repellent I can use?

spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse

they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings...

for some reason, they are bringing you little presents

or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell?

is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO!

TUNA
TUNA

That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to
clean up
after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems to
keep them
away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle with
a bleach/
water mixture and just spray a little around every few days
to
maintain the effect.

What about the commercially available cat repellents? Don't
they use
Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work?

They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet
store. Most
use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal
markings scent
you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and
cover the
marking not matter what predator it was.

I sprayed some bleach/water mixture and a few minutes later a cat
came
and lay down and rolled around on the sidewalk just 12" away from
where I sprayed it. So apparently the bleach smell isn't potent
enough
to deter the cat! I may have to look into one of those commercial
cat
repellents.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Bleach is fatal to cats in quantity & frequency, and not a very
good
idea if one of them happens to have a thirst on either. I wouldn't
use
that again just in case you kill that cat, or worse, your neighbors
cat. somehow I don't think they would thank you too much, do you?
(considering I have caught Tiggy Drinking the water out of Paul's
teeth cleaning solution,(ROFLMAO)..you better believe they would
drink
it too!!
I had to hide the teeth in the end so she couldn't try that one out
again....
S;o)

When I use bleach I rinse down the cement afterwards with pure water
so there is no danger. Anything else I spray dries instantly so there
is nothing to drink. I'm not going to do anything to hurt any cats,
believe me.- Hide quoted text -

Cleaning the walk with a bleach solution isn't harmful to the cats at
all. Any residual
or fumes would dissipate outdoors almost instantly.
You sound like you just want to stop taking responsibility for someone
else's
cat's dead birds but not at the expense of hurting the cat.

Precisely.

I sincerely
hope you find a solution. Wish I had one for you. I'd rather clean up
anything than a dismembered bird or rodent.

Sherry

Thank you for being a voice of reason and understanding here!- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This might work. I was trimming garlic and my pussy got a wiff. She
took off like a shot. Maybe you can sprinkle some garlic powder
around your door. If nothing else, it will keep it vampire free.

Garlic is dangerous to cats- Hide quoted text -

Garlic *fed* to cats *in sufficient quantities* causes anemia. There
was a trend with the
natural remedy folks to feed garlic to cats & dogs to repel fleas. I
think that warning
pertains more to that practice.
I really, seriously doubt a cat is going to eat garlic powder
sprinkled on the ground though.

Sherry

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On Apr 29, 8:34 pm, toronado455 wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:35 am, Sherry wrote:

On Apr 28, 1:00 pm, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 28, 7:24 am, sheelagh wrote:

On 27 Apr, 23:47, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 26, 12:46 pm, "Matthew"
wrote:

"toronado455" wrote in message

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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455
wrote:

I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other
people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some
kind of safe
cat repellent I can use?

spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse

they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings...

for some reason, they are bringing you little presents

or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell?

is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING YO!

TUNA
TUNA

That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to
clean up
after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems to
keep them
away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle with
a bleach/
water mixture and just spray a little around every few days
to
maintain the effect.

What about the commercially available cat repellents? Don't
they use
Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work?

They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet
store. Most
use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal
markings scent
you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and
cover the
marking not matter what predator it was.

I sprayed some bleach/water mixture and a few minutes later a cat
came
and lay down and rolled around on the sidewalk just 12" away from
where I sprayed it. So apparently the bleach smell isn't potent
enough
to deter the cat! I may have to look into one of those commercial
cat
repellents.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Bleach is fatal to cats in quantity & frequency, and not a very
good
idea if one of them happens to have a thirst on either. I wouldn't
use
that again just in case you kill that cat, or worse, your neighbors
cat. somehow I don't think they would thank you too much, do you?
(considering I have caught Tiggy Drinking the water out of Paul's
teeth cleaning solution,(ROFLMAO)..you better believe they would
drink
it too!!
I had to hide the teeth in the end so she couldn't try that one out
again....
S;o)

When I use bleach I rinse down the cement afterwards with pure water
so there is no danger. Anything else I spray dries instantly so there
is nothing to drink. I'm not going to do anything to hurt any cats,
believe me.- Hide quoted text -

Cleaning the walk with a bleach solution isn't harmful to the cats at
all. Any residual
or fumes would dissipate outdoors almost instantly.
You sound like you just want to stop taking responsibility for someone
else's
cat's dead birds but not at the expense of hurting the cat.

Precisely.

I sincerely
hope you find a solution. Wish I had one for you. I'd rather clean up
anything than a dismembered bird or rodent.

Sherry

Thank you for being a voice of reason and understanding here!- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This might work. I was trimming garlic and my pussy got a wiff. She
took off like a shot. Maybe you can sprinkle some garlic powder
around your door. If nothing else, it will keep it vampire free.

Garlic is dangerous to cats- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Is this because it is related to the onion family?
S;o)

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On Apr 29, 8:34 pm, toronado455 wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:35 am, Sherry wrote:

On Apr 28, 1:00 pm, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 28, 7:24 am, sheelagh
wrote:

On 27 Apr, 23:47, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 26, 12:46 pm, "Matthew"
wrote:

"toronado455" wrote in message

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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455
wrote:

I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other
people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some
kind of safe
cat repellent I can use?

spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse

they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings...

for some reason, they are bringing you little presents

or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell?

is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING
YO!

TUNA
TUNA

That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to
clean up
after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems
to
keep them
away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle
with
a bleach/
water mixture and just spray a little around every few
days
to
maintain the effect.

What about the commercially available cat repellents?
Don't
they use
Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work?

They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet
store. Most
use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal
markings scent
you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and
cover the
marking not matter what predator it was.

I sprayed some bleach/water mixture and a few minutes later a
cat
came
and lay down and rolled around on the sidewalk just 12" away
from
where I sprayed it. So apparently the bleach smell isn't
potent
enough
to deter the cat! I may have to look into one of those
commercial
cat
repellents.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Bleach is fatal to cats in quantity & frequency, and not a very
good
idea if one of them happens to have a thirst on either. I
wouldn't
use
that again just in case you kill that cat, or worse, your
neighbors
cat. somehow I don't think they would thank you too much, do
you?
(considering I have caught Tiggy Drinking the water out of
Paul's
teeth cleaning solution,(ROFLMAO)..you better believe they would
drink
it too!!
I had to hide the teeth in the end so she couldn't try that one
out
again....
S;o)

When I use bleach I rinse down the cement afterwards with pure
water
so there is no danger. Anything else I spray dries instantly so
there
is nothing to drink. I'm not going to do anything to hurt any
cats,
believe me.- Hide quoted text -

Cleaning the walk with a bleach solution isn't harmful to the cats
at
all. Any residual
or fumes would dissipate outdoors almost instantly.
You sound like you just want to stop taking responsibility for
someone
else's
cat's dead birds but not at the expense of hurting the cat.

Precisely.

I sincerely
hope you find a solution. Wish I had one for you. I'd rather clean
up
anything than a dismembered bird or rodent.

Sherry

Thank you for being a voice of reason and understanding here!- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This might work. I was trimming garlic and my pussy got a wiff. She
took off like a shot. Maybe you can sprinkle some garlic powder
around your door. If nothing else, it will keep it vampire free.

Garlic is dangerous to cats- Hide quoted text -

Garlic *fed* to cats *in sufficient quantities* causes anemia. There
was a trend with the
natural remedy folks to feed garlic to cats & dogs to repel fleas. I
think that warning
pertains more to that practice.
I really, seriously doubt a cat is going to eat garlic powder
sprinkled on the ground though.

Sherry


Sherry think about that last statement you know cats as well as I do. You
know there will be a cat that will do it

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On Apr 29, 8:34 pm, toronado455 wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:35 am, Sherry wrote:

On Apr 28, 1:00 pm, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 28, 7:24 am, sheelagh
wrote:

On 27 Apr, 23:47, toronado455 wrote:

On Apr 26, 12:46 pm, "Matthew"
wrote:

"toronado455" wrote in message

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On Apr 26, 3:59 am, Barry wrote:
On Apr 24, 6:24 pm, toronado455
wrote:

I live in an apartment and I don't have a cat but other
people's cats
keep leaving dead birds at my door step. Is there some
kind of safe
cat repellent I can use?

spray the exterior of your apt... with bleach and rinse

they MUST be smelling other cat sprayings...

for some reason, they are bringing you little presents

or.. you are habitually cooking something they can smell?

is there any tuna smell in the house? LOL JUST KIDDING
YO!

TUNA
TUNA

That's interesting because I use a bleach/water mixture to
clean up
after they leave these disgusting "gifts" and that seems
to
keep them
away for a while. I suppose I could fill a spray bottle
with
a bleach/
water mixture and just spray a little around every few
days
to
maintain the effect.

What about the commercially available cat repellents?
Don't
they use
Coyote urine or something? Sounds awful but does it work?

They make a spray repellent that can be purchased at any pet
store. Most
use chemical mixtures but I believe don't use other animal
markings scent
you would get a cat like mine that would boldly walk up and
cover the
marking not matter what predator it was.

I sprayed some bleach/water mixture and a few minutes later a
cat
came
and lay down and rolled around on the sidewalk just 12" away
from
where I sprayed it. So apparently the bleach smell isn't
potent
enough
to deter the cat! I may have to look into one of those
commercial
cat
repellents.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Bleach is fatal to cats in quantity & frequency, and not a very
good
idea if one of them happens to have a thirst on either. I
wouldn't
use
that again just in case you kill that cat, or worse, your
neighbors
cat. somehow I don't think they would thank you too much, do
you?
(considering I have caught Tiggy Drinking the water out of
Paul's
teeth cleaning solution,(ROFLMAO)..you better believe they would
drink
it too!!
I had to hide the teeth in the end so she couldn't try that one
out
again....
S;o)

When I use bleach I rinse down the cement afterwards with pure
water
so there is no danger. Anything else I spray dries instantly so
there
is nothing to drink. I'm not going to do anything to hurt any
cats,
believe me.- Hide quoted text -

Cleaning the walk with a bleach solution isn't harmful to the cats
at
all. Any residual
or fumes would dissipate outdoors almost instantly.
You sound like you just want to stop taking responsibility for
someone
else's
cat's dead birds but not at the expense of hurting the cat.

Precisely.

I sincerely
hope you find a solution. Wish I had one for you. I'd rather clean
up
anything than a dismembered bird or rodent.

Sherry

Thank you for being a voice of reason and understanding here!- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

This might work. I was trimming garlic and my pussy got a wiff. She
took off like a shot. Maybe you can sprinkle some garlic powder
around your door. If nothing else, it will keep it vampire free.

Garlic is dangerous to cats- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Is this because it is related to the onion family?
S;o)

Yes both garlic and onions can cause blood problems

On Apr 27, 5:42?pm, toronado455 wrote:
On Apr 27, 7:42 am, "Rene S." wrote:

I need something that is going to work outdoors. Double sided tape
isn't going to stick to the rough surface of the area around my
doorstep very well and it will just attract dirt. And food items are
just going to attract insects and other pests. I don't want to solve
one problem by creating another.

How about trying theCatStop, an ultra-sonic repellant that only cats
can hear. It emits a noise that cats don't like. I tested one for a
product review and it sent both of my (indoor) cats running. It runs
on batteries, so you don't need an outlet. Here's a link to one:http://www.awesometools.com/catstop-cat-stop.asp

Note: it only works for cats' range of hearing, not any other critters.

My problem is I can't do anything that is going to freak out my next
door neighbor's cat. I need to just deter the outdoor cats that come
here that don't belong to either me or my nextdoor neighbor.

How about using some plastic carpet runner, placed upside down
(prickly side up)? It's inexpensive, easy to move and clean, and can
be placed where ever you need it! Cats don't like walking on it and
should avoid the area.

On May 1, 6:43 pm, "Rene S." wrote:

How about using some plastic carpet runner, placed upside down
(prickly side up)? It's inexpensive, easy to move and clean, and can
be placed where ever you need it! Cats don't like walking on it and
should avoid the area.

This is an outdoor area shared by a neighbor. It isn't my personal
walk way so I can't put something like that down.
I'd be willing to try the ultrasonic CatStop, but it's kinda
expensive. I'm willing to get it if it will really work, but was
wondering about those croaking frogs. Does anyone know if those work?
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000FKOX8K