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Hi Michael,
Cats like very finely dug over soil that they can rake easily . In my cats litter box I use Pettex Clean Paws , its very fine sandy like litter. Kim doesn't really like crystals or heavy litter. Cats don't like citrus smells . Pets at home or Pets mart have somehting called Get off my garden , It's green non toxic crystals and its effective. You could also go round to your neighbours and clean up anything they do . Alison "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 |
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Hi Michael,
Cats like very finely dug over soil that they can rake easily . In my cats litter box I use Pettex Clean Paws , its very fine sandy like litter. Kim doesn't really like crystals or heavy litter. Cats don't like citrus smells . Pets at home or Pets mart have somehting called Get off my garden , It's green non toxic crystals and its effective. You could also go round to your neighbours and clean up anything they do . Alison "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 |
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"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 Keep the dirt in the center freshly turned over (and scooped) just like you would a litter box. Plant some catmint and catnip around the edges. You'll probably want to protect the plants with chicken wire the first year so the cats don't squash them out of existance. |
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"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 Keep the dirt in the center freshly turned over (and scooped) just like you would a litter box. Plant some catmint and catnip around the edges. You'll probably want to protect the plants with chicken wire the first year so the cats don't squash them out of existance. |
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"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 A couple of years ago when my neighbour let me know that my Matilda was doing her business in her yard - a large pot with a tree in it, to be exact. I bought two bags of topsoil and dumped them into a corner of my yard. Then as I picked up Matilda and dropped her on it, I said, "Here Matilda, this is for you! Go to Rita's again and you're in big trouble!" She said, "Oh Oh!" and used it immediately. :c) A month after I introduced Matilda to "her" outdoor facilities, I asked Rita whether Matilda had pooped in her pot again and she said, "No." :c) So, perhaps try some top soil. I "fluff" it up every now and then. Works for me! |
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"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 A couple of years ago when my neighbour let me know that my Matilda was doing her business in her yard - a large pot with a tree in it, to be exact. I bought two bags of topsoil and dumped them into a corner of my yard. Then as I picked up Matilda and dropped her on it, I said, "Here Matilda, this is for you! Go to Rita's again and you're in big trouble!" She said, "Oh Oh!" and used it immediately. :c) A month after I introduced Matilda to "her" outdoor facilities, I asked Rita whether Matilda had pooped in her pot again and she said, "No." :c) So, perhaps try some top soil. I "fluff" it up every now and then. Works for me! |
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