oregon don

the Japanese make a plastic item, it is a 6" wide needle pointed 12" long, get some and place along the pathway that they use.

I had some and a cat was creaming during the night outside my bedroom window.
I put a few down and the cat never came back

GSQRD1 Loc: SAN ANTONIO, TX

Try buying a standard kitty litter pan and filling it with litter. Then place it in an obscure part of your yard. Move it every other three days or so closer to a fence door or opening. Eventually move it outside your yard. The cats will use it. :?

Dave in Utah Loc: Southern Utah

You might try a trick I have used succssfully. Place squares of duct tape sticky side up on your porch. The more the better. It's a bit of work but worth it. To get the sticky tape off the finger I use a led pencil point to hold one corner down, free my finger and rotate the pencil between my thumb and finger to loosen it. Hope it works for you. Dave
PS It works on the kitchen counter for curious cats in the house too.

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

When I worked for the Vet many years ago, we used to mix Massengill Douche powder in with the disinfectant that we cleaned the fiberglass kennels and dog runs. The douche powder neutralized the urine & feces odors and it was also very effective for de-skunking dogs that encountered skunks and came out on the losing end. Perhaps you could get some at the local pharmacy and mix a strong solution of that with a disinfectant to spray on the areas that the cats are sleeping and spraying on. Male rabbits will also spray all over the place and THAT is not a pleasant odor, either. Tilt your chairs at night so they will have no place to sleep. There is also an electronic product called Yard Sentinel that many people have found effective keeping dogs and cats, and a variety of other critters, out of their yard.

Nelson.I Loc: Monument, Colorado, USA

I have no words of wisdom as we have two dogs and cats avoid our yard. However, I do know from personal experience that the spraying you are seeing is from male cats marking territory. Think of it as a spraying war between multiple, unneutered male cats.

Over the years I've seen several methods to drive away cats and other mystical creatures as well; however, one that I suspect is particularly effective would be a motion-activated sprinkler. The sprinkler starts spraying the area with water upon sensing motion, be it caused by a cat or whatever. The water shouldn't hurt your outdoor furniture; in fact might help keep it clean and stink free.

Living in the U.S.A. I'm not particularly aware of product availability in Australia; but I do know Australia ain't no technological backwater. If nothing else the idea has been planted.

Here's a link I found on Amazon for a motion-detecting water sprinkler:

http://www.amazon.com/ScareCrow-Motion-Activated-Animal-Repellent/dp/B000071NUS

and a review of that same sprinkler:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvut1loSz74

After the first video is a second from the same gentleman. It has a reference to a different sprinkler product which might be better for your needs.

Good luck!

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

My have a local animal shelter has a have a heart trap that you can bait and catch them in. It is free of charge with refundable deposit. Catch them and turn them in. If the owners do not contain their animals it is their problem.

napabob Loc: Napa CA

this is what I use...........have em positioned so they triangulate for best coverage

only down side is when I stroll around at night and forget to turn em off first............ :lol:


http://www.havahart.com/spray-away-versus-contech-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler?gclid=CjwKEAjwlq24BRDMjdK7g8mD6BASJABBl8n33JTY20uhBU6TZphr1T5xINrCbq8YRs58DQFTjJn2HxoCJffw_wcB

Northlander Loc: Waipu, New Zealand

Pepermint Oil (pure). They hate it.

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

Get some cayenne pepper put it in a salt or pepper shaker spread it around liberally where they frequent. They will walk in it or get it on them and when they groom they will get it in their eyes or try to lick it off their fur. Works real good on mice wherever they are, they won't be back. Refresh once in awhile. Good luck. If that fails use a figure 4 dead fall trap with a heavy weight, also works well. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

Some people just do not understand.
Dogs have owners, Cats have staff.

I know I will go to hell for this but for a worst case scenario you could sub-let the patio for a week to the owners of a Vietnamese restaurant......

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Now that's not nice; funny but not nice. Poor kitties.

RJONES07

Use ground pepper - refresh weekly.
Also spread moth balls in area.
Both work for cats and skunks.
Retired veterinarian.
Bob

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I love it! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

I remember once back in Saskatchewan a couple of the neighbors cats wondered over to our farm and would not go home so my father caught them in a live trap and took a rag soaked with turpentine and wiped some of it on their rear ends and we never seen them again.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

If the critters are making a mess in one's back yard, they aren't "poor kitties." They are a nuisance, just like weeds, and they need to be gotten rid of. I still think I had the best solution. A 12 gauge was what I had in mind.