Cat Invasion Help!

[zenjim]

I'm moving into a new house. Everything is great except that the previous owner used to feed local stray cats. So they're wandering around looking for handouts and smelling up the joint. Oh yeah, I'm really really really allergic to cats. Is there something humane that will keep them at bay or do I need to get all Sarah Palin on their asses? 

[Grampa]

why would cutting the cats taxes help?

[the_Journeyman]

A Jack Russel or two would probably cure the problem!

JM

[cyrus buelton]

Had a similar problem when I lived in the Indianapolis hood during college.

make the beast with two backsing neighbor fed like 40 stray cats and they used our yard as their shit box. They would also scratch our cars walking on them.

35$ later at Meijer, I got myself a nice Daisy BB Gun with a scope on it.

Peg a Cat was invented.


I was the overall winner with 165 confirmed strikes, 0 kills.

However, my roommates accidentally killed a few of them.


they learned to stay out of our yard.

[Monstermash]

I would think a garden hose would do the trick. Start spraying them everytime they come in the yard.

[the_Journeyman]

I would think a garden hose would do the trick. Start spraying them everytime they come in the yard.

This would probably work, I use this idea on a smaller scale inside the house with a squirt-bottle and it definitely puts them to running ~

JM

[wbeck257]

Stop feeding them.
Cats are smart, they'll go find somewhere else with food.

[Desmostro]

+1 dog/ water hose.

Even just borrow a dog once a week. (Or you can temporarily foster a dog while it finds a home from the SPCA)

[Popeye the Sailor]

Super soaker! 

[cyrus buelton]

I would think a garden hose would do the trick. Start spraying them everytime they come in the yard.

Doesn't work.


I've tried that.

[Jaman]

http://www.amazon.com/Havahart-Motion-Activated-Repellent-5265/dp/B000BO71NY

[Slide Panda]

Squirt guns with diluted lemon juice in the mix get the point across.

For a more passive deterrent - get a bunch of ground/powdered  cayenne  pepper and spread it liberally around the areas the cats travel the most. 

[Speeddog]

Stop feeding them.
Cats are smart, they'll go find somewhere else with food.

+1, they'll move elsewhere.

[Howie]

You need some Bronx squirrels, come on over and pick up a few.

[Buckethead]

You need some Bronx squirrels, come on over and pick up a few.

Right... Because feeding the stray cats to a fur-covered wood chipper is much more humane than feeding them to a regular one.