How to Repel Cats?

[Beatrix]

I have just brough DD a guinea pig and we have the cage in the gargae.. but its a not a fully closed in garage.

Apparently people in my estate dont feel the need to keep their cats inside or on their own property and I have caught a few cats in the gargae.

So tell me besides leaving a not so nice treat for them to eat what can i do to make them stay away... i dont have the money to hire the councils trap. and they too fast to catch, but i have heard you can spray something that they dont like.. but dont know what that is.

[retrogal]

paprika sp? my mum put it in a bush in our front yard.. they seemed to stay away from the bush for awhile
I'm sure someone else has a better idea
HTH

[allycat06]

clear plastic bottles filled with water......weird I know but apparently it works!
Just leave them lying around your garage...or near the opening where the cats get in
I've heard of people using mustard, chilli powder etc but I personally think that's a bit mean....if they happened to lick or sniff it could really hurt them.

[Party-of-five]

ive read pepperment oil or eucaliptus(sp?) repel cats maybe you could spray that around
good luck

[krysalyss]

citronella is known to repel and you can also get some specific dog/cat repellent called get off my garden (in a spray or pellets but for hard surface you would use a spray) that you could use to repel them.

[Mum2SweetCs]

yup mum also uses clear bottles filled with water and it seems to work. Make sure you take the label off though.

[Honeybee]

I would like to repeal all cats

I think there are repellant sprays you can buy from pet shops, not sure how effective they are though. I used to keep guinea pigs as a child, and nothing I tried could keep the neighbourhood cats away. I once found the neighbour's cat eating one of my guinea pigs. They also used to break into my aviary and kill my birds for fun. Needless to say, I am not fond of cats and I think they should be confined indoors by law.

If you can afford to trap them, that might be a solution. But they're born killers really, the instinct is so strong in them.

Good luck!

[Violet Star]

There are lots of natural remedies such as
- Citrus fruits - oranges and lemon peels.
-A mixture of eucalyptus oil in water sprayed on the ground once or twice a week

There are lots of sprays on the market, but they will be costly if you need to use all the time.

Motion detector sprinkers! lol.

Just becareful what you use...as you dont want to hurt the little piggy.