How do I stop a cat coming into my garden...

Cats apparently don't like orange peel. Also, you can get a device that emits a noise that they don't like. We have one and it seems to work.

I do like cats (though I prefer dogs) but I understand your frustration.

Spray your boundary fence, paths, patio areas etc with Jeyes Fluid solution. The smell lingers for ages and cats don't like it. Reapply after rain. Avoid spraying plants and soil. Once the cat is no longer in the habit of visiting your garden, you can stop spraying.

Let’s hope your neighbours appreciate the smell of the Jeyes Fluid. Please make sure it is well diluted as it could be toxic if sprayed neat.

SpringyChicken I'll have to check that the Jeyes fluid isn't toxic to dogs... We already have hospital grade disinfectant for the fake grass when it hums, so I could try that.

I have solved the problem completely by changing the garden fence. We replaced the wooden fence with a steel one which the cats can not climb. I spent a long time looking for someone to provide and fit the fence, it is very popular in Australia, and eventually found a company in Scotland who would travel to do the work.
I have not had a cat in my garden for seven years, the birds love the fact they have found a safe haven.

Dianic the easiest solution might be to accept the situation and get another planter - the cat has obviously adopted this one as it's litter tray, maybe he will leave a new one alone..

My daughter had the same problem but on her doorstep!
I bought some menthol crystals from the pharmacy and sprinkled them around the step.
Worked a treat! Apparently vinegar or tea tree works too.

I've read somewhere that black pepper sprinkled on the flower bed stops cats going there. Don't know if it works but maybe worth a try.

I had this problem in the winter months when there are bare patches of ground. My garden comes within next door's cat's territory. When the plants start coming through though it goes elsewhere.

Plant up the pot. Any spare bits of ground put a plant in it or place plant stems like roses, without the thorns, across it so they can't sit down.

Works for me and she just strolls across my garden now and goes elsewhere.

Sprinkle pepper where it is using your carden as a loo. They hate the smell of the pepper.

Ive been following this thread with interest as I have the same problems with neighbour's cats. I've found dried orange peel crumbled on the top of pots has some effect.
Also sprayed my box balls with diluted orange oil as one cat started spraying on one of them and killed a large patch of foliage. It's less visible after three years but that spot is still dead.
I've bought some of those fence spikes but haven't put them up yet, do they work?

Usually cats like to go where the soil is softest as that gives them the best chance of covering up. If your neighbor has a garden that is all paved or never digs their soil to keep it soft, then the cat will have to go further to find somewhere to poop. Do you have another corner of your garden you could keep well dug over to entice him away from your planter? To make sure he will stop using it, and also to stop squirrels digging in it, I have found beach pebbles to be effective - place a solid layer all over the top of the soil in your planter. They look good too!

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I bought a Masterblaster, a high powered kids water pistol.
Never had any luck with soaking the cats, but had lots of fun trying.

A neighbour's cat often used to lurk under shrubs in our garden, waiting to,pounce on the birds we feed and water.

Plenty of nice prickly pyracantha prunings strewn over its hiding places seemed to work quite well!

I have spray bottles by my front & back doors, not to use on cats invading my garden but for my neighbours when they feed my "hell cat" when I'm away. He's very territorial but the softest, soppiest cat around me (he goes for feet!!)

My cat is litter trained but hates using it preferring outside (couldn't put tray outside as it would get soaked in the rain). He does love using my garden when I've dug it over.

My neighbour has tried every deterrent going as all the cats seem to use her garden, none of them has worked. I agree with others, just make it impossible for cat to get onto the pot & it'll get the message.

You can buy cat and dig repellent pellets and sprays in most hardware stores, Homebase, B&Q and places like The Original Factory Shop for about £3.
I recently bought the spray to stop a fox coming into the garden and it worked.

Dog not dig

Wilkinsons sell cat repellant for gardens,
Al;so orange or lemon peel is supposed to repel them, never tried these as i have cats of my own,but might test it in a spot they use

Get a pump action water pistol and mix citronella oil with the water. Cats hate citrus!

If I've got empty pots waiting to be planted I always lay a few prickly sticks over the top, digging a couple in a bit so they
are not easily removed. It seems to work.

I have used , with great success, used coffee grounds, store them up evey day and sprinkle liberally, it's works brilliantly, unlike orange peel and the useless device that we bought from Amazon! If I forget to do it, the cats return to pee everywhere!

I had a problem with foxes digging up flower beds and eating the bulbs. After filling in holes for 5 mornings on the trot I bought some garlic, halved the cloves, stuck them under the surface of the earth - no more foxes!!! I also have a cat but he usually uses his litter tray indoors overnight, so no 'parcels' left outdoors. I now have a problem with squirrels digging in my pots and garden so I am off to buy more garlic and will again halve the cloves and put them under the surface of the soil. Trouble is, I hate garlic, so don't normally buy it, but it does work!

I have a large garden pot which is 3/4 full of compost, waiting for me to plant up. The warmer weather has meant that the compost in the pot gets really warm and the ideal place for my cat to lie and bask in the sun!!! I have tried putting sticks in the pot - he lies on top of them. I have tried laying the sticks on top of the pot - he knocks them off and then lies down in the pot. Trouble is that when he comes indoors, so does the compost from the pot which sticks to his fur! Garlic cloves going in this pot too I think.

If you make it difficult for the cat to get into your garden, with a flimsy fence topping, netting your gates etc, they will sometimes go to a place with easier access, instead. Of course, it depends on how practical it would be to catproof the place.

Can you let the dogs out during the day but keep an eye on them? The cats might be more reluctant to visit if they know the dogs might be around when they do?

Next door’s cat has not visited us at all since our big lad gave her a terrible fright one afternoon whilst he was out napping in the grass under the bird table. Cat wasn’t harmed at all but has decided discretion is the better part of valour!!