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[Angels4]

I feel like a newbie (not that there is anything wrong with that ) As many of you know I had my original girls while living at my sisters for almost a year. In that time collectively my sister and I had four cats, granted my original girls were much larger/older than my new girls, but I came home today to quite the racket taking place in the garden, Linus (my cat) was locked in because of the rain, but there was a big Tom stalking the girls, of course once the Tom saw me he ran like the dickens. Never had that problem at my sisters.

My question. Is there anything I can do to keep the neighbors cats out of the garden and away from my girls? I cannot have this cat stalking my girls and causing them to be stressed. I also have to consider my neighbors. Do you think the girls will become more comfortable with the odd cat straying into the garden as they mature and get bigger?

Edited May 6, 2009 by Guest

[Lewis]

You need to go and have your hair cut and ask for the hair and hang it up in the garden, then have a wee in the garden

[Angels4]

You need to go and have your hair cut and ask for the hair and hang it up in the garden, then have a wee in the garden

 

Not needing to get my own haircut, I'm a hairdresser...I can get my hands on LOADS of hair Do you think this will work with a family pet?!?

[Egluntyne]

I haven't heard of that tip other than for foxes.

 

Can you get **Silent Roar** in the US?

 

Cats are supposed not to like snakes, so a few lengths of old hosepipe strewn about the place might scare them off. Apparently they can't tell the difference.

 

A few well aimed pecks will do the trick in the end.

[Angels4]

Thanks Egluntine, although Silent Roar is not readily available here in the US it can be shipped so if I can't find an alternative I'll give it a try. I'm wondering, does it make the garder whiffy? I know when the girls get bigger I won't have a problem, but they are only 8 weeks and a little more vulnerable (although in the run, not so much) because of their size.

[The Dogmother]

My cats (both excellent hunters) are scared witless of the chickens! Try a water pistol to soak any keen looking cats.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

My neighbour has a water squirty cat scarer similar to this I think http://www.amazon.co.uk/WATER-PEST-REPELLER-650-Protect/dp/B000X2521W/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=garden&qid=1241602433&sr=8-16.

 

We have 3 labs and 10 chooks to keep the little blighters away!!!

 

Sha x

[Valkyrie]

How about a Maine Coon cat for you - huge beasties - should make that pesky cat run a mile!