One of the reasons why cats go out of the house is because they love to explore. Cats also want to go out to taste their prey or for a play session. And in their way, they might find themselves in various scenarios, like our gardens. So, if you don’t care about your plants and flowers, you might find them bitten ripped or even unearthed. Therefore we tell you how to keep cats out of your garden without doing any harm to them.
In a home, cats are confined to one area and they cannot go out. However, when they go out of the house, they can see new surroundings and surroundings that are not often seen by humans. Cats need to explore outside because it helps them to feel safe and secure from an environment that is not familiar to them. It also provides them with a different experience than what they get in the house when it comes to playing or resting.
Cats need to purge themselves to have a healthy digestive system. This is their natural behaviour, and cats need to do this to maintain the health of their digestive system. This is another reason for them to go and find something that helps them with their physiological process outside when there don’t that help at their homes.
Some are saying that cats should be allowed to “go” outside, but this can be problematic because cats may not be able to find appropriate places to go. Another issue with allowing cats outside is that they can get out of the house and become lost, or in other cases, they’ll find someone else and cause environmental damage.
Always finding your neighbour’s cats in your garden? These cat-friendly tricks will keep them away. Even though we all love animals, we’re not always fans of other people’s cats doing their business and our gardens. Not only destroying the earth but also our plants. Luckily, there’s a handy and animal-friendly trick for this.
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Cat trouble
Cats are wonderful and cute animals, of course, but they’re a bit less cute when they pee and dig all over your garden. This can cause a lot of trouble for you and your garden so you might be looking for some tips to help to prevent this.
Of course, we’re animal lovers! We don’t like the idea of scaring off cats without chemicals or nasty methods that aren’t animal friendly. We believe keeping cats out of your garden can also be done naturally.
There are several ways to discourage cats from coming into your garden. And these are in no way harmful to the cat but do get the required result! For instance, cats don’t like certain senses, which means you can use them to keep them out. They are also creatures of habit, meaning they will follow their own stray back. In other words, get rid of the poo.
Methods
A lot of people have trouble with neighbourhood cats in their gardens. Some people love seeing those cute animals wandering around their garden, but other people would rather chase them away immediately.
Cats are very sensitive to smell
Cats don’t like the smells of vinegar and citrus peel. By putting bowls of vinegar or citrus peels in various places around the garden, they’ll stay away. They also dislike the scent of pepper. Mix pepper with water and spray it all over the surfaces of your garden. How to keep cats out of your garden is becoming a pretty easy task, right?
If you don’t have any of these products at home and don’t feel like going to the supermarket you can also try using garlic ground coffee or chilli pepper. So it may be worth scattering a generous amount of cayenne pepper in places the cat likes to visit. Then again this may cause the cat to start sneezing violently, which makes us feel a bit sorry for it.
They are creatures of habit
Rebuilding a litter box is just one of the many things that need to be done to keep your cat happy and healthy. But you can’t stop cats from following their adventurous nature and finding new spots to do their biological businesses.
Cats often go back to where they “last” did their business; however, the term “last place” is not necessarily the same as the site of their initial discovery of a place to bury their poo. The cat may have been looking for a food source when they found your garden!
A less pleasant solution would be to remove their droppings and move them to a place away from your garden.
Cats are interesting animals, and some of them live their entire lives outside of the comfort of their home. They are curious and independent creatures and this behaviour makes them difficult to be kept in captivity. However, when they need to come back home, they do so quite predictably-they always remember the way back!
Here’s a couple of ways animal and eco-friendly solutions for you:
Target the sense of smell
Certain plants like lavender, rosemary, or rue. We suggest reading a bit in-depth about these plants if you are going to use them since some of them might be poisonous for you. But the one and only Scaredy Cat (Coleus Canina) will be the perfect cat-repellant plant of your garden! Just imagine a hedge of plants and odours to keep cats away but smells wonderful.
Target the sense of touch
Another solution that allows you to give texture and decoration to your garden is sand. There are certain types of sand cats avoid because they feel insecure or even uncomfortable with putting their paws over them.
Target the sense of hearing
If none of the above suits you, maybe you should consider something techier. The RSBP recommends an ultrasonic cat repellant, which works lovely. These garden gadgets send out a high-pitched sound inaudible to human that deters cats from crossing into your property.
Now that you know all about cats and how to keep them away from your home in a healthy way. You can apply the way you see fit. If you feel sorry for limiting those cat’s exploring spaces, here are some gifts for them. Let us know how you are doing with your feline invader!
