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couzin wrote:

Ldy AlliDu wrote:

flechero wrote:I forgot to mention that trapping is indeed a great solution- to the first 1 or 2 cats... these cats have all seen the trap and won't go near it even with fresh tuna in it.

Yes, I have one now, and guess what, he marks my door every night, discussting.

I have found some stuff at Tractor Supply (Shotgun Repels-All) that I put on the perimeter of my yard - keeps the roaming dogs out and I have not had but one stray cat get inside the secure area. And then it was only because my indoor cat was taunting it from the window. When we lived in Longview out in the county I used the same stuff to keep armadillos from coming out of the woods to tear up my lawn and garden. A couple of applications will usually break the habit and the animals will move on to somebody elses place. Repels-All is nasty - it would knock a buzzard offa manure wagon...

I am going to have to buy some of that stuff. My neighbors are not considerate enough to keep their pets from using my yard to do their business. I realize how many people love their cats and dogs, but they should respect their neighbors. I get tired of smelling cat urine in my flower beds and walking through dog poop while I walk through my yard. Heck, Friendswood has ordinances about keeping pets from roaming around unleashed and people in my neighborhood still do not care. I never allow my dog to roam into other peoples yards and do her business - and if she does I pick it up. I know killing these feral cats offends some, but at some point any animal can become a nuisance. And, after all, at the end of the day they are just animals. Some people care more for animals than they do for human life, I will never understand that. Rant off, now back to our regularly scheduled topic...................