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[Magicrat]

Adopt them and make them inside cats, what they should be.

[Spurt]

@little missy 

Try mothballs, also there's sprays you can buy at pet supply stores or online retailers 

@Kachina624 

Our problem here is dog owners that don't pick up after their dogs....the subdivision Hoa and Coa sends out numerous notices, it's a city ordinance and carries hefty fines, but these people don't care.....I've taken photos and sent them in to the COA/HOA.....and they interpret the Leash Law to mean putting the collar and leash on the dog but let the dog run free and drag the leash behind them...🙄.

[Spurt]

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@JoyFilled Warrior wrote:

Hi@little missy 

I'm sad to hear of this problem you have.

This might sound crazy, but is there a "Catnip bush" or "Catnip plant" nearby where the cats are voiding?   My cats have all exhibited very different behaviors from one another,  when treated to "catnip."  Is funny to watch, (but not if it entails voiding where you dont want!)

Good luck @little missy     The "Cat Adopted Momma's" house! 

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@JoyFilled Warrior 

Or ANY TYPE of mint plant for that matter

[Kachina624]

@Spurt    Yes, I think every community has a problem with ignored poop.  I've had much more aggravation though with roaming cats.  Yowling at night, footprints all over my car, an expensive fountain broken when one jumped on it to get a drink,  a $1500 vet bill for a pulled tendon when my mini poodle chased one that was in "his" fenced yard, my ER bill for shots after cat bites when I rescued another cat from my back yard after my dogs tried to get it.  It was declawed and could get a grip to jump my wood fence.

I don't see cats much anymore.  People have learned if they let them out, they quickly become coyote fare.  Coyotes have proliferated.

[JoyFilled Warrior]

@Spurt 

Good to know!  Thanks!

Ref the "Ear Tipping"

I posted abt this above.  I had no idea whatsoever!!

It's good I know about the "Ear Tipping" now. Now I'll know to look for this and not push/catch a loose kitty to be spayed/fixed if he/she is "ear tipped.  (Even tho I dont like the idea of clipping their ear. But catching & putting a kitty thru possible 2nd visit to spay/fixing wld be traumatic too, (for both of us!)  At least,  "ear tipping" while under kitty is under anesthesia.

Y'all are *always* educating me!  Thanks!

[JoyFilled Warrior]

@wannabee1 

I think I read that "you love dogs," but "hate cats?"

I cant figure that.  I've known people who might prefer dogs to cats, or vice versa.  But, for real?  You "love dogs" and for real, you "hate cats?"

Are you allergic to cats, perhaps? 

Or been scratched, or bitten by a cat, perhaps?

Or had a traumatic experience with a cat?

My Mom was attacked by a dog when she was a child, & thereafter, she was always afraid of dogs, & avoided them.  Fortunately, I wasnt deterred by this. 

But I'm allergic to cats, & I love'em.  Always had at least 1, often 4, 2 older ones, 2 younger ones.  Different generations.

I just use "Mucinex Sinus Max" Nasal Sprays & the "newest," "easier to manage" NetiPots.

Maybe this helps ya, if this is the reason?

(If my above question is too personal.  Pls, no need to respond.)

@wannabee1  

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

Okay, I'm going off topic a little, but since people here have mentioned aiding ferals outside, I'm jumping in with my 2 cents.

Not a good idea.

Ferals outside.  They may be getting fed, they may be getting fresh water (really needs to be changed throughout the day and not a good idea feral cats sharing the same food and water dishes), but they are not getting the veterinary attention they need.

You can bet, they are full of worms, have fleas, ear mites, bad toothaches and a host of other rather uncomfortable issues that aren't getting addressed.

Sure they show up at feeding time, but that doesn't mean they feel good.  They can be in a great deal of pain and you're not helping that!  You're just feeding them....

Ferals can be great house pets, it takes time and a little effort, but so worth it.  

Just think, they fix the cats and then release them to the wild while they are still sore from the surgery.

Cats can't talk, cats can't complain.  They just have to deal....it's an awful cycle you're spinning, if all you do is feed them.

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   @Lucky Charm 

Once I get them trapped I take them to the vet and release them to my house where they will at some point calm down and discover they like to be touched, loved and treasured. There have been a couple of true challenges that took a lot of time and patience but they all lived out their lives in safety. The ones that have gone on have died in my arms with me telling them how much I loved them.

[shoekitty]

We have used this stuff to detour squirrels and other animals. As the squirrels dug up our lawn being squirrelly lol. We have a walnut tree in front and they strip it bare of walnuts which is okay with us, but then they dig the lawn to bury. We sprinkle it on lawn and around and it works.  No more digging of lawn. It isn't. Cheap we got ar Home Depot and ace.  One of them had coyote urine so kept raccoons away too.  Before when we had feral cats we tapped them and took them to no kill shelter in town

[Lucky Charm]

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@JoyFilled Warrior wrote:

@Spurt 

Good to know!  Thanks!

Ref the "Ear Tipping"

I posted abt this above.  I had no idea whatsoever!!

It's good I know about the "Ear Tipping" now. Now I'll know to look for this and not push/catch a loose kitty to be spayed/fixed if he/she is "ear tipped.  (Even tho I dont like the idea of clipping their ear. But catching & putting a kitty thru possible 2nd visit to spay/fixing wld be traumatic too, (for both of us!)  At least,  "ear tipping" while under kitty is under anesthesia.

Y'all are *always* educating me!  Thanks!

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@JoyFilled Warrior  The mother cat I have now has her ear clipped.  I didn't notice it, but after I captured her to have her fixed, wormed, vaccinated and thoroughly checked out, the vet pointed it out to me. 

Plus, her belly was tatooed.  Ouch. 

So, she had been fixed, tatooed, ear clipped and then let out.  No Elizabethean collar, no post op checkup.  Just put out while she recuperated from surgery and other procedures.

Not a great situation.

Reason I didn't notice the ear was because my last feral had a *V* notch in her ear.  Very noticeable.  I thought she'd been in fights, but was told by neighbors that's what the local *pet rescue* group did.

I'm so glad that I haven't seen one feral cat roaming in the last year where I live now.  Oh, I'm sure they are there.  I hope I don't see them though.  Bad situation all around.  There are an abundance of foxes here from what I understand, I hear them howl even during the day.  You know who's going to win that fight.....

[songbird]

Cats (& dogs) are listed as surplus killers.  These are animals that kill for reasons other then for food.  Domestication has not diminish this trait.  Cats especially enjoy hunting just for sport.  If it sees a little animal and or bird go by, they have play & kill it.  Dogs do this too, but not as much. This is done on full bellies.  I remember a while ago a pack of dogs killed a mail carrier.  And in very rare circumstances, they've turned on their owners. Still that trait is there. Surplus killers are much more common then previously thought.  Not a majority of animals, but many of them (including Elephants) So the thought that animals only kill for food is not correct.  Almost all of them are mammals and higher in intelligence.  #1 of course are humans.