TNR Handbook - Neighborhood Cats

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The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook Scent repellents We recommend using only naturally based scent repellents unless the product is used in a container and not loose. Chemically based repellents often contain the active ingredient methylnonylketone. Manufacturers claim this ingredient is safe, but also warn the chemical is poisonous and should not be applied to food crops. Naturally based choices include: The border plant Coleus-Canina, from Gardener's Supply ($29.95) 1-888-833-1412; www.gardeners.com Repellent Evaporators, by Gardener’s Supply ($19.95) This product is an apparatus containing puffed rice treated with oils. It keeps a constant odor emanating around the garden for three to four weeks, then can be refilled. 1-888-833-1412; www.gardeners.com Cat Repellent Model 5400/5401, by Havahart ($12.99 for 32 oz.) This product uses capsaicin pepper and oil of mustard as its active ingredients It repels by both taste and odor, yet has a lemon scent not offensive to humans, lasts 7-10 days and needs to be reapplied after rain or new growth. Like any spray repellent, it should be sprayed around the edges of the yard, the top of fences and on any favorite digging areas or plants. www.havahart.com/nuisance/cats/cat_repellents.htm For protecting gardens or flower beds, you can plant the herb rue or sprinkle it in its dry form. Other items to be sprinkled or dripped include orange and lemon peels (cats dislike citrus smells), coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, and mustard oil. Ultrasonic devices Ultrasonic devices emit a high frequency sound annoying to cats and not perceptible by people. The key to their effectiveness is matching the capacity of the device to the size of the area to be covered. A device not powerful enough for the size of the territory in question won’t work. These devices can be found at large outdoor/garden stores or mail order garden supply companies. Check that the frequency is designed for larger animals like cats and make sure it’s strong enough for your purposes. Here’s one, which is activated when the cat enters an infrared field, as opposed to most ultrasonic devices which simply emit a constant sound: Yard Control Dog and Cat Repeller, Model P7810 ($69.95) By using an infrared field (with a 30 foot range), this product saves battery life over devices which are always on. It's designed to attach to a wall, fence, stake in the ground, etc. www.crappychemicals.bigstep.com/ 15
The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook Barriers to digging Gardens and flower beds can be protected from digging by building or implanting obstacles such as the following: Cat Scat from Gardener’s Supply ($14.95 for a set of five; $13.00 each for two or more) This item consists of plastic mats with flexible spikes. The mats are pressed into the soil and the spikes are harmless to cats and other animals, but discourage excavation. 1-888-833-1412; www.gardeners.com Cover exposed ground with rough surfaced rocks. Take branches from a thorny plant, like a Rose of Sharon tree, and lay them on the ground in a lattice-type pattern, then plant flowers and seeds in the openings. Regular lattice type fencing used in this way will also discourage digging. Make an Outdoor Litterbox One way to keep the cats from using the garden or the lawn to do their business is by giving them somewhere more attractive to go. A child’s sandbox, strategically situated in a far corner of the yard, will do the trick and should be scooped out occasionally. If you want the outdoor litterbox to be contained, make one out of a large Rubbermaid storage bin (also called a storage “tote.”) Using a box-cutter, open a doorway in one side of the bin several inches above the ground. An 8” x 8” opening will work. Then fill the bin up to the bottom of the doorway with regular sandbox sand. Cover the bin with its lid. If you can, put a couple of pieces of the cats' poop in the sand to help draw them over. Scoop occasionally and once a month or so, dump and replace the sand, which is relatively inexpensive. Instead of filling the Rubbermaid storage bin with sand, you can place a normal cat litter box inside instead, if you’re willing to clean it frequently. Cut a doorway in the Rubbermaid bin a several inches off the ground. Then place a normal litterbox with regular litter inside. Cover the bin with its lid. 16
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