Cats fouling in the garden.

[BountyHunter]

Would this help?????

 

[contractor]

I have a dog, and have taught it where to poo and clean up after it if it poos when we are out for a walk.

Why are cat-owners not subject to the same resposibilities?

LOL don't fancy following my cat along the neighbours walls and into their back gardens! Get real. Think of it as free fertilizer. But if you do want to stop them chuck water over them. Will take a few goes but eventually they'll learn its just not worth get wet over and pick a different garden.

 

[lightup]

LOL don't fancy following my cat along the neighbours walls and into their back gardens! Get real. Think of it as free fertilizer.

Somehow I doubt that if I left my dog out to roam free and foul where he wanted my neighbours would think of it as 'free fertilizer'

 

[contractor]

Somehow I doubt that if I left my dog out to roam free and foul where he wanted my neighbours would think of it as 'free fertilizer'

Sure they wouldn't, its a dog and besides all else its illegal. And cat poo doesn't cause blindness. There must be reason why the cat isn't burying it, I'm sure the op can figure it out.

 

[Caveat]

There must be reason why the cat isn't burying it, I'm sure the op can figure it out.

As mentioned above, generally cats that do not bury their faeces are trying to assert dominance - maybe there are a lot of cats in the area and a bit of rivalry going on?

 

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Sure they wouldn't, its a dog and besides all else its illegal.

Thats my point, illegal for dogs but not for cats, even though it causes the same problems and dangers.

I think Caveat is right in saying it is because cats are considered non domesticated but it is still annoying cleaning up after all the local kittys.

And cat poo doesn't cause blindness.

Cat faeces contains similar parasites to dog faeces. It is just as dangerous (especially to children and pregnant women) and can lead to blindness and severe illness. It may actually be more dangerous as it is less likely to be noticed, in a flowerbed for example, than dog faeces.

 

[Caveat]

Cat faeces contains similar parasites to dog faeces. It is just as dangerous (especially to children and pregnant women) and can lead to blindness and severe illness.

From what I've heard, it's actually worse, and a more common cause of toxoplasmosis in humans than other waste.

 

[contractor]

From what I've heard, it's actually worse, and a more common cause of toxoplasmosis in humans than other waste.

toxoplasmosis is different to what dogs carry. It's the stuff in dog poo that can cause blindness. It's an actual larve than infects the body and makes its way into the eyes. But yes toxoplasmosis is dangerous to pregnant women in their early stages. Anyway, poo is poo and its nasty in all forms. Personally I wear gloves when gardening but maybe I'm just more aware being a cat owner.