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Tayside2Tayside2 Posts: 21
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So , my garden facelift is almost at an end šŸ˜€ . Iā€™m just sitting with a cuppa admiring my planting efforts when one of my cats rocks up & pleased to see that his toilet has been reinstated promptly answers the call of nature šŸ˜”. I was thinking about putting a thick layer of bark over the border but was told that they love that . Is that right ? Does anyone have any top tips to deter my two furry friends from using my lovely new border as a litter tray ? Many thanks x
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  • ObelixxObelixx VendĆ©e, Western FrancePosts: 28,555
    edited August 2019
    Get them an indoor litter tray!Ā  Ā The ones with lids are very tidy and stop litter going all over the place and you can get biodegradable litter that can go on the compost heap once you've removed the lumpy bits.

    Or make one outside in a quiet corner and keep it cleaned.Ā Ā 

    The added benefit is that they'll be less likely to take their doings to the neighbours so win-win all round.
    "We don't stopĀ playingĀ because we growĀ old; we growĀ oldĀ because we stopĀ playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • KT53KT53 GloucestershirePosts: 7,535
    If I'm honest, it's quite gratifying to hear of cats doing their business in their own gardens rather than using the neighbours as giant litter trays.
  • FairygirlFairygirl west central ScotlandPosts: 49,030
    KT53 said:
    If I'm honest, it's quite gratifying to hear of cats doing their business in their own gardens rather than using the neighbours as giant litter trays.
    Many people use that old excuse of 'oh you can't train them' usually followed by a dismissive laugh.
    It's b***ocks. When I had cats, mine both cr***ed in my garden, or used their tray. If other folkĀ  did the same, life would be so much more pleasant.Ā 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....


  • Tayside2Tayside2 Posts: 21
    I canā€™t be doing with going back to a litter tray in the house šŸ¤¢ but I have noticed that one of mine has been sleeping in the garage during the renovation & that has a door which opens directly onto the new courtyard so Iā€™m thinking that my solution lies with a litter tray in the garage . Letā€™s hope my neighbours donā€™t train their cats to use that !!
    Thank you for your input x
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,305
    Tayside2 said:
    Ā Letā€™s hope my neighbours donā€™t train their cats to use that !!

    The overwhelming majority of cat owners don't train their cats, they just let them out and couldn't give a toss where they sh*t.
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl west central ScotlandPosts: 49,030
    The ones round here let them out at all hours of the day and night too @Hostafan1.
    I can't see the point of having them at all if that's the case.Ā 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....


  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Derbyshire but with a Nottinghamshire postcode. Posts: 16,463
    edited August 2019
    I always though cats were fairly untrainable. If you got them house trained that was the best you can do. Then I trained the neighbours cat to shake a paw like a dog. :D
  • Big Blue SkyBig Blue Sky Posts: 678
    Our cat gives High-fives šŸ˜‚ A very cool boy indeed šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
    Surrey
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Derbyshire but with a Nottinghamshire postcode. Posts: 16,463
    edited August 2019

    You will note he does this on his terms. No chicken, no paw.
    Ā T'other half thinks it is the catĀ  training me.

  • BenCottoBenCotto RutlandPosts: 4,044
    Crap, shit

    ... we all know the words so I am just seeing what happens if I drop the coy asterisks.
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