ScoobLou

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Hi All

Next doors cat is very interested in our fish pond!

Any ideas how to keep away!

what would scooby do

Logic says:

Put cat in pond

perfect.

DYK

Shoot the ******

what would scooby do

then put it in the pond to feed the fish..

Clarebabes

Actually, my cats have always fallen in my mum's pond when I took them to her house and never went near it again....

DYK

Lets hope they don't turn into catfish...

jods

That would be a catastrophe!

David Lock

Can you get cold water Piranha?


Oh and a net is the only real answer btw.....

dl

lordharding

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Net weighed down by stones

I have the same problem

Fishing line on mini fence right round the edges linked up to a bell but they will come back and work out eventually how to get thier fish supper

Coffin Dodger

Little bowl of anti-freeze near the pond for the cat to drink

stedee

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what would scooby do

Yes, a bit of a gaffe - should be a BIG bowl of antifreeze and mixed wih tuna.

scoobyvirgin

Put it in a wheelie bin

JDM_Stig

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water pistol will help deter the cat with a few drops on lemon juice in( I have 3 cats before I get abuse)

urban

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Ideally thats what you want to happen - cats are very good at remembering bad things.

Another suggestion I have for you is go and invest in a super soaker or whatever they're called nowadays

They're pretty good at getting rid of cats
You'll need to be a pretty good shot though

David Lock

http://www.garden4less.co.uk/silent-roar.asp

Around pond?

Leslie

Try a few camphor moth ***** scattered around the pond. Cats hate those.

Les

Coffin Dodger

So it's okay for the local cat population to place potentially deadly toxins into my garden and make my children very ill? But if I do the same it's bad? Especially as my vegetable beds seem to be the preferred spot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis

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(I suppose using the air rifle is more humane though )

dunx

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It's the blood heron I'm currently fighting.

In my experience few cats are smart enough to work out how to get a free meal without a swimming lesson being involved...

I have a couple of stones loose round the back edge of the pond, "tilt".

dunx

P.S. Had cats in the past, but don't want any more thanks.

Camoscooby

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I helped the old man build one to cover his pond with a baton frame and either plastic netting or chicken wire (if you are not bothered about asthetics)

rossyboy

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So killing people's pets is ok is it? A neighbours dog used to **** on our grass several times a week. Maybe I should have just poisoned it, instead of knocking on the owners door with a pile of dog **** on a spade.

If you are doing this (and I suspect not, given the ), I hope the law comes knocking.

PaulC72

Sorry but cats are free spirits and you shouldn't be cruel to them. If you want to deter a cat from doing stuff in your garden then find a friendly way to do it (it'll then go in next doors ;-))

You should put a nice net over the top of the pond as this will work. It took our neighbour one pond of fish to work it out even after I had explained it to him...it's not the cats fault, free meals who wouldnt take it.

Leslie

As I said, try moth *****.

Cheap and does not harm the cats.

Les

Spoon

Even though a net is pretty much your best bet there is no such thing as a nice net, pig ugly yes, not nice.