Repel boarders (or keeping out a bothersome cat)

[Setenza]

Maisy (a cat by the way) is 11 years old and not quite so able to defend her manor. The back garden here is very small and she seldom goes beyond that. Occasionally she'll get up on to the flat roof of the neighbour extension and scrape off the lichen, but that's about the extent of her domain.

Now, there's a local Tom cat who's currently on the prowl. He's a big black and white bugger and goes by the name of Don Piano (it's a long story. Please refer to You Tube for further details.)

He bothers Maisy and on the last couple of times, I have to intervene to break up the resulting feline fisticuffs.

I've started throwing pints of water at him whenever he's about as a deterrent and to ingrain some sort of Pavlovian response in him to desist from trespassing. However, he's becoming bolder and appears to be hell bent on mixing it with the big boys.

I've even fought fire with fire, and anointed the territory with my own urine. However, all this has succeeded in doing is to have frightened the neighbours. Don Piano still continues to try and stare me out.

So I need to up the ante. Any suggestions? Please bear in mind that I need to drive this insurgent moggy out, but still make the garden viable for Maisy to use.

[Paulie-W]

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[wobblebottom]

Orange peel around your borders, and old cds so the reflections scare then.. thats all i can think of atm..

[Miyazaki]

Air rifle?

Dog?

Chinese Restaurant?

[WibXL]

Plastic spike strips on the walls around the border maybe?

[johntheexpat]

You could just be happy that Maisy still has what it takes to pull herself a younger fella?

[Duncan G]

Take Don Piano down the vets for a snip, snip. That will stop him forcing his attentions on your Maisy.

[Steve.J.Davies]

water pistol + Sloan's liniment + sight of cats a**e

[Setenza]

Well there are a myriad of suggestions here.

Okay, can't use an air rifle, that's just mean.
Spikes would impeded Maisy's access around the garden etc. as would orange peel.
Maisy doesn't like Don Piano's attention. It often ends in fisticuffs.
Don Piano ain't my moggy so can't get him neutered (infact he might be feral).

I think the super soaker plus a little extra, is the best approach.

Damn that feline Cassanova

Anyone else think that DP qualifies as a cat that looks like Hitler.

[shodan]

Get some Catnip and put it in the neighbours garden....


Or get one of these....

[DLPMaybe]

Paint a white line down the back of your cat, making her look like a skunk.

[Digger]

Originally Posted by Xusia Of Delos

I've even fought fire with fire, and anointed the territory with my own urine. However, all this has succeeded in doing is to have frightened the neighbours.

Stage 1

Originally Posted by Xusia Of Delos

So I need to up the ante. Any suggestions?

Stage 2 under cover of darkness? mind the nettles

[Powermond]

Turn the tables. Feed rohypnol to Don Piano and let Maisy go to town on him.

[LFC_SL]

Originally Posted by Digger

Stage 1

Stage 2 under cover of darkness? mind the nettles

I'd lend the dog but she gets travel sick

[Singh400]

Originally Posted by wobblebottom

Orange peel around your borders, and old cds so the reflections scare then.. thats all i can think of atm..

Another vote for orange peels