Any handy hints ?

[eminbrasil]

Hi everyone, just a quick question to see if anyone has any useful tips ! I found Shoeless eating cat poo this morning (obviously delicious !) Our yard is completely paved, but there is her 'be clean' patch which is an area of earth. Our neighbours have I don't know how many cats, and as cats do, they have taken to pooing in our garden ! There is no way that we can keep these cats out and they obviously come in at night when Shoeless is asleep in the house. Do any of you have any handy hints on something I can put down to stop them burying their poo in her patch, something which won't be harmful to Shoeless if she eats it ? I heard pepper is good, is that right ? I am just worried Shoeless will pick up something nasty as where we live there are a lot of wild street cats too which obviously carry all sorts of things. Any help gratefully received ! Thanks guys !

[Zephir]

Maybe a motion sensored water sprinkler or motion light. You could call animal control and have animal control trap the cats. Sorry, I just hate it when owners do not contain their cats!

[dragontear2s]

Pet stored often carry outdoor cat repellents for this exact situation. I would say research some of those. Also, maybe complain to the neighbors and tell them you will be calling animal control to set live traps in your yard for any cats who are wandering. If you live in a city I bet their are leash laws in place. Not only will it cause your neighbor to have to be more responsible with his/her animals, it will help the local song birds as well not to have these predators out there. Maybe give them some links to read up on to see how much damage their sweet cat is doing to the local environment. I'm with Zephir, cats are not native wild animals, they need to be contained.

[dragontear2s]

I just saw you live in Brazil, so the leash law might not apply, but hopefully you do have an animal control that can help you out.

[eminbrasil]

Thanks guys for your comments ! I do agree, I don't mind cleaning up my own animals poo but begrudge having to clean up someone elses !

[ajemons]

How big is the area, what's planted there ?
Would it be feasible to cover it (with tarpaulin for example) overnight, if the cats only come at night ?
IME the cat repellants don't work, you might find one that does of course.

Don't forget to be extra vigilant with regards to worming your girl if she's eating the poo. (I really think it's the ultimate in doggy gourmet treats unfortunately - we call them 'Truffles' !!!

[eminbrasil]

Thanks Ajemons !!!! Drrrrr, why didn't I think of that ?! Great idea, the area isn't huge so this would be feasible ! Like you, I wonder what the puppies obsession is about poo ! Yes, she is right up to date with all the worming ! Thanks again

[Shane]

Dogs just love cat poo. I think it's a universal law.

[eminbrasil]

LOL Shane - I guess I could always put a red hot chilli pepper on the top of it ! But knowing Shoeless she would eat it anyway !

[tigerpaw709]

I put down chain link fencing over dirt areas to stop cats from going to the bathroom in the area. They don't like the fencing because they can't scratch in the dirt. You may come across cats that don't cover their "stuff" but most cats don't like the fencing when trying to bury their poo/pee.

[Attayba]

nothing worse then cat poop breath!!! Sayba just loved to eat cat poop, she would sneak away(only 9wks old BTW) around the back yard & just go crazy! lucky we moved out & dont have cat poop to worry about anymore. I have heard chilli/pepper are good the cats sniff & dont come back usually & doggy should sniff there anymore after that either. We also used white pepper Attila cant even look at the pepper shaker anymore with out pulling a face.

[eminbrasil]

Thanks Tigerpaw and Attayba ! Good to see other Rotties do the same ! And I agree about the whole poo breath thing ! LOL. Some great tips from everyone, thank you !

[1rohttor]

Your lucky in one way, my sons dog loves to roll in it

[eminbrasil]

Ay ay ay 1rohttor ! She hasn't done that yet but I guess there is still time !!!! She did however make a beautiful collage of poo paw prints in our garage some time back ! But she used her own poo for that ! LOL

[Southerngirl238]

My puppy likes to get in the cats litter box and eat the poop. When I first took him to the vet, his fecal was positive for hookworms. I gave him the treatment to clear it up, but saw him eating cat poop again several weeks later. When i took him to the vet again, sure enough he had hookworms again. Hookworms are intestinal parasites that dogs get from eating poop or say grass that they had previously pooped on. If I were you, I would take him to the vet and have a fecal done to make sure he does not have any intestinal parasites. Better safe than sorry!