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QuestionCan vinegar keep cats away?
Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhDDr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
VeterinarianVinegar might keep cats away, but you should use something stronger if you want to deter all cats. -
QuestionHow do you get rid of cats in your yard?Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhDDr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
VeterinarianThere are many ways to get rid of cats in the yard, but motion activated sprinklers work well for repelling nuisance cats. -
QuestionDo moth balls repel cats?Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhDDr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
VeterinarianThe smell of moth balls can repel cats if you'r in an enclosed area, but outside moth balls probably won't work very well. -
QuestionHow do you keep a cat off your car?Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhDDr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
VeterinarianThe best way to prevent cats from getting on or in your car is to keep the car in a garage that's locked. -
QuestionCan I use a spray bottle on stray cats?
Pippa Elliott, MRCVSDr. Elliott, BVMS, MRCVS is a veterinarian with over 30 years of experience in veterinary surgery and companion animal practice. She graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1987 with a degree in veterinary medicine and surgery. She has worked at the same animal clinic in her hometown for over 20 years.
VeterinarianSpraying water or using a water-pistol on stray cats will help to keep strays away, but has limited benefit. This is because the cat will associate the unpleasant water spray with your being present. They will stear clear when they see you, but may well come back when the coast is clear. -
QuestionHow do I stop a cat from jumping my fence and killing birds?Pippa Elliott, MRCVSDr. Elliott, BVMS, MRCVS is a veterinarian with over 30 years of experience in veterinary surgery and companion animal practice. She graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1987 with a degree in veterinary medicine and surgery. She has worked at the same animal clinic in her hometown for over 20 years.
VeterinarianThis is such a difficult question to answer, and a problem that many people have tried and failed to find a solution to. The cat is obeying her natural predatory instincts to hunt; therefore, the strategies are best aimed at giving the birds advanced warning (belling the cat) or siting bird feeders away from shrubbery or places where a cat could hide.
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