| If you want to keep your cat from leaving your yard | | | | can either throw a bucket of water on them or |
| there are a couple of things you can try. Cats can | | | | spray the cat with your kid's water soaker or the |
| very easily jump fences so you need to make sure | | | | garden hose. |
| they are high enough to keep Fluffy within your yard. | | | | To protect your plants from cats you might want to |
| If you don't have a very high fence you can always | | | | put mothballs down around your flower beds, shrubs |
| install string or wire along the top to keep them off | | | | or even along the fence. Other repellents to use are |
| the fence. You can also invest in a cat leash. Just | | | | cayenne pepper, tobacco, lavender oil, citronella oil, |
| make sure it is long enough for the cat to walk | | | | mustard oil or lemon grass oil. Some of these |
| around the yard but they won't be able to jump on a | | | | repellents will need to be replaced after a rain fall |
| fence and hurt themselves. | | | | however. |
| Now, if you have neighbouring cats that you want to | | | | There are also commercial repellents available as well |
| keep out of your yard there are a couple of things | | | | but these shouldn't be used near your vegetable |
| you can try. One of the easiest ways to keep cats | | | | garden as they contain chemicals. They can be used |
| out of your yard is to have a dog. Since they don't | | | | to keep other animals out of your yard as well. |
| get along, Fido can probably chase Fluffy out of the | | | | You might also consider using a motion activated |
| yard. | | | | sprinkler. These can be found at hardware and lawn |
| Another way to keep cats out of the yard is by | | | | stores. The sprinkler is triggered when the cat walks |
| using water. Cats actually despise water so this is an | | | | in front of it. It might take a few times but the cat |
| easy way to get them to stay away from your | | | | will get the idea sooner or later that they are not |
| yard. The first time you see a cat in your yard, you | | | | welcome in your yard. |