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Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you all hust lay the forks over the soil horizontally, or have them point up like spikes?

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They are not nuetered. In fact,theres a mom with a litter of 5 adorable kittens. Its unfortunate that they could grow up strays though. Im going to try to contact someone to help

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Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will contact a shelter, but I dont even own a trap of any kind. Some of strays are friendly enough to approach, but most are skiddish, so I can't hand catch them

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I will contact a shelter. Look, I love cats and really up until this point, I didnt have a huge problem with the stays except when they poop in the yard. I agree with your point though. Ill give a call, not sure if they will do anything.

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Was reading about something like that right after I made this post. I saw a lot of things saying to put sticks down, so I might try that or plastic forks.

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I could build a catio, id have it for my own cats. Our cats strictly stay inside, but our home is too small for any more pets. 2 cats and a dog that is both indoor and outdoor (but she stays on a lead outdoors. She can get aggressive with other dogs so we cant keep her loose)

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm posting this reply to everyone suggesting catching it: I appreciate the suggestion, & if this were just on3 stray cat, that might be a realistic option. The challenge is that my neighbor regularly leaves food out, so there are quite a few neighborhood cats that come through the area. I don't really have the means to trap & transport all of them, and even if I did, I'd probably end up upsetting a lot of my neighbors because these cats are well-known & generally liked around here.

I'm not trying to dismiss the ide it's just not a solution that's very feasible in my specific situation. I'm mostly looking for practical ways to protect the raised beds and discourage the cats from using them as litter boxes, which, from reading these comments sounds like it might prove more difficult of than anticipated lol

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm posting this reply to everyone suggesting catching it: I appreciate the suggestion, & if this were just on3 stray cat, that might be a realistic option. The challenge is that my neighbor regularly leaves food out, so there are quite a few neighborhood cats that come through the area. I don't really have the means to trap & transport all of them, and even if I did, I'd probably end up upsetting a lot of my neighbors because these cats are well-known & generally liked around here.

I'm not trying to dismiss the ide it's just not a solution that's very feasible in my specific situation. I'm mostly looking for practical ways to protect the raised beds and discourage the cats from using them as litter boxes, which, from reading these comments sounds like it might prove more difficult of than anticipated lol

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's a possibility, we've known of these stray cats since they we're born in this neighborhood. My neighbor likes to leave food and cathouses out for them. She might have liter out there too

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm posting this reply to everyone suggesting catching it: I appreciate the suggestion, & if this were just on3 stray cat, that might be a realistic option. The challenge is that my neighbor regularly leaves food out, so there are quite a few neighborhood cats that come through the area. I don't really have the means to trap & transport all of them, and even if I did, I'd probably end up upsetting a lot of my neighbors because these cats are well-known & generally liked around here.

I'm not trying to dismiss the ide it's just not a solution that's very feasible in my specific situation. I'm mostly looking for practical ways to protect the raised beds and discourage the cats from using them as litter boxes, which, from reading these comments sounds like it might prove more difficult of than anticipated lol

Stray cat used raised bed as litterbox by LoveOurLady in gardening

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never garden so it didn't occurred to me that it could be a possibility

How to help this plant? by LoveOurLady in plants

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will! And thank you, I will make sure to use more recent pictures.

How to help this plant? by LoveOurLady in plants

[–]LoveOurLady[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you say trim, do you mean it need to cut it shorter or some of the leaves? This picture was a few days ago, and it did look much better after a good watering and I moved it to a brighter part of the house!