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Stray cat under my deck.....smelly!!

18 years ago

How do I keep it from coming under there.....and spraying! I feel sorry for it, but it really is a stinker! Neighbor said to put ammonia on paper and put it under the deck, but I think I heard that that might attract it?????

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jannie
18 years ago
Cats hate certain smells, mothballs and citrus. Buy a box of mothballs or moth crystals and spread them around. Or buy some cheap oranges, cut in quarters and throw under the deck. Either of these should chase Felix away. Good luck. I know how bad male cat urine smells.
azzalea
18 years ago
You're right about the ammonnia--there's ammonia in animal pee, so that would just tell them, 'here's a good litter box'

Mothballs are EXTREMELY dangerous to both people and pets--you definitely don't want to use them around your house.

As to citrus--that's commonly recommended for repelling cats. Maybe it works on some, but I have a cat who LOVES anything orange. She comes running whenever we have citrus fruit.

Can you get under the deck? One thing I've heard recommended is to set a mouse trap and lay a couple of sheets of newspaper on top of it. If the cat steps on it, they'll get a surprise, but not get hurt--but it may keep them from coming back.
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carol_in_california
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Citrus doesn't work for the cats in my neighborhood!
I used to use thorny rose canes with limited success.
Sorry about the smelly cat.
mariend
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Could you take something like Lysol Kitchen Spray etc, put it in a another spray bottle and go around the porch---or ask at the pet shop/ranch supply store for a repellent to spray around.
glenda_al
18 years ago
I use moth balls
sue36
18 years ago
I read they don't like coffee grinds. Never tried it myself.
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I feel your pain!
We had an old house next to us that was finally tore down, but not before wild cats lived in it awhile. We had a cat (male) too and the males would come over and spray our garage door. OMG it reeked so bad! Scare the cats away is the best thing I can think of.
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I'm hoping to see more ideas because I seem to have a cat that is doing the same to my garage and tool shed. I could just do a punt kick if find out who, of course I would never but who ever is doing the marking is no longer living here when I find out. The smell is awful!
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Having just dealt with a dead racoon or squirrel above the vapor barrier under my manufactured home for ELEVEN days..I so know the stench that was there!
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