Do cats really clear negativity from the surrounding environment?

Originally Posted by ScarlettHayden

Now now. The Universe gave me the cat. What does that say about the Universe, hmmm??

I'm not going to begrudge you your cat. I'm pretty sure its not your cat that poos on my lawn and stops me from being able to let my infant son crawl out there in case he finds some I've missed. But don't hide behind the 'universe gave me it' line. The same universe gave us ebola, necrotising fasciitis, and Peter Sutcliffe.

[LadyMay]

You should be able to buy some stuff to sprinkle over your lawn to repel the cats away. Or you know, you could just pee in it. Mark it as your territory sort of thing

Originally Posted by ScarlettHayden

You should be able to buy some stuff to sprinkle over your lawn to repel the cats away. Or you know, you could just pee in it. Mark it as your territory sort of thing

I've pee'ed on it loads (the lawn that is). Contrary to popular belief, human pee is actually sterile (unless you have a serious illness), and is very rapidly broken down by soil microbes into the same components as commercial fertiliser:)

Doesn't work though. Nor does the ultrasonic cat repellent device I've bought. Unfortunately the law prohibits any other course of action, and the owner is not even legally responsible. But there is another way. As cats are fickle, I might simply adopt it by feeding it. Then when it lives decides it likes my house better than its own, and the owner starts to miss it, I can just laugh, and tell them to buy nicer food and provide better shelter for it in the hope of enticing it back. After a while they might actually start to keep it in overnight, then the problem is solved.

[LadyMay]

Originally Posted by Badger1777

I've pee'ed on it loads (the lawn that is). Contrary to popular belief, human pee is actually sterile (unless you have a serious illness), and is very rapidly broken down by soil microbes into the same components as commercial fertiliser:)

Doesn't work though. Nor does the ultrasonic cat repellent device I've bought. Unfortunately the law prohibits any other course of action, and the owner is not even legally responsible. But there is another way. As cats are fickle, I might simply adopt it by feeding it. Then when it lives decides it likes my house better than its own, and the owner starts to miss it, I can just laugh, and tell them to buy nicer food and provide better shelter for it in the hope of enticing it back. After a while they might actually start to keep it in overnight, then the problem is solved.

Good plan. But now I wonder what that says about you.

Originally Posted by ScarlettHayden

Good plan. But now I wonder what that says about you.

I hope it says that I will be as manipulative as necessary in order to do what's right by me and my family. I think I'm mostly a nice person, but I have no interest in being a saint.

[LadyMay]

Originally Posted by Badger1777

I hope it says that I will be as manipulative as necessary in order to do what's right by me and my family. I think I'm mostly a nice person, but I have no interest in being a saint.

That's okay I was pulling your leg I would probably do the same. Being a saint is overrated.

[Arcturus]

yeah says in my "Moontime" book that cats are negative ray seekers and supposedly dogs are positive. its a good book and the advice is spot on so i tend to think they're right on this. i had a pic once of a cat sleeping at the base of a house, right in front of a crack that ran up the height of the building, supposedly a crack indicate a negative vortex point. negative can mean counter clockwise spin and not a bad thing. positive is clockwise spin. solar plexus spins positive i believe. negative on positive stimulates whilst same on same relaxes.

badger, hiss at the cat, it'll get the message. 2 or 3 times normally does it...no poop in my garden. i stroke the cats out front but out back they know its my territory. being aggressive in a territorial way is not cruel to cats as its the language they know. they don't store fear in a negative way. they don't like citrus but ive had more joy hissing. i still get hedgehog plop but im cool with that, they got a better diet...man the stuff they feed their cats these days...uggh..cruelty if anything.

Originally Posted by vecta3

badger, hiss at the cat, it'll get the message. 2 or 3 times normally does it...no poop in my garden. i stroke the cats out front but out back they know its my territory. being aggressive in a territorial way is not cruel to cats as its the language they know. they don't store fear in a negative way. they don't like citrus but ive had more joy hissing. i still get hedgehog plop but im cool with that, they got a better diet...man the stuff they feed their cats these days...uggh..cruelty if anything.

When I catch him in the act I hiss (if I can't get outside in time) or actually chase him full sprint across the garden. I think he's getting on in years because I can almost run as fast as him, so he knows I live here, am bigger than him, and am aggressive towards him (although the latter is bluff, because as much as I dislike him, I would never intentionally hurt an animal). He mostly comes at night though.

I've read of many things that I can buy to try to deter cats, and I've tried some, but at the same time, why should somebody else's lifestyle choice end up costing me money, and forcing me to adapt my garden for them? It is simply not fair. I have nothing against people keeping cats as pets. That's their choice, but I'd love to see the law changed to make cat owners responsible for the actions of their pet, much the same as dog and horse owners are legally responsible for their pets. I'd be happy if I could hire somebody to come in and clean and disinfect my lawn every morning, and then send the bill to the owner of the cat, but under English law, a cat is a free spirit (unlike a dog or a horse), and so the owners are not liable. That even extends to cases where a pet cat comes into someone else garden and kills someone else's pet rabbit or something. Nobody is liable. If somebody's horse gets loose and kicks one of my kids, well the owner better have some good insurance. If somebody's cat dumps on my lawn, and I don't see it before my kid does, and my kid gets all sorts of serious liver complaints and/or develops sight problems because of toxoplasmosis, a pathogen common in cat poo, well, the owners can sleep well at night knowing that they're legally not responsible for that.

[Arcturus]

yeah cat plop on the lawn is not good, especially with children. i like to think i can walk barefoot in my garden without a thought to plop or cutting my feet. apparently dew is great for your skin and a semi naked roll on the grass could be very vitalising but you can't can ya...well, you can but after inspection :/ so its not getting the message then? the most hisses ive had to do to one cat was about 10 and it never came back. probably the best guaranteed way is those water sprayers that sense movement and send the bill to the cat owner,,,if only..and yeah, responsibilty for the animals you keep is important. i won't have a cat because i don't feel i can provide what i feel it needs

Originally Posted by BlueClover

I have only owned 1 cat, a gift my husband gave me when we first met . I never owned a pet so I didn't know how to care for one. At first, I never petted the new cat, and really, I did not care for it, or to be around it ( it was always hiding behind the couch anyways). One day I had a really really bad day at work, and I came home in complete exhaustion and depression. I curled up in the couch and went to sleep, and all of a sudden, out of no where, this once scared cat jumps on the couch and curls up next to me, right on my legs! I was shocked, but being so sad I just stayed as I was, and we napped together that whole day. It was a very healing and loving energy. Kind of like someone hugging you and not saying a word. I later came to love and adore the cat, and I loved it like I have never loved anything. When I was pregnant with my daughter, he would curl up next to me and lay his head on my stomach and all three of us would nap. I love and miss him.

I think they are great companions that offer a loving and healing energy.

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