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Re:Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet ... by pandemic_region on Saturday May 10, 2025 @09:16AM (#43945384)
See, I am the only house owner in the street without a cat. Guess whose garden is very frequently visited by literally all the cats? Isn't there some plants to repel them? And no I'm not getting a dog
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Re:Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet ... by diggan on Saturday May 10, 2025 @09:26AM (#43945442)
Go to your local gardener and ask for plants that repels cats/has scents cats don't like and plant them where you notice they use as a bathroom. Some people plant plants with thorns/prickles too, which seems to help a bit after the cats learn it hurts.

Most obvious solution otherwise is to have a fence if you don't have one already.

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Re:Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet ... by amanaplanacanal on Saturday May 10, 2025 @10:26AM (#43945896)
What kind of fence keeps out cats? They are pretty good climbers and jumpers.
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Re:Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet ... by diggan on Saturday May 10, 2025 @11:15AM (#43946326)
A fence where the top part protrudes outwards towards the side of the invaders. Aka "anti-cat fence".
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