Buy a bigger more aggressive cat.

Tried...

my girlfriend refuses to sit outside during the winter. The moment she starts scratching at the window, I cave and just have to let her in.

Yep, you don't have a cat problem, you have a cat owner problem.

I had the same scenario...cats sleeping on the hood of my car, etc. We have coyotes here in SC and when 6 cats came up dead in the neighborhood all of a sudden the cat owners became VERY responsible.

Tested, safe and 100% effective - paintball gun. I've nailed countless cats in my yard over the years...only takes once.

Had a cat owning neighbor get all pissy on me once...I asked if he'd rather his irresponsible pet ownership issue be addressed by my three hunting dogs. He wasn't happy with my response, but is likely happier that his cat is still alive.

1.) Ask the neighbor to take care of his cat...in a nice way.

2.) A non-positive response? Then head over to the nearest Farm Store.

3.) Whip out wallet.

4.) Buy a properly-sized "Hav-A-Hart" trap. Keeps the caught critter alive.

5.) Bait and wait.

6.) Take trapped "rodent" to nearest Humane Society, turn over and that's that.

7.) Neighbor has to "pay" to get kitty back.

8.) A few trips and eventually, problem is solved, cat gets to waste its other 8 lives with owner...in IT'S house. :thumbsup:

ok, Get a bunch of oranges. Put the peels in yard or where ever your cat problem is. problem solved. they hate oranges. just refresh them when they dry out.

When our house overseas was being renovated there was always this alley cat who'd sneak up at around 11PM and go through the open grille side door temporarily installed. So I waited in a dark corner with a laser pointer.

When the kitty crawled in, I turned the laser pointer on into the middle of the living room, which had freshly laid ceramic tiles (slippery). This definitely caught his attention and he pointed his ears and eyes at it, and followed the little bright red dot into the living room.

So as the cat got nearer I sprung into action, screaming and chasing the cat around! It just bolted the opposite way, only to realize the floor was slippery and it would just scratch and scratch then slide aaaand BAM!!! it would slam on the wall then it did this again two or three more times in succession - scratch, slide BAM!! ... until it found its way out :D:D:D

Everything became super slow motion and I was so amused then I just stopped chasing and started laughing until the cat scurried away never to be seen again :D:D:D

ROTFLMFAO!!!!! :thumbup1:

Tried the Animal Control route
 

A.C. officer "talked" to "Owner".
[Animal Control ordinance does not apply to Cats.]
AND Captain in charge told me "trapping" is Theft.
(They don't have room for all the "donated" animals dumped on them is this "wunnerful" economic climate)

Operating Anything other than a slingshot in a residential area (here) will make you the guest of the county.

Damn Feline (Male unfixed) has taken to pissing on our front porches.
"Ain't nothing like semi-aged cat piss smell first thing in the A.M. on the way
to get the paper."

Mothballs dipped in catnip
I Like the Cayenne Pepper idea ,Too.

All else failing,purchase a "Tanned Hide" of the same color as the Miscreant
and mount it on a Stick across the street from the "Owner".
[Cat Terrorism?]

Coleus Canina is also known as the "pee-off plant" or the "scaredy cat" coleus This attractive Coleus has excellent foliage and small, attractive spikes of blue flowers in the summer. It releases a stench that cats just can’t stand. Thankfully it only smells to the human nose when touched! Could this be the solution to your feline intruder problems you’ve been longing for? The plant is an annual, but can easily be propagated and cuttings kept in a frost-free place over winter. Plants need to be established before the smell is released. They need to be in drier rather than wet soil and planted every 1-2 yards.

You could also try using the herb rue. The blue leaves are a lovely garden accent, but cats seem to hate the odor.

Cats are not keen on the smell of citrus either. So you could try using orange or lemon peel in your yard as a deterrent. Similarly some folks advocate coffee grounds, blood meal, cayenne pepper, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, citronella oil, peppermint oil and eucalyptus oil.

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bb will work. Or open a can of tuna and put it in the middle of the street. Sorry I am not a cat person.

Those that mention to the owner to not have his cat in your yard, may sound like a good idea.

Has anyone tried to reason with a cat? Not gonna happen. Cats go where they want, they can't help it, which is why you need to have the cat make up his mind to avoid your property using some of the above suggestions.

I have an occasional cat problem, all ferrel, so I trap 'em and release far away. I know, now it's someone else's problem, but the woods can be a fun place for a ferrel cat.

What may help to keep cats out of your garden is this: http://www.shake-away.com/DomesticCats.php?page=DomesticCat

Personally I think shooting at cats is cruel.

It can be very hard to keep a cat in your own garden, they are good in breaking out.

ROb

One of those Super Squirters has some range also.

If He speaks to His Neighbor and the Cat turns up Shot later it might be His Neighbor who comes a knocking.
Most Cities allow Cats to roam free.

Someone I work with said that if you spray Water in the Cats Face they won't come back.

The Places where the Neuter and Say Ferrel Cats for free will rent you a Trap. When you return the Trap you get all the Money Back.

I did this with a Very big aggressive stray Male Cat that was stealing My Cats Food and generally terrorizing the other Cats that were only about 7 months old.

I got tired of breaking up the fights and chasing Him and trapped Him and turned the Garden Hose on Him.
When I released Him He was so motivated to get out He ran into the Chain Link Fence even though He had been in and out of the opening between the Gate dozens of times.
Not a kind thing to do but not harmful to the Cat.

Now that the only Male Cat is big enough and old enough He keeps the other Stray Cats away.

I also used those same Traps to take the Cats to have them Fixed.