What smells, frightening cats, so they do not shit and do not miss

Domestic cats, like all their relatives in the cat family, have a very sharp and sensitive sense of smell that helps them in the production of food, orientation in space,territory and other aspects of life. But this sharpness of the scent of cats sometimes turns against them - and in the process of weaning from certain habits, aromatherapy is most effective. Resource mschistota.ru figured out what smells, repelling cats, so as not to spoil, are considered the most effective and safe.

Rescue furniture

All the means described below( and their various combinations) will help not only wean cats to mark the territory of the house, but also scratch, gnaw and otherwise damage the interior. An important detail: all fragrant "scares" have a property to be weathered, therefore periodically they should be updated.

• Citrus fruits. This group of fruits for cats is not at all dangerous, but it gives them a distinct dislike. Furniture can be sprinkled with lemon juice, orange or grapefruit, drip some essential oil or put a few pieces of peel.
• Mint. This fragrant plant will not only effectively scare fluffy pets, but will also give the room a pleasant fresh smell. If you grow a mint bush or buy a bunch of her twigs is not possible, this is not a problem - it can be easily found in the form of a dried seasoning, almost completely preserved rich flavor.
• Ruta. This herbaceous perennial plant with spicy onion-garlic odor, used in cooking and folk medicine, is considered almost the most "killer" means of scaring cats. Ruta is not always safe for humans - it is a strong enough allergen, especially for young children. Lavender and rosemary. These plants in the format of sachets or dried twigs are often used for bedding to give them a light soothing aroma and repelling moths and other insects. And against the felines, they are also very effective, so you can, as they say, kill two birds with one stone at a time.

• Do not like cats and a popular pastry additive - cinnamon. Spill seasoning is not very convenient because of its fine grinding, so usually this agent is used as an essential oil or aqueous solution.
• Some more smells irritatingly act on cats, but are unpleasant and for the person it is table vinegar, garlic and onion .Few people like their smell on the entire room, so they are rarely used.
• Special repellents. The effectiveness of these products, depending on the composition and manufacturer, can be either very low or quite good, but they all have a significant drawback - a much higher price, compared to folk remedies.
• Perfumery. Light and pleasant to human fragrance for a sensitive cat's nose can be very annoying. But here you should carefully test what smell scares the animal, and which is ineffective or completely unexpectedly attractive.

Advice
Before applying the product to light furniture, it is worth to test it on a similar material, and make sure that it does not leave spots: most likely, it will not be easy to remove them.

It is important not only to scare off a pet from furniture and other places in the house, but also to provide a furry pet with an alternative, otherwise all the measures taken will not be of use. This means that if the cat goes to the toilet in the wrong place, it should be accustomed to the tray and monitor the cleanliness of the filler if the wallpaper is scratched - to build a scratching-head or to sacrifice, for example, an old bedside table. However, the cat's labeling furniture is likely to have to be neutered.

This is not the best option, because in the strong half of the cat after the operation, not only the hormonal background is broken, but also the metabolism, obesity appears, the character often changes. It is better, if only the residence permits, to let the cat out into the street, where he can do all of his affairs without causing special inconveniences to people.

We let out the cats in the entrance

If pets are still somehow liable to education and eventually become accustomed to cope with their needs only in designated areas, then courtyards "can not boast of" good manners "and shit in the most unsuitable places, including at the entrance doorsin houses and apartments.

Against them, in principle, you can use all the methods described above - essential oils, crushed leaves and fruits of fragrant herbs and citrus. But in spacious and well ventilated areas of entrances, odors are eroded relatively quickly, so more often use more strongly smelling means, the same vinegar, garlic or onions. But the most popular repelling caducous cats product - hot pepper, characterized by acrid pungent odor and irritating mucous action. He does not just dislike animals, they do not like animals, they react with teary eyes and sneezing and quickly get used to ignore the places he has processed.

Repelling cats from the site of

If courtyard or neighboring fluffy pets wandered to disturb the peace of the local area or country lands, then they can also cope with smells.

1. The previously mentioned rosemary and lavender will also be effective in the form of live plantings along the perimeter of the territory, besides, it will be well decorated, and the root will be useful in cooking.
2. If the site is equipped with an automatic irrigation system, it should be equipped with a motion sensor. Cats, for all their cleanliness, do not like water, and therefore, after receiving a few strokes in the muzzle, they will find for the walk other, less stressful places for them.
3. If the cultivation of citrus does not allow climate or no desire, then the fragrant rind of fruit can be used as a mulch - grind it and sprinkle the top layer of the soil. To a peel it is possible to add a coffee ground or pepper.

So that cats do not mark furniture in the house, do not mess things up and spoil things, you can try almost any strong-smelling products and household chemicals. But the most effective are the fruits of citrus, rue, mint, lavender, rosemary, onion, garlic and hot pepper. If it's not about a boring street cat, but about a pet, the main thing is not just to scare off certain places with the help of odors, but to create conditions for a comfortable existence and properly educate him.