How can i get the cats to quit pooping in my flower beds with out spending alot of money or hurting the cats?

try moth balls in the garden

How can i get the cats to quit pooping in my flower beds with out spending alot of money or hurting the cats?
get a litterbox and cat litter for them - although you may need to refresh the cat litter periodically
Reply:Try covering the dirt with foil. Cats hate foil, especially the sound of it, so if they step on the foil, it will scare the cats away.





Also, they make sprays that you can buy at your local pet store, exaclty for keeping cats away from places they shouldnt. Usually only cost about $ 15 a bottle, and the bottle lasts a long time. And it wont hurt your plants either.
Reply:put hot sauce or crushed peppers on topsoil.
Reply:I've had good success for the past two years with this method:





First, remove and discard any soil that you know cats have already pooped in. They like to poop in places that already smell "nice."





Second, cover the soil with something that inhibits digging: One of my beds is surrounded by chicken wire, rolled flat on the ground. The other is surrounded with old, dried up, very thorny rose bush cuttings. Neither feel nice on anyone's feet. I don't mind the look of either of these materials, but you might.





Third, keep a loaded squirt gun handy -- one of the big ones that shoots 20 feet or more -- and use this to discourage any cats that happen to come in the yard while you're there. I love cats, and grew up with seven, but they do need discipline sometimes. And it's fun for me. :-)





Good luck!
Reply:hose it in.... it is only POO!!! unless your cat has worms or diseases then you have nothing to worry about....