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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's another idea.  The cat needs a litter box.  If you just try to take it away with nothing to replace it, he's not going to give up easily.

What if you get the cat a litter box and put it by your garden? You'd have to get his scent on it.  it's not like you'd have to clean it often.[/quote]

Umm you got the part where this is not her cat and she doesn’t want it on her property, right?[/quote]

OP here again. I absolutely want to keep this cat out of my yard. Not only has it left copious poos in my garden, it also sprays and tries to hunt birds. I don't know who owns the cat but I have my suspicions and will do some more detective work. If the owners are who I think they are, the irony is that they are big time gardeners and are always out working in their yard. I'm sure they would be equally upset to discover cat crap all over their own precious garden.

Anyway, this is what I'm going to try: 
1. motion detector to attach to hose as several of you have suggested. The problem with this is it sounds like a pain to have to attach and detach every time I want to use the hose for something else. And I discovered that the cat has been going in at least 2 place in our yard so I'll have to move the sprinkler around to really scare it away. Like I said before, this cat seems either really dumb or really brave because isn't scared of me chasing it away at all. Stupid thing just keeps coming back.
2. the cat scat mat in the area of the garden where the cat has been pooing all winter long. Hopefully the spiky mat will provide instant feedback that this garden is off limits.
3. some type of repellent like many of you suggested. I'm less optimistic about this after reading reviews of multiple products on Amazon but I'll spread that stuff everywhere if it helps at all.

The cat is actually really cute but I wish they would keep it inside  :evil: 
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You can get a hose “splitter” (no site exactly what it’s called) that you attach to the spigot and then you can attach two different hoses to it. [/quote]

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