How can I stop my cat from using my neighbor's garden as a litter box?

You can use an invisible fence, and there are ones specifically for cats. That would help keep your cat in your yard and out of your neighbor's yard. Other than the other things you have suggested, short of monitoring him every time he goes outside, it will be very difficult to keep him out of their yard. I know you aren't willing to make him indoor only, but that is the only way to keep him out of their yard for sure. I would look into an invisible fence for him.

You may just need to limit Marley's access to the lawn by either placing fencing up, or trying to encourage him to go where you want him by placing deterrents on the lawn but not in the garden/soil areas. Placing out a litter box, or bringing him indoors to use a litter box may also help. As some cats do have substrate preferences, you can try placing a bit of sod in a box in your garden area, to see if he'll start going on that bit instead of the lawn you use.

That could be tough. You can try taking away the litter box for short periods of time. Make sure he has access to the outside. If everything seems to be going well, gradually length in the amount of time the litter box is removed. Be careful though, he may find another place to go inside the house. You could also try gradually moving the litter box to the door from its current location. And then move the litter box outside the door. Then take it away. Of course he would still need to watched that he is not finding an alternative place to go in the house. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

I'm so sorry that you're dealing with this with scruff. I would consider Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract litter (https://www.drelseys.com/shop/cat-attract/) or additive (https://www.drelseys.com/shop/ultra-litter-attractant/). I would also consider covering part of a litterbox in sand or dirt to attract Scruff if she is used to going outside. Some cats hate covered litter boxes and some love them. I would try to use the hints of where Scruff is going to try to replicate those conditions in the litterbox. If she is going in the bath tub or on a tile floor, then leave half of the litter box empty for her go on a hard surface. If she likes soft surfaces, then try shredded paper or a soft paper litter. I would also consider something like Yesterdays News because kittens often like to dig in it (https://www.yesterdaysnews.com/Products/CatLitter.aspx). Good luck! I hope that was helpful and gives you some ideas. Thanks for using PetCoach.

It’s impossible to know why Snoops is doing this but he must have either gotten used to it or he decided he liked the experience. This is actually not unusual for cats. At some point his tastes may change and he may begin going outside again but until then, keep the litter box available. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

Unfortunately this has little to do with the litter or size of the tray, she likely doesn't evrn realise what she is doing, but has got into the habit of peeing like this. I think your best option would be to invest in a walk in covered litter tray because that way she cant miss.

Hi, most issues with the litter tray are related to having a litter that it is too small or not cleaned as frequently enough. Apart from getting a bigger tray you could try adding some leaves and dirt to make it look more natural, also make sure that it is a place where she feels safe when going and can’t be disturbed when “performing” :-) hope this helps !