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Ginas_babys · 09-05-2013, 07:57 AM

You can make your own cat repellant out of just tea tree oil and water.Soak a cloth in it and give the doggy door a rub every other day so that it smells.
Cats HATE tee tree oil.
I did that to keep cats off of my garden and it worked

Make sure you only leave the scent though (rub it on and let it dry), because if you leave it out in liquid form, it´s dangerous to cats if they get it on their skin (like wet).Just the smell should keep the cat well away.
You could also leave a cloth with tea tree oil on it above the doggy door on the inside, so that if it DOES decide to venture in anyway, the stronger smell of the inside will change its mind

09-05-2013, 07:57 AM	#7
Ginas_babys BANNED! Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Spain Posts: 147	You can make your own cat repellant out of just tea tree oil and water.Soak a cloth in it and give the doggy door a rub every other day so that it smells. Cats HATE tee tree oil. I did that to keep cats off of my garden and it worked Make sure you only leave the scent though (rub it on and let it dry), because if you leave it out in liquid form, it´s dangerous to cats if they get it on their skin (like wet).Just the smell should keep the cat well away. You could also leave a cloth with tea tree oil on it above the doggy door on the inside, so that if it DOES decide to venture in anyway, the stronger smell of the inside will change its mind