Recipes On Making Homemade Cat Repellent

By Author: Maxine Kramer
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Anyone hates the smell of cat urine on the carpets, furniture, and even outdoors like in the garden and yards. Cats may use to flower beds as a litter box present and even more serious problem. You can’t deny that it is truly difficult to convince cats to do anything they don't want to do as base on some studies, these animals are independent!

Even though you can’t convince your cat not to do such things, well you can discourage them not to do such things by making homemade cat repellent. Homemade cat spray is safe and truly environmental friendly.

Below are the easy recipes of homemade cat repellent

Recipe 1

1. Put 3 cups of boiling water in a heatproof container. Once the water starts to boil, add 3 tablespoons of cinnamon, 3 tablespoons of rosemary and 3 tablespoons of dried lavender, and mix them.

2. Once you are done mixing, cover the container. Let the mixture to steep for several hours, or leave it overnight.

3. After an overnight steeping of the mixture, you can pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer lined with clean cheesecloth. In order to avoid spills, use a funnel ...
... to pour the mixture into a spray bottle.

4. Once you transfer the liquid, add 3/4 cup of vinegar to the mixture, and follow the 15 drops of tangerine or orange essential oil. Cover the bottle and shake the spray bottle to blend the ingredients.

5. You can use the homemade cat repellent and spray wherever you want to repel cats. Just avoid spraying the mixture directly on plant foliage.

Recipe 2: Lemon and Eucalyptus

1. You can also use eucalyptus and lemon. The smell of lemon is fresh for humans, but to animals, especially cats, it's off-putting. Eucalyptus oil is known as a repellent for any number of animals, among them fleas, mosquitoes, and even for cats.

For spray bottle:

1 quart (~1 liter) water

10 drops lemon oil, or the zest of one lemon

20 drops eucalyptus oil

2. Spray this repellent anywhere you want. Don’t apply too much of it directly to foliage as eucalyptus oil can be harmful to the health of other plants and herbs.

WARNING: Keep this repellent away from children. Remember, the eucalyptus oil is toxic in high doses (4 ml to 5 ml of eucalyptus oil) for children.

Method Three: Black Pepper

1. Bring a heaping cup of water to boil in a saucepan and let it boil. Once it is boiling, remove it from the heat. Let it cool for 2 to 5 minutes.

2. Into the water, mix 2 tablespoons fresh black pepper. Stir it to dissolve.

WARNING: Be careful in adding the pepper into the water. Avoid any steam from the solution in your eyes, as it could act as a mace and temporarily debilitate you.

3. Let the solution cool down. Once it is cool, place the liquid into a spray bottle. You can now spray it in any outdoor area you want cats to stay away from.

Any homemade cat repellent should be undergone into a test for colorfastness on a hidden area before using the spray on carpets and upholstery. When testing it, spray a small amount of homemade cat repellent on a soft white cloth, then dab the damp cloth on the fabric. Once the color of the fabric bleeds onto the white cloth, don't use it.

Save the peels of fresh limes and lemons. These can be useful. All you need to do is to chop the peels into coarse chunks. Once you are done, scatter the peels around problem spots in your garden as its citrus can repel cats without damaging your plants or your garden soil. Moreover, citrus rinds can also be placed around indoor or outdoor potted plants.

You can mix 20 drops of eucalyptus essential oil and 20 drops of citrus essential oil in a quart of water. The smell of the citrus and eucalyptus can keep stray cats away.

A few drops of rosemary essential oil and water can also keep cats away. It can be used outdoors, and it is safe enough to use on carpet or upholstery.

Coffee grounds can discourage animals from visiting your flower beds.

Another great alternative is using the SSScat! It is affordable, easy to use, and most of all, safe for your cat!