Homarden Cat Repellent Mat – Indoor/Outdoor Scat Mat to Keep Cats Away from Plants, Furniture & Garden – Black Mat with Spikes for Humane Deterrent – Pet-Safe, Flexible Design

I have a few stray cats in my backyard that I feed on a regular basis. The only downside is that they love to climb onto my split unit HVAC and do their business and dirty it up. I love the cats but I don't particularly enjoy the mess they leave. This Deterrent Pad does the job perfectly! I laid 3-4 on top of the units and held them together with some duct tape. After that, the strays stopped climbing on top of them on their own. In the past, I would put citrus soaked cotton balls to deter them which only lasted a week before the scent faded away. On top of that, I had to purchase odor remover for the 1-2 strays that sprayed on the wall. I wish I had found this product much sooner. I can still enjoy the furry visitors and not have them leave a mess for me.

Originally bought these to prevent my cats from going behind the litter boxes (under the stairs) and making a mess back there. Very effective at keeping them out of there and was very easy to set up. Since then, they also come in handy for temporary uses when training the cats to not jump on new furniture or ledges.

UPDATE: I just put one of the mats on top of the frig to keep the cat from using that as a "stair step" to the top of my upper kitchen cabinets, where I display my vintage cookie jars. It was only a matter of time before he caused a disaster up there, but no more worries about that! I was also able to bring my Shefflera plant in from the garage where it's been since the cat showed up....those are toxic to cats, and he would NOT leave it alone. Now, I put two mats together, put the large plant on top, and he just sits and looks, as if wondering who's dumb idea it was to bring these things into our lives? I'll be ordering another package! ORIGINAL REVIEW: I bought these to put on top of my 24" X 48" aquarium that has a hinged, screen cover framed in lightweight aluminum and houses my 3 yr old Axolotl (Mexican) Salamander, Lilla, (love her to pieces!). A few months ago, we got a kitten....or he got us, wandered into our rural farm place.....and, of course, he soon noticed Lilla and was on top of the tank every chance he got. I tried a cat deterrent auto spray can that quit working almost immediately and a carpet runner I had on hand, turned upside down so that the little "stay-in-place" grab-spikes were facing up. That KIND OF discouraged him, but not on those days when he was very determined and sassy. He'd just "grin and bear it" and there he'd be, seeming to taunt both me and Lilla! They also blocked all the light and air from the top and were butt-ugly. I found these mats on Amazon and ordered this particular pkg vs a roll because the squares seemed like they'd be easier to handle (and they are very easy to use) and they were a good buy for the money. I'd also have extras to use in other places where I want to keep animals away. To cover the top of the aquarium, I used three full mats plus three others cut down to a smaller size (easy to do), 6 total mats, connected by the little hook and holes that are on all 4 sides of each mat (2 on each side). These mats solved my problem 100%, PERFECTLY! One time up, just as quickly off, and all salamander watching is now done from the floor! Not only that, the mats are custom-sized to the screen top and the black color of the mats looks nice with the black trimmed aquarium and screen cover, so they actually look nice.....well, they aren't ugly, anyway. They are VERY light weight, so no need to worry about them being too heavy for the screen, and I can see through them, down into the tank, which I couldn't with the "clear" carpet runner that wasn't actually clear. They work so well, we can leave the cat in the house unchaperoned, which we never dared do before. I docked one star because the little connectors are very fragile and break off very easily. Several of the squares came with at least one torn off and I lost a couple more just taking the squares apart. (They come stacked.) Of course, the squares can be connected with zip ties or twist ties, it's just more convenient to use the attached connectors if they don't rip off.

These do work quite well, but I have one cat that will find the smallest area between them if they are not properly attached to each other and still get up on the counter and wreak havoc! They have a little bend-ability to them so I was able to wedge them between the top of a cabinet and the ceiling to keep them from accessing the top of a tipsy curio cabinet.

The cat just moves it out of his way. :(

Oh my goodness are the neighborhood cats pissed at us after we put these out covered by mulch. They started pooping on the walkway in protest. Baaahahahaha. These things are great, I even bought some for my mom. The big size also works well. Bulbs grow through them and they stay in place.

Me ha funcionado para que los gatos no se acomoden en mis muebles de patio

I am a fan of the Cat Scat Mat, but only for Vertical surfaces (like a tree trunk going straight up). After some initial hesitation, our cat would walk on top of the mat (see picture) when on a horizontal, or even diagonal surface. However, we put it on a vertical tree trunk and it remains effective and keeps him from going up. I gave it 4 stars (instead of 5) because the pictures show it on a horizontal surface and it simply doesn't work for that. If it were advertised as a vertical surface only, I'd give it 5 stars. Also note that the material is fairly brittle, so you need to be careful to not break it when installing. The mats have a round loop on some sides and a corresponding peg on the other sides (so that the mats can be connected). These are really flimsy and come apart or break easily. Instead of using them, I used small cable ties which is very effective. I highly recommend using cable ties to connect the mats together and to themselves (like around a tree).

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Our fussy 1.5 year old ragdoll male cat was being trained for a while First he did not like to type of cat litter - so he peed on the kitchen and bathroom tiles These scat mats placed strategically - gradually trained him to pee in one of two large litter boxes. Yes - two - he pees in one & poos in the other. We use clay and clean it daily. All is now well thanks to these scat mats...

THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY SAID AND SO FAR HAVE WORKED.

Dobry produkt - skutecznie zniechęca mojego kota na wskakiwanie na krzesła.

Después de muchos años decidí poner pasto en el jardín y mis perritas felices, al poco tiempo decidieron hacer pozos por todos lados, así que opté por comprar este producto. Muy fácil de instalar, me gustó que los piquitos no lastiman sus patitas solo les es incomodo tocarlos y dejan en paz la zona donde los coloqué, al poco tiempo recuperé mi jardín. El único problema es que son algo frágiles y si los pisas se rompen con facilidad, fuera de eso estoy contento con el producto y mi jardín también.