Coyote Urine-not joking
My poor 10 month old pup got sick recently and was hospitalized a few days. She had eaten some "unknown poop" which we believe may have been racoon or possum or squirrel droppings. She is okay now and home and recovering well. However, we need to deter the racoons from our property and someone suggested coyote urine. I know it sounds like a joke, but if you google it, it comes up as yes, people use this to deter "pests"... My question is, has anyone tried this? I'm thinking if my dogs go outside and smell coyote urine, they may not want to go out 
I know this sounds like I'm joking, but I'm not and if anyone can offer up their experience, please let me know. Diane |
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| We get fox or coyote urine at the local pest control store. It stinks to high heaven at first, gradually wearing off to the human nose. You have to reapply it frequently - after rain or sprinklers, every 4 days or so. We've even used it in the attic.
Wear gloves and use cotton balls to apply it - then throw the cotton balls into a ziplock bag before tossing. The dogs have never been bothered by it. As to whether it works, it seems less effective than it used to be. Perhaps more neighbors using it? They are getting use to it? It helped us get rid of wildlife for awhile, which helped us not deal with fleas. But it isn't helping this year. 
It's not that expensive and well worth trying. |
| How on earth do they collect coyote urine? |
Lil Walty wrote: How on earth do they collect coyote urine?
LOL - interesting thought.... Must be fairly simple, as it's not expensive to buy. |
| From a few websites:
"Urine is collected from animals in game farms, zoos and preserves. These wild game care providers are fully regulated by the appropriate state agencies. Those agencies conduct regular inspections of each facility to assure that the facility meets all health and treatment standards established by each agency. The urine is collected via floor collection drains in pens and cages and the animals are always treated in a most humane manner. In addition, these wild game care providers find that the revenue generated by the renewable resource of urine delivers a much needed income stream that allows these providers to keep many more animals alive and healthy." interesting! |
| very interesting. thanks for looking it up. |
Interesting indeed. There goes my theory that there are people trotting around the back woods, pie tins in hand 
Diane - what exactly did she contract from the (possible) racoon scat? I have a couple of dedicated wildlife poop snarfers, Belle and her daughter, Liz, in particular. And though it grosses me out to no end (Belle's not content to just eat it, no, she most ROLL in it too, so she can bring the bounty in with her and share of its delicicious odiferousness with all whom come within a half mile of her, but never mind) and lord knows what it exposes them to in terms of parasites, they've never gotten ill from it. What was the specific diagnosis? Thanks! Kristine |
WOW I'd hate to be the one collecting the Coyote pee, hey you pee into this so we can sell it as a deterant.  
What will they think of next  |
| You can buy wolf urine by the gallon n Amazon. |
ButtersStotch wrote: You can buy wolf urine by the gallon n Amazon.
Ok...dare I ask, is there anything you can't buy on Amazon at this point??  |
| Kristine,
We are awaiting the stool test/culture so right now the diagnosis fell under the "gastro enteritis" catagory. Will let you know exactly once we get the results. Her symptoms started about a week or so after the rolling/eating poop event. First mild symptoms, increased pooping but poop formed and good color. Then within a day or so we went to mushy strange colored poop, refusing food ( she LOVES to eat) and then started to vomit and became extremely lethargic. After vomitting a few times in a row and the diarrea started, to the Vet she went. Ended up she was running a high fever also - 104 to 105. They ran tests for parvo and other things - all negative. Ran x rays and sonograms in case she ate something foreign - negative. Tested urine and did blood work. She was there four days. We are now waiting for the stool sample and we are testing because some parasites don't show up all the time. Meanwhile she is on panacur and some other meds. Will let you know exactly when I find out. Meanwhil I am working of deterring the racoons and other undesirables OUT of my yard! 
Diane PS Your Bella rolls in the poop too? Must be the name! |
| Wonder if coyote urine would have worked when we had skunks invading the yard?
They're gone now, apparently scared off by the huge groundhog who moved in (and doesn't stink so he's quite welcome for now) |
| I know that predator urine has been used effectively to deter pests...but...one thought that keep popping into my head when I read this thread is: wouldn't dog urine (which would have been there already have done the same thing? Just curious! |
| nah - I assume they get used to pet dog smell and know they aren't as likely to be dangerous. |
ravenmoonart wrote: I know that predator urine has been used effectively to deter pests...but...one thought that keep popping into my head when I read this thread is: wouldn't dog urine (which would have been there already
have done the same thing? Just curious!I always wondered that too... how dumb could the skunks having been moving into a yard where big furry dogs were running around? I obviously was more afraid of the dogs even getting close to a skunk tho so once there was a problem I started taking the dogs out front to do their business and to the park to run. |
Dog urine keep people out of our yard.  |
| Just a thought for people who live in rural areas where coyote might roam...DO NOT use coyote urine to keep pests out. Apparently the scent of coyote urine might send off smaller animals but WILL ATTRACT other coyotes which you certianly don't want to do...Now they also sell "wolf urine"...This is really getting crazy |
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