How can I make a homemade cat repellent?

I have a stray that keeps trying to chew my outdoor christmas lights.How can I make a homemade cat repellent?
First thing you gotta do is replace that double aught buckshot with rocksalt and then......BLAMMO !How can I make a homemade cat repellent?
6. Try sprinkling ';stinky'; substances around the problem area,


including: dried-blood fertilizer mothballs (drop them into a can or jar, cover, and make a few holes in the cover). cayenne repper flakes (but see below) ammonia .

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Note that mothballs are toxic, thus the recommendation that you use them in a covered can or jar. Avoid even this usage if small children will be in the yard and could, potentially, open such a can or jar

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Human and Cat Urine





It is said that adult human male urine will repel cats. One might





experiment with that to verify the effectiveness, by applying it near





and around the area one wishes to keep cats away from. It's free to





try.

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Orange Peels. Cats do not like citrus smells, so one can try leaving orange peels in garden beds. That won't keep the cats out of the entire yard, of course.Mothballs are not a safe thing to put outside in the yard. They are

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highly toxic to animals, people as well as the environment. The toxic





chemicals will leach into the soil. In addition, the fumes are toxic





to breathe.

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But what if your nuisance cat is not that easily scared? In that case





your best bet is some form of natural scent repellant. Just recently a





garden plant has been developed called Coleus Canina that cats, dogs





and even foxes will avoid.

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Believe it or not citrus works really well, we use cut up lemons,





oranges or whatever surplus citrus we have. It works, we put in gardens





to stop our cats using the gardens as toilets, also works on the wild





strays that come around.

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Place the mothballs, orange peel or lemon rind in the borders. Alternatively spray cloths with orange scented air freshener and place the cloths around the plants you wish to protect. Other known cat repellents are cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, lavender

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Cayenne pepper, sprinkle on the lights. or a product at a pet store or call humane society, they have a cage they lend to catch stray cats in and they will lend it to you for you to catch the cat and eliminate it from your yard.
I've heard of using cayenne.





Also, you could just turn him into an INDOOR cat by adopting him! :) Or even just put your Xmas lights up where he/she can't reach them.
I have this book called Grandmother's Critter Ridder, which is filled with very good ideas for all ';pests'; that are made from non-lethal household products. One recommendation is to mix 2 ounces of white vinegar in a small sprayer bottle and give the area a squirt or two. Supposedly, cats hate the smell of vinegar. Hope this helps---this coming from a cat lover.
Not sure I can help because of them being light and not getting them wet, but maybe you can spray in a area around them. Fabulous is the brand and you want the lavender scent. You will have to spray daily, but not on the lights. The other works better and is quite caveman. Your own urine in a type of plant spray bottle. Again, not on electric, but around the area. Good Luck. GOD BLESS YOU! P.S. If you have an HEB's they carry their own brand, but it is like the other in the cleaning section.
pepper can often injure the cat, it has aprox 18million smell sensors in its poor nose and pepper can ruin the animals sensitivity. There are plants you can buy that will actually keep the animals out of the garden. however as a precaution i would cover the light or at least the wire with fine chicken mesh. The mesh will not be seen when the lights are on and it has the advantage of saving you any vets fees for injured animals. My mother used to use napthaline (moth balls) because they omit a vapour cats find distasteful and will not want to get close to. Cardboard cutouts of larger cats can work because cats are terratorial and will often avoid fighting a very large potential aggressor. Also remember that pepper can blow away or get washed away. next year try feeding the wires down a section of hosepipe to protect the wires from gnawing animals.
supposedly orange peel,but i got some stuff from the store to keep cats and dogs off your garden and it really worked,thing is i can't remember the name and i lived in the uk at the time sorry