Cat terrorising our neighbours cat?
We have a 2 year old male cat. Our neighbour have just come round and said that he is terrorising her older female cat. He is entering her catflap, drinking her food, attacking the cat, now he is spraying in her house.
I am devastated and so embarrassed. We have no idea. He has access to our house all time, has a plentiful supply of good cat food. He is also very loving and affectionate near us. It is obviously a territorial issue as this cat lives only a few doors away.
What can we do? The neighbour be very angry, but once she saw how upset I was, she backed down a bit. I own offered to co-operate with her on this, but she has said there might not be greatly we can do. Could I restrict his outside time to see if it diffuses the situation a little?
PS He have had the chop, so that has already been see to!
Hey, yes, you should probably keep kitty inside more. However, if this woman think she has a cat flap and other cats won't come in, she's delusional. Cats go where on earth the food is, and if its not your cat, it's someone else's. If I were that woman I'd close off the cat flap. Unless, logically, she wants to wake up one morning and find a raccoon or rat in er house. Meanwhile, perhaps you can offer to get her the cleaning stuff that will take the smell of your cat's pee out of her house. I would be upset by that too whether I were her. However, it's partly her fault for allowing access to her house. It's pretty arrogant and romantic of her to think that only her cat will know to use the cat door.
You should suggest to your neighbour that you work together on this. She undeniably can change her catflap so that only her cat has access. That would stop him going contained by her house. As for outside, there really is nothing you can do. Maybe closing date his time, but they are wild animals to a certain degree.
Keep him inside and only allow him out on a leash with your supervision.
Clare, are you sure that it is your cat that is terrorising
your neighbours womanly cat ? If he has had the chop,
like you right to be heard he has had, then it might be someone else's
cat specifically causing the problem, not yours.
Answers: it's great that you care about getting on with society so much, but the reality here is that for your neighbor to have a cat flap and expect to have no other cat use it to enter their domestic and then act like a cat is newly plain idiotic on their part...
anyone who have a cheap cat flap takes the risk that not only their cat will have access .
might I propose your neigbour invests in a better cat flap that allows only her cat access to the house, this type is more expensive but worth it if other cats live surrounded by close proximity .
it is no use your neighbour getting angry with you it is up to her to find a solution --cats roam freely, mine sometimes jump up into my neighbours open porthole -I have supplied them with a small water spray (types used for plants) told her to spray the cat whether she needs to but not hurt him.although she is not a cat lover she has agreed not to harm the cat.
In reply to the comments from "bugger lugs" -- newly ignore this individual, I would say more but know yahoo would not allow my comments to be seen whether they did I would speak my mind,
I would just add that it is a criminal sin to deliberately put anything such has been suggested ( this is poison and would raison d`¨ētre the cat to bleed internally) what sort of moron would want to harm any creature, who does not realise it is not welcome in the neighbours domestic I hope you and your neighbour can find a solution as far as fighting this is natural I have a moment ago 2 cats but have others (neighbours cats)who visit my garden I use the spray with river it does not hurt them and eventually they get the message to stay away.Do not leave food around where on earth it is an open invitation.Try to find a solution without keeping your cat indoors this should only be done contained by extreme circumstances what is nicer than a cat strolling in the garden enjoying the surroundings.
To ethnic group who do not like cats you are not normal you are sad and lost out on a wonderful creature.
First of adjectives, if your neighbor doesn't want your cat in her house, she shouldn't leave her flap interested! That sounds like something she should've done to begin with to prevent further problems.
However, whether she is unwilling to do so, I guess the poor cat will need to stay inside.
Ask your neighbour if she would be predisposed to install a cat flap which works using a magnetic tag on the collar so that only her cat can gain entry. There is also a cat flap immediately which works using a cats microchip which is useful if the cat won't wear a collar. Perhaps you could offer to divide the cost between you. It is so right to hear you are being responsible about this as many ethnic group just shrug it off.
You could also research cat proof fencing - either Purrfect Fence which would hold to be installed in your garden to prevent your cat from leaving or Pet Safe Freedom Fence which is what I have and it works using a beep/static system. The cats wear a collar which beep when they get too close to the boundry wire (which is either attached to existing fencing or hedge or burried underground) and if they continue getting too close they get a enormously slight static shock. It sounds cruel but it has been the best thing we enjoy ever done. I now know exactly where the cats are (one be run over in June) and they can still enjoy the freedom of the garden like they are supposed to. It took a couple of days to train them and immediately they never try to venture from the garden.
If all else fails you could indeed try "time sharing" so that you agree between you when your respective cats should be permit outside and cat flaps locked to prevent entry.
Perhaps you could ween him off of being an "outdoor" cat. Indoor cats live much longer and it is much safer for them as well because they aren't competent to get hit by cars, lost, etc. That's the only thing you can do for him because ultimately you cat purely tell you cat that he cant go to your neighbours house and expect him to understand and comply. I craving you all the best but seriously recommend you keep your little kitty inside.
He will try to get out once you stretch out up the door but just stick to your guns and put him back inside. After awhile he will get used to it and ultimately will be better for him. Also, he may be going to your neighbours because he wishes to play with there cat and since there cats food and wet is closer, he opts to eat there cats. Perhaps you could consider getting another cat or animal for your cat to socials next to while being at home. Then he will have smaller quantity of a reason to leave your home.
Hope adjectives goes well and goodluck :)
This is a problem I know, as we've had it contained by the past, but it usually resolves itself with time. I don't deduce your cat would be very happy being shut surrounded by all the time as he's used to going out.So the time share idea is best,thank goodness you and your neighbour haven't fall out over this. She just needs to give you the times her cat is domestic and the flap locked so your cat can go on his rounds and once he discovers he can't get in her house any more, he'll stop trying. Cats are deeply intelligent, so hang in there and it should adjectives be resolved without too much trouble.
