We've a lovely rescue cat, about 2 years old, had him nearly a year. He is totally relaxed with us (including 2 DC and their friends all preschoolers), loves being out and about and brings us birds/mice/pigeons all summer. No cat flap so he's in and out all day.
Next door's cat has no catflap either and is often hanging out with ours. Recently he's started to come in our front door when I'm unloading the kids, I've found him upstairs when bringing shopping in, and today he came in the back door while I was sorting the bins and started snacking on the cat food in the kitchen. Our cat took it all in his stride and jumped up to eat his wet food while next door's cat ate the dry food in the bowl 2 inches from it!
My dilemma is whether to chase out next doors cat or just let him come and go as he pleases.....
Next door work fulltime and are out a lot more than they used to be in the evenings and daytime. In the recent freezing weather their cat has been sleeping in our summerhouse which we leave open for our cat to use whenever we are out (if he's not asleep on my bed as usual!) I think they are home overnight nearly every night.
I don't want to steal their cat, I don't want to stress our soppy hunter out, but I do feel a bit sorry for their shorthaired tabby in the snow when our longhaired tabby is refusing to go out as it's too cold.
Anyone any experience of this?
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Lovethesea · 12/03/2013 21:06
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