I have a lovely old 14 year old male cat, very clean and housetrained, who has recently become anxious and scared to come downstairs.
Yesterday, DH and I came in to find cat wee on our sofa - it absolutely stank. I am absolutely certain it isn't our moggie, as he seemed upset by it (and, as I mentioned, is very particular about going to the loo outside). I disinfected and steam cleaned and started to get the idea that another cat might be coming into the house.
I just got back from a run to catch a strange orange and white cat in the act of eating my cat's food in the kitchen!! It clearly has a collar but looks in a bit of a state.
How do I stop it coming in? I know the obvious answer is a microchip-operated cat flap, and I will install one of these in the near future. However, I'm gearing up to have some work done on my house and will probably get two flaps installed (for insulation reasons) as part of this- one on the wall coming into a cupboard, one on the cupboard door, thus creating an airlock because the current flap lets in a ton of cold air in the winter. I'm not eager to spend a lot of money now on a new flap that I can only use for a few months.
If I scare it/chase it off, will that be enough to stop it coming in for now? Any other ideas??
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shovetheholly · 18/04/2016 10:05
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