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What to do about local aggressive cat.

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Peonperfect · 28/05/2026 19:09

My new neighbours have a cat. It hasn’t come into my garden yet thank goodness but it does a target me and my toddler every evening when we leave the house. I don’t seem to see it during the day but in the evening it sits on our front steps and displays quite aggressive body language and arches its back. If you try and shoo it away it comes at you. It has swiped at my toddler a few times and we’re now quite scared of leaving the house as we leave it always walks towards us and follows us away. It is entire and has gone after a few local dogs.

If it were a dog I could report it. Anyone got any ideas?

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Beebopwasthebest · 28/05/2026 19:16

What happens if you pointedly ignore it? It's defending what it believes ( rightly or wrongly) to be it's territory against all incomers. If the hissing and arched back makes you "leave" I.e. walk away - then that behaviour has done it's job and he might not escalate to the offensive swiping etc.

Shooing him, staring at him can be seen as a threat and if he is confident and very territorial he won't back down! He is new to the area and experiencing a LOT of stress as he has no established territory.

Neighbours should have him castrated which will lessen the territorial drive.

After that...water pistol

Endofyear · 28/05/2026 19:15

Keep a spray bottle by the front door and spray it with water?