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Next door's -thug- cat

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/04/2019 12:35

Has started coming in our house and stealing cat food.
Our cats dislike him. (understatement...)
Once he's in it's a problem removing him because he growls, hisses and then attacks us (launches at our legs etc).
He spends an inordinate amount of time in our garden or staring in through the French windows. Any suggestion how to gently discourage him? I have no intention of having outside doors shut for the whole summer.
Enclosed a picture of him sitting on our outside table.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 11/07/2019 18:40

For those of you requesting updates. DW reports that yesterday the ubiquitous TC spent much of the time stretching up to peer in through the living room window.
He's currently relaxing on the patio table (having only half heartedly acknowledged his owner who was also here). He has even consented to frequent head strokes - he's clearly very tired.

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Nonstopbuttmachine · 11/07/2019 16:12

Oh I've been waiting for a TC update Sad

Scorpiovenus · 11/07/2019 16:01

Kick it up the arse lol

Ribrabrob · 11/07/2019 15:28

Any updates? Smile

Mia184 · 06/07/2019 21:53

He knows you well!☺️

CassandraCross · 06/07/2019 11:03

In built food radar!

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 06/07/2019 10:14

Out and about today so left some munchies and water outside for our cats.
I'd swear he appeared in under 10 seconds...

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TheLongRider · 05/07/2019 22:55

Never feck with a female and her territory!

In my experience, the females are hardest to win over. The boys will bicker and squabble but eventually settle down to ignoring/tolerating each other. Any of my girl cats have been very loathe to share territory. Except if they took a fancy to the new boy, then they'd bat their lashes at him and chirrup at him. Otherwise, once an enemy always the enemy

Nonstopbuttmachine · 05/07/2019 21:03

Sybil deserves a medal in all of this. She is the only one defending her territory whilst her brothers wimp out.

She's like the Beyonce/Helen Mirren of cats Grin

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 05/07/2019 19:24

Ahh Sybil looks like a tiny fur coated dragon Grin

My two cats are planning to have their first ever trip into the garden tomorrow .
NDN cat is a large ginger/white who was taunting them yesterday sauntering round their garden.

My cats had their little faces smooshed up against the french door , willing him to feel the weight of their stares and the depths of their disgust .

We'll hover round the garden on their first few voyages . (And it will be bloody lovely to open a window or two!)

Once they're happy we'll set up the catflap microchip reader . (So that Ginger next door doesn't pile in)

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 05/07/2019 18:46

The attached photo has nothing to do with TC - I'm just wondering if Sybil is practising moves to use on him Grin.

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sqeakywheel · 04/07/2019 16:34

I wonder if he's desperate to live with you because it's not allowed. The food tastes nicer because it's not his.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 04/07/2019 16:25

Far too hot today for any shenanigans TC is relaxing in the shade under our car and was quite happy for me to say hello and stroke his head.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 02/07/2019 23:13

Ah - the dressing gown pocket incident predates Lenny by a long time (Monty was the chief suspect).
But I wouldn't put anything past TC...

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MoreOfADogPerson · 02/07/2019 22:40

Has he had access to your house, or could he have subverted Lenny? Check your dressing gown pockets...

CassandraCross · 02/07/2019 21:52

You should be Grumpy he's laid a trap for you somewhereGrin

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 02/07/2019 21:23

CassandraCross
I've been impressed by your previous insights into TC's behaviour.
You have now worried me very worried Shock

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CassandraCross · 02/07/2019 21:09

TC looks decidedly smug, as if he knows something you don't GrumpyGrin

acatcalledjohn · 02/07/2019 20:32

Happy face!

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 02/07/2019 18:46

All is back to normal with TC (and he's no longer looking depressed Smile) Cat chess at the front of the house this morning - and this afternoon TC and Lenny were very half heartedly slapping each other in the undergrowth. TC is now in his preferred spot outside the French doors.

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CassandraCross · 30/06/2019 15:21

I think TC is just varying his tactics PattedPlont, it all part of 'The TC War of Attrition Master Plan for Domination of Neighbours', it is but a mere stepping stone on the path to total overlordship of the world!

TopBitchoftheWitches · 30/06/2019 14:19

Op he looks like a lovely boy. Embrace him, he wants to be your friend !

PattedPlont · 30/06/2019 14:13

Thug Cat is off his game!

Just so I could share, I get this in my face regularly. His name is Godzilla.

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NumptyMum · 30/06/2019 01:28

Loving these photos! Reminds me, some years ago a bengal cat was the only cat who ever turned around and SPRAYED our cat. Never seen a cat pee on another, ever! Poor old Charlie had to get a thorough washing...

Moving to where we live now, our local TC is next door's tabby. Last summer, he liked to beat up the window behind which our new kitten sat, watching him. However the kitten is a Maine Coon, and is now half-a-cat larger than TC. He actually hero-worships him, much to TCs disgust, and follows him round all day, trying to get a rise out of him – ha! TC is definitely diminished. Answer: get a fifth cat, but make it a Maine Coon.

Mia184 · 29/06/2019 14:45

I am sure he would share his food with Sybil. Poor TC