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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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Nonstopbuttmachine · 29/06/2019 14:20

Poor malnourished, crumple-chinned TC 😿

Bookworm4 · 29/06/2019 12:52

Poor wee soul, who would be happy getting chased by a broom 😭

CassandraCross · 29/06/2019 12:32

No, no, he is not a psycho he's just misunderstoodGrin.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 29/06/2019 11:51

He sounds hungry, poor little thing.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 29/06/2019 11:27

TC stormed the house this morning. Shock
French Doors were open being guarded by Sybil. TC suddenly legged it through the doors, ran through the house and got to the cat food. I followed to be greeted by hissing and growling. DW then tried to ease TC out with a broom - which TC attacked, also swiping DW's leg.
Sybil then appeared and chased TC out accompanied by a loud weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.
So much for the poor little pussy cat with sad pleading eyes. He's a psycho I tell you!

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Next door's -thug- cat
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YetAnotherSpartacus · 29/06/2019 08:39

It’s the way his poor little chin is all crumpled against the table ...

sweetkitty · 28/06/2019 22:18

Oh he’s feeling sorry for himself tonight.

The going on in our house today centred around a huge blue bottle which had flown in the window, soppy boy cat was chasing and chirping at it so excitedly. He finally got it and it was in and out of his mouth about 8 times! Girl cat came to see what the fuss was about and ate it. Boy cat was still looking it for another 10 minutes.

Mia184 · 28/06/2019 21:26

He definitely looks sorry for himself!

I feel sorry for him! Grin

CassandraCross · 28/06/2019 21:06

He definitely looks sorry for himself!

CassandraCross · 28/06/2019 21:06

How can you resist those pleading eyes, heart of stoneGrin.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 28/06/2019 21:05

2 minutes after the above pictures Sybil appeared so TC jumped onto the table.
Can't help feeling TC is looking a bit depressed at having to move.

Next door's -thug- cat
Next door's -thug- cat
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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 28/06/2019 20:57

Not quite sure what going on tonight.

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Next door's -thug- cat
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CrispbuttyNo1 · 27/06/2019 22:37

Great thread 😊

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 27/06/2019 22:17

I think it would have to be accompanied by 'The cat came back (the very next day)'

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acatcalledjohn · 27/06/2019 22:07

What song though?

Eye of the tiger? What's new pussycat?

Nonstopbuttmachine · 27/06/2019 21:12

OP can you make a montage of TC's finest moments with a soundtrack?

Bookworm4 · 27/06/2019 13:22

@ithinkmycatistryingtokillme
Both cats sound lovely wee pals 😻

MoreOfADogPerson · 26/06/2019 13:16

We are getting closer to an uneasy detente between my dog and NDN's cat - he is getting better at not yanking my arm out of its socket by vigorously ushering her off the doorstep, and she's getting better at not taunting him from the windowsill while he's in the livingroom.

ithinkmycatistryingtokillme · 26/06/2019 10:00

At least your dcats don't seem to be encouraging TC to move in, unlike our dcat who seems to be encouraging one of NDNs cats to move in! Came down yesterday to find both of them sitting happily in the kitchen, dcat has also been seen giving him creatures that he's caught!

NDNs' cat is a lovely friendly cat though and as his owner admits a complete coward.

Ribrabrob · 26/06/2019 04:46

Oh deary me Thug Cat, don't loose your street cred!

Nonstopbuttmachine · 24/06/2019 21:24

Oh I reckon TC has messed up big time, he didn't realise you were there! Shock He'll be kicking himself now (with his big sooty paws) and thinking of a new way to intimidate you tomorrow.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 24/06/2019 20:52

I have today seen a different side of TC and am beginning to think he may be a bit of a wuss.
I was at our neighbours this morning and TC walked in with a dead vole in his mouth. NDN thanked TC, TC then dropped the vole at NDN's feet and wandered off. Shock
In my experience real cats do one of the following,
bring in live prey and let them go in the house,
growl at you if you try and rescue a still living rodent from them,
come in with a dead rodent at three in the morning and wake you up by noisily eating it, or
eat half of a mouse and leave the rest back end in your dressing gown pocket for later.

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TheCatThatDanced · 24/06/2019 16:08

Coronacat Grin

We had the cat next door when ours was alive try to come in but also would wind mine up and they'd hiss at each other through the gaps in the fence. Didn't help that my cat would sit in their garden on the summer house roof (could get there easily from my fence) and glare at him.

Eventually they became 'frenemies' and teamed up to scare other cats out of the garden but Rex (NDN cat) would come out at night and Felix (my cat) would only be allowed out in the morning and afternoon (up to 6/7pm) - they worked out to avoid each other and stay away but occasionally enjoyed tormenting each other through the fence...

YetAnotherSpartacus · 23/06/2019 18:07

Keep up the good work TC!

oyoyoy · 23/06/2019 02:08

Best thread ever! Please keep it going! Confession: I've never had a pet but I so desperately want a cat after threading this thread 🙈