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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 · 01/06/2019 20:19

Now I'm back - he's clearly not satisfied with monopolising the house, car, garden, patio, barbeque and compost bin. The boat is his as well.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 01/06/2019 20:12

TrixieFranklin
Your theory does sound worryingly plausible.

Fluffycloudland77
I think you are right. Apparently DW went onto the garden briefly before she set off to meet me for lunch. We suspect TC got in at that point and toured the house before getting to DS2's room.

MoreOfADogPerson

How very dare you - Lenny is innocent Grin

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MoreOfADogPerson · 01/06/2019 19:57

I suspect Lenny.

Fluffycloudland77 · 01/06/2019 19:22

He was probably in before you went out. Stealth mode and all that.

TrixieFranklin · 01/06/2019 19:10

Surely he used his key, I mean he does live with you and all Grin

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 01/06/2019 19:05

TC has moved to the next level.

DW and I were out for lunch and DS2 stayed at home studying in his room (mid GCSE exams). TC then saunters into DS2's room.
DS2 chased him down the stairs and out of the house while avoiding being swiped.

We don't know how he got in Shock.

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Rinkytinkpanther · 01/06/2019 00:14

He's very handsome. A bit like my boy whose a chunky tabby Smile

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ShakeYourTailFeathers · 31/05/2019 20:30

I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for him...he seems a bit lonely

YetAnotherSpartacus · 31/05/2019 20:18

TC! Best photo ever! It's the way it captures his desperate little face reflected in the window.

TinselAndKnickers · 31/05/2019 19:23

Ooh thank you fluffy! She's currently snoozing away after a busy day of chasing fliesGrin she's got a big fluffy tummy

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Fluffycloudland77 · 31/05/2019 18:49

Normal Bengal behaviour there. They just don’t care.

Apart from the boat 🤔

Tinsel your cat is GORGEOUS. Such a pretty cat.

Moominfan · 31/05/2019 18:39

Look at that neck!

Supersimpkin · 31/05/2019 18:35

You're his wife now.

Ilovetolurk · 31/05/2019 18:34

He’s the original cat burglar

CassandraCross · 31/05/2019 18:12

How fabulous does he look in that picture of him standing looking in the window.

Full marks for determination, TC.

HelmutFrontbut · 31/05/2019 17:51

😹😹😹 Wtf is he doing? Shock

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 31/05/2019 17:50

And obviously he must have dragged all the random bits of boat to the window to get a leg up because clearly I wouldn't have just left them there.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 31/05/2019 17:44

Sitting outside and TC must think we either blind or stupid as he's trying to break in through the window in full sight.

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CassandraCross · 31/05/2019 14:30

I reckon Sybil was just lulling TC into a false sense of security.

RonniePasas · 31/05/2019 14:22

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Rinkytinkpanther · 31/05/2019 14:14

Minkies, they are beauties (and they know it).

Minkies11 · 31/05/2019 14:11

Grumpy faces when babies.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 31/05/2019 13:57

MoreOfADogPerson
Go on then - show us your teenage puppy - we are a broad church here Grin.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 31/05/2019 13:39

Sybil failed to recognise what was going on behind her this morning.

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 31/05/2019 12:06

I actually give Sybil more chance of sporting out Brexit than TC.