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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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BovaryX · 06/12/2019 06:03

TC’s shenanigans and his determined attempt to breach Feline Nirvana next door really deserves official recognition....

YetAnotherSpartacus · 05/12/2019 18:39

Nooooooo!!! TC just wants kitten kisses.

AllYouGoodGoodPeople · 05/12/2019 18:35

"that kitten would make an excellent meal"

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 05/12/2019 15:47

I'm very flattered to think that the epic saga of TC is going to be considered within the hallowed walls of the MN Star Chamber Grin.
Followers of TC may not be aware that he has been around for far longer than the duration of this thread.
Enclosed are some pictures from April 2018 when he first became aware of the new kittens. His M.O. hasn't changed much.

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Next door's -thug- cat
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Nonstopbuttmachine · 05/12/2019 14:42

I love the notion of TC being no. 1 on the agenda in the very serious Classics Consideration Meeting and the MNHQ panel casting their votes Grin

AnniePankettonne · 05/12/2019 14:27

At 934 posts this is getting towards the 1K. I have asked for it to go into Classics . I got a note back saying it goes to a Classic Consideration meeting .

Supersimkin2 · 04/12/2019 17:00

Sorry Grumpy - guilty as charged. Grin

TC is of course Not Your Cat. But it takes a village....

... as we believe you may, whether you like it or not, be aware of. Grin

Nonstopbuttmachine · 04/12/2019 14:33

...not forgetting a place setting at your table for Christmas dinner 😻

AllYouGoodGoodPeople · 04/12/2019 13:26

Yeah imagine how happy he would look all curled up on your sofa with all your cats snuggled up next to him....

YetAnotherSpartacus · 04/12/2019 09:53

Deep down we all know he is your cat :)

AllYouGoodGoodPeople · 04/12/2019 09:49

I'm quite amused by being held responsible for my NDN's cat when he's sitting in NDN's house on the cover of NDN's inside swimming pool

Obviously none of this would be an issue if you just accepted the inevitable and simply let him in your house Grin

saltysally · 03/12/2019 21:46

Considering TC looks like the most neglected cat ever, his owner (not Grumpy I know) is hardly going to let him come back to harm...

AnniePankettonne · 03/12/2019 21:12

I know TC is not your cat . It is just that the thought of ...

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 03/12/2019 21:00

Please relax everyone - TC is in no danger.

Thought I'd better clarify a few points though.

1 - TC is NOT MY CAT
2 - That is not my swimming pool.

More importantly. the cover is held in side and end runners, the weight of a cat will definitely not collapse it and there is no open edge to the cover (my NDN is not daft).

Mind you I'm quite amused by being held responsible for my NDN's cat when he's sitting in NDN's house on the cover of NDN's inside swimming pool.

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AnniePankettonne · 03/12/2019 20:29

You can't let that happen to TC !

Supersimkin2 · 03/12/2019 20:16

ffs Grumpy don't let him do that - I know two dogs who died falling under those covers. Sorry, sorry to be so ghoulish but it's insanely dangerous as once you fall in you can't get out.

AllYouGoodGoodPeople · 03/12/2019 19:13

You say training pool, he's thinking large cat water bed.

How loose is the lid? Wouldn't it be a shame one day if it were to give way under all that extra weight?

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 03/12/2019 18:50

Is the water heating always on?.

It's a training pool in regular use - so yes it is kept warm.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 03/12/2019 17:59

Is the water heating always on?.

Nonstopbuttmachine · 03/12/2019 17:54

One false move and TC will end up in the pool Shock Let's hope his winter blubber acts as a buoyancy aid Grin

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 03/12/2019 12:42

Spartacus

I think he's more like Fagin Grin

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 03/12/2019 12:35

He’s like Oliver Twist or little Orphan Annie ... poor little lonely sweetie.

BovaryX · 03/12/2019 12:08

Ha! I also hope TC keeps his claws in, he is in danger of a Baltic immersion! Does TC have a cat basket as well as the water bed? He always looks slightly melancholic. Because he wants to move to feline nirvana...

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 03/12/2019 11:36

Iorek Bjornsen Shock. I now have a mental image of TC losing his armour in a drunken brawl.

NDN has kindly sent me a picture of TC on his latest sleeping place - the swimming pool cover. Must be rather like a water bed. I'm hoping he keeps his claws in.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 03/12/2019 10:52

Also, I think that’s an unflattering camera angle.

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