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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 · 30/04/2019 19:02

Dear God he's trying to get through the window now. We are under siege Grin

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Historydweeb · 30/04/2019 17:47

Wow! He's a very handsome Sir puss but if he tried hissing at me in my own house he'd be getting a very swift boot in the ring piece.

Fluffycloudland77 · 30/04/2019 17:45

Maybe he will mellow with age.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 30/04/2019 17:41

Having had a quiet week, terrorist-cat (his owner's description of him) used stealth mode to get back in again today - at least he left with good grace this time. He then tried to get in again after another ten minutes - just about to deal with him when he was spotted by Sybil and chased off.
Now he's relaxing on the patio while getting dirty looks from my three boys.
I have to admire his cheek.

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Dontgiveamonkeys1350 · 24/04/2019 08:13

I had one that did that. For a while I kept the food up. And after a while it didn’t bother coming back in as the food wasn’t there. Sometimes I keep his food upstairs so my cat can still eat it. But the other cats don’t know it is there

YetAnotherSpartacus · 23/04/2019 14:50

He's a sweetie cheeky fucker!

Minkies11 · 23/04/2019 12:30

It's a shame he is agressive as he seems quite fond Grin

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/04/2019 09:04

I have three boys and one girl. Sybil hates him and sees him off. Basil fights him occasionally but they also frequently ignore each other. Our two younger cats seem fairly relaxed around him.
If it wasn't for his vicious streak I really wouldn't be bothered.

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smurfy2015 · 23/04/2019 08:54

Are your cats male or female? op

I had this with an older cat who was being bullied at home by visiting male cats. He was a male neutered. The intruders used to try coming in the doors/windows if open. They were also resistant to water pistols and would hiss at me as I squirted them right in the face.

I laughed as a vet friend recommended, I protect his area by showing the other cats that he was a bigger buck than them. A friend described how the phone calls that ensured were hilarious. Cue me ringing around a few male friends and asking them to collect urine for me in large milk bottles which I then scattered around the boundary, the invaders stopped coming into his territory after a few days. There was obviously a bigger buck than them around.

Pictures OP going around the garden with milk container of men's urine, it worked for me with that cat.

wheresmymojo · 23/04/2019 08:54

I'm afraid he's clearly casing the joint...looking for flaws in the front door to bust it open whenever suits him.

SpamChaudFroid · 23/04/2019 08:48

I caught my intruder indoors, wrapped him up completely in an old towel so he could hardly move and dunked him in a sink of cold water. Holy fuck, you're joking right?

Fluffycloudland77 · 23/04/2019 08:42

Ah he looks so cute though.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/04/2019 08:35

BoundByBriars I would have done this morning - but I don't normally carry a water pistol on the school run.
At least he was friendly this morning - rubbed up against my legs, purred and made no attempt to maim or dismember me.

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BoundByBriars · 23/04/2019 08:15

Water pistol for sure. Every time he’s nearby.

We are currently in the same situation.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/04/2019 08:11

Update - hissing no longer works - dropped DS2 at bus stop this morning - on my return was met by neighbour's cat on porch. I ended up going round the back to let myself in Grin.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/04/2019 21:26

MsMightyTitanAndHerTroubadours
Next door also have 3 dogs which their cat seems to manage with an iron paw, so I don't think the cat would care.

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Minkies11 · 20/04/2019 18:26

Basil is very impressive!
Sometimes a hiss and stamped foot in cat thugs direction can get the message across although he does sound quite stealthy!

MsMightyTitanAndHerTroubadours · 20/04/2019 17:14

can you borrow a large dog? We have a local thug, and every couple of years he makes it his business to incorporate our end of the street his territory, our large GSD saw him off once, when idiotcat (mine) and Timmy thugcat were having a standoff that he swiped the poor dog across the nose as he went by, this did mean that Timmy was very impressed by idiotcat's daring

MrsBertBibby · 20/04/2019 17:12

Sentry duty. Aye right!

wigglypiggly · 20/04/2019 17:09

Keep up with the hissing. Basil is a real beauty.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/04/2019 17:07

And Basil is now doing (half hearted) sentry duty by the French windows.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/04/2019 17:01

Good news. DW just hissed at him on the patio and he legged it. We'll see how long that works.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/04/2019 16:57

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You have a point but my four cats have different ideas...
Sybil sees him off when she sees him and at half twelve last night Basil and him were kicking seven bells out of each other.

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Coronapop · 20/04/2019 16:41

I caught my intruder indoors, wrapped him up completely in an old towel so he could hardly move and dunked him in a sink of cold water. He did not return.

HuggedTheRedwoods · 20/04/2019 16:38

He certainly looks like he's in charge on your table! As you get on well with them, would your neighbours consider putting a collar with a bell on him for a few weeks at least to help you try to hear him sneaking in?