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Why does next door's cat keep coming in?

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ericamorgan · 06/10/2022 22:17

Next door got a cat about 18 months ago.

The car has come in about 6/7 times now. Would probably be more if we were less cautious of her

Tonight H walked in front the lounge to the kitchen, and there she was, strolling across the kitchen counter tops! As if sweet all was out of place

It shits in our garden. Our dog is scared of cats and won't go anywhere near it!

H tried to shoo it away tonight and it went for him, in the end he opened the street door and then whacked the kitchen door open. That startled her and she made a run for it out the door

What can we do to stop this? She gets through windows.

H says if she does this again or shits in our garden once more, she will regret it!

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ericamorgan · 06/10/2022 22:20

Just to add that when she's done this before and it's just been me here, she stolls past me and the DC like she lives here! Our presence doesn't deter her at all

She just comes in and noses around the place, in a leisurely stroll

Why isn't she afraid to come in?! I've even had a cat before and there's no way he would've just come into someone's house

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ericamorgan · 06/10/2022 22:23

Bump!

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SoupDragon · 06/10/2022 22:26

Because it's an animal and doesn't understand it's your house and because it can.

H says if she does this again or shits in our garden once more, she will regret it!

in what way will she "regret it"...?

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ericamorgan · 07/10/2022 01:25

@SoupDragon well yes it's an animal but I've lived around cats before and none of them just randomly popped into my house and took a casual wonder around Confused

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TooHotToRamble · 07/10/2022 01:58

My cats go into other peoples houses and we've had numerous cats try to get into ours with varying success. One is particularly persistent. He comes in eats my cats food and we've found him asleep on one of the beds upstairs before!

It's very normal for cats to go into other people's houses. They are nosy buggers and have no sense that their house isn't a space they should be entering.

Keyansier · 07/10/2022 02:00

TooHotToRamble · 07/10/2022 01:58

My cats go into other peoples houses and we've had numerous cats try to get into ours with varying success. One is particularly persistent. He comes in eats my cats food and we've found him asleep on one of the beds upstairs before!

It's very normal for cats to go into other people's houses. They are nosy buggers and have no sense that their house isn't a space they should be entering.

You're okay with your cats randomly going into other people's houses uninvited? You might not be okay with the result if your cat randomly ventured into mine. Take care of your own cats if you want them so badly.

Chloefairydust · 07/10/2022 02:27

Cats do this, if there’s an open window or door they won’t understand they are not allowed in… maybe try a fly screen on your window?

You could also leave orange peel around the windowsill, cats hate the smell of it. Or just shut your windows 🤷🏼‍♀️

Please don’t be cruel to the cat though

Chloefairydust · 07/10/2022 02:28

One of our neighbours uses cat scarers in their garden, they emit a noise only cats can hear, this might stop them pooping in the garden?

teaiseverything · 07/10/2022 02:30

How does he plan on making her regret it?

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 07/10/2022 02:36

Don't get a cat trap, its cruel to tempt it and then dump it in the middle of nowhere. Leave a saucepan and wooden spoon handy and chase it whenever it comes in. If you see it in your garden use the hose or throw a jug if water at it. I say this as a devoted cat owner, I love mine, but I know not everyone does.

However, don't be cruel!!

JohnsShirt · 07/10/2022 02:39

Cats do this, they are cats, annoying fuzzy shits, I have three of them.
Shoo them out by all means, but no need to be cruel to them, or make them 'regret it'.
You seem to be taking it quite personally which is odd.

HoppingPavlova · 07/10/2022 02:44

I sympathise. We had a cat who was determined to come in to our house. It seems after owners had gone to bed it got lonely (guessing) and as we are a household of adults up all hours would come to ours. It would sit outside the front door wailing to be let in. So the people in bed would be woken and even when the last one went and all lights out it just spurred it on to louder wailing. It had staying power and would continue for a good hour after the last person was in bed. We had complaints from the neighbourhood that our cat was waking everyone during the night by wailing at our door and could we please just let it in - we don’t own a cat ffs.

We ended up taking it across to its owners at 3am, banging on their door until they got out of bed and telling them to keep the cat in when they went to bed. They came out with an entitled cat owner statement about cats doing what they wanted, wasn’t anything they could do etc. We said that’s fine, we will be bringing it over every night once it arrives at ours and banging on your door and waking the whole neighbourhood if necessary. Arseholes got the message.

HoppingPavlova · 07/10/2022 02:46

Oh, should have added, in our discussion the entitled fuckwits actually suggested we all go to bed earlier to lessen the problem re the cat coming to ours! True.

sashh · 07/10/2022 03:47

There is a theory that cats are all really Lloyd Grossman and they wander around going, "Who lives in a home like this?"

Arm everyone with a water pistol, it doesn't harm the cat but will discourage it from visiting.

Mine visits several neighbours but luckily for me they actually like her visiting.

SoupDragon · 07/10/2022 07:47

Keyansier · 07/10/2022 02:00

You're okay with your cats randomly going into other people's houses uninvited? You might not be okay with the result if your cat randomly ventured into mine. Take care of your own cats if you want them so badly.

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Why, what would you do to a cat that came into yours?

i do look after my cats, I can't stop them going into someone's house though. I'm more than happy for them to be sprayed with water or shooed away.

saraclara · 07/10/2022 08:18

Neighbours cats have always wandered into our house. They do that.
If you don't want this one to, then keep a water pistol to hand.

Did not let your husband hurt or abuse it in any way.

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Beamur · 07/10/2022 08:24

Water pistol or loud noise. If the cat has already gone for you - which is very unusual behaviour for a cat - I'd be very wary of doing something like shooing with a broom. Cats are rarely aggressive towards people but if a cat decides to bite you they are fast, have very sharp teeth and you will need anti biotics.

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You dont put someones pet in a trap and take it miles from home you heartless fool.

Floridana · 07/10/2022 08:41

@Keyansier at owners aren't being negligent by letting their cats roam around. It's what cats do. It's not that the owners 'can't be bothered to keep them in.' If it ventures into your home uninvited by all means shoo it away but catching it and dumping it in unfamiliar territory is just plain cruel.

SoupDragon · 07/10/2022 08:44

Rolling my eyes at the PP who said "it can" go into your house. Who said it can? The cat?

if that is directed at me, @Keyansier then you have very poor comprehension. It is going in because it can.. because it is able to. It is an animal, it doesn't understand permission.

emmathedilemma · 07/10/2022 08:56

Some cats are just like this! I used to come home from work and find my neighbour's cat sitting on my front doormat waiting to come in......i never fed him or actively encouraged him! He usually had a wander round, sometimes hid under the bed for a bit, a quick scritch and I'd evict him! Luckily he didn't mind being picked up so was quite easy to get rid of.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 07/10/2022 08:57

Sounds like she is 'casing your joint' 👀

Potential cat burglar, I'll be bound.😼

SquitMcJit · 07/10/2022 09:04

@Keyansier

Are you serious? You would trap an animal and release it a fair way from it’s home?

That is abhorrent. What do you think that would solve? Are you trying to teach it a lesson by making it terrified and probably unable to find its way home? What is wrong with you?

OP - as others have suggested a water spray and/or clapping it away will probably mean it doesn’t want to come in your house again.

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