Catgate

[SirSugar]

This rumbles on and on, so far have done the following;

asked nicely
got cross
written letters
telephoned
offered to get them a cat (they don't want one)
kept cat indoors, except for 15 mins in morning

but they are STILL feeding mine who is greedy and if I'm not on the ball during his 15 min morning run will be let into their house and not let out until I telephone to ask them to let him out.

Apparently, they used to keep a cat and for sentimental reasons they keep his bowls and 'put a little food down' which my cat nibbles on YET they have done everything they reasonably can NOT to feed my cat

[now absolutely fucking furious emoticon]

[SirSugar]

personally, I think he is lying when he says hes feeding all the neighbours cats, I have a clear view of the entrance where they let the cat in and have never seen any other cat hanging around or being let in.

He says he leaves food down, I asked if he left it outside or inside, he wouldn't answer properly but was evavssive and said he leaves it everywhere. I'm going to spray all the pavement and his fence with cat repellent.

Also going to look into small claims, as suggested upthread.

Looks like its going to be a dirty war, he is so fucking unpleasant, yet claimed that we have dragged down the neighbourhood by being unpleasant. I was very reasonable with polite letters and requests at the beginning. oh I forgot, had a christmas card from them for the first time in many years.

DP said we should send one back which I absolutely refused as I know if we go for drinks, or send back cards he is so fucking loony tunes he will see that this is green card to carry on feeding cat and is exactly what he wants

I'm am livid with rage

[SirSugar]

apologies;typos due to RAGE

[fergoose]

wow - I'm not surprised you are hopping mad.

What did he reply when you mentioned narcissism and social services?

[SantasStrapon]

What did you say when you mentioned SS and him locking his wife up?

[Merran]

How about keeping the cat in for a month or so and having a run in the garden built, and telling them he had to be put down because of the over eating?

[hiddenhome]

You haven't managed to get an ASBO on them then? What did the PCSOs have to say about all this?

They're just bloody thieves that's what.

[RandomMess]

You can put up all sorts of things to keep your cat in your garden, is that worth investigating? It's not cheap but at least you know your cat will never get ran over.

[MissHonkover]

That's even weirder, if he's lied about feeding other cats. And leaving food "everywhere", but you can't see it?

Please tell us what he said about locking up the wife and wearing his deceased cat on his head.

[SirSugar]

he kept saying 'thankyou for your thoughts' and wishing me seasons greetings. He avoids answering any direct questions tells me that 'no,no,no you must listen to me' and then gave me a lecture about his vet niece who has given her verdict on the cat and then tells me I must look afterr it properly.

Talking to him makes my head feel like its going to explode

All I ask is for him to STOP FEEDING THE CAT and he refuses saying its not his fault if my cat comes round eating food they have left out.

my cat will go out straight after breakfast and then wait on their doorstep to be let in. he or the wife let it in shut the door, feed it. I HAVE THE WHOLE LOT ON VIDEO

I said did he fancy sharing my vets bills and he said yes, come round and we will draw up a contract!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!

[SirSugar]

considering all options at the moment, cant bear keeping cat in

[RandomMess]

Site seems to be hacked at the moment but try this site when it's back up

www.katzecure.com

Basically you attach poles to the fences/walls and the cats can't get over them to escape the garden

[Northernlurker]

They are definately trying to nick your cat. How awful

[MissHonkover]

A contract????!!!!!!!!! Demented!

[hiddenhome]

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect your pet cat to be able to wander around its own neighbourhood. I don't see why you should have to confine it to your garden. These neighbours are being totally unreasonable. Try kidnapping his wife and see how he likes it The cat is your property and their trying to steal it. Worth an ASBO I think. What they are doing is antisocial and they're breaking the law.

[VikingWenceslas]

Not going to be of any help, but we have a batty old neighbour who has fallen in love with one of our cats, and has been feeding him for about a year now. He still comes home from time to time, mostly to eat. I saw the batty lady a couple of days ago and she told me she'd started getting him diet food as he's getting a bit tubby...

[hiddenhome]

My SIL has just told me that one of her neighbours has inherited a cat that left home because its owners got two dogs

[ThatVikRinA22]

i feel your pain

my neighbours stole my cat. for the last 5 years of his life i never saw him, except when he needed a vet. the dh used to come round to tell me the cat needed a vet.
drove me insane.

i moved. ive now got 2 more (lost both my last ones, one to cancer, one to the neighbour then to cancer)

my moggies are now homegirls. they are allowed out, but they dont go far and ive not moggie loving neighbours to nick em.

[SirSugar]

This still goes on.

I kept cat in for two months over winter and it started to break off its fur down its left flank. So, I wrote another letter to crazy neighbours saying that I was going to let it out again and DO NOT LET IT IN/FEED IT etc.

The fucking people will not listen. So everyday I call the cat to come in and I can see it inside their house meowing to get out. The woman comes, lets out cat, I give hard stare and don't engage with her. However now I sometimes have to bang on their front door, then she lets it out.

The other day cat was in there, then dissappeared, then she came to door stuck fingers up and shouted fuck off and pretended it was across the road by pointing to someone elses house. She went and got it when I said I was going to call police.

This morning I was late for work getting it out of her house.

Why are these people soooo fucking unreasonable

[SaggyOldClothCatPuss]

Could you build some kind if pen around your back door, so the cat can get outside but not out of the garden? They sound bonkers!

[Debeez]

SirSugar may I just applaud you for not smacking either of them in the face.

I had a mental neighbor who didn't understand what a Cornish Rex looked like, assumed we were mistreating him due to his unusual fur and kept putting cheap as shit cat food through the door causing him to leave his runny signatures through the house. We had to involve RSPCA, and threaten with police and solicitors.

She still gives me looks even just the other day she gave me the glare. She was cleaning the windows with no top on like......

Good luck.

[ChuffMuffin]

Is your cat flap lockable two ways? Would it be possible to have it so he can come in but not get back out?

Could you sneak a sonic cat repeller in their garden under a hedge or something?

Seriously though I feel so sorry for you, I've been through exactly the same.

[doctordwt]

I think by now I might have accidentally started putting a nice deposit of cat shit through their door/in their garden as a little thankyou for every time they let your cat in.

Ok maybe NOT through their door. But I would certainly think about saving the contents of the litter tray for their garden. And if they say anything, look blank and say what do they expect if they encourage strange cats onto their property.

Failing that, sign them up for every bit of junk mail under the sun.

[doctordwt]

Just read the whole thread (!) - so what happened with the police visit/ safer communities thing?

I'd now go the whole hog and report them again and again - this is antisocial behaviour, could be described as harassment - and clearly the way he treats his wife should be a cause for concern! Forget trying to threaten them with reporting - just report!

[RuleBritannia]

If the neighbour puts food out in various places, isn't that encouraging rats and other undesirable possibilities?