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AIBU?

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Original poster

to want to take out a hit on the neighbour's cat?

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Amethyst24 · 31/01/2015 20:37

Or possibly an ASBO?

The fucker keeps coming into our garden and beating up our cat. She's small and adorable and he's a big black and white thug. Last time was before Christmas and she had a few scratches but was okay; this time there's a massive bloody gash on her ear, so vet tomorrow. Poor little thing! She's our baby and we are v v protective of her.

It wouldn't be unreasonable to send the boys round, would it?

(To be fair, I suspect she does the cat equivalent of, "Get out of my garden! Get the fuck out right now or I'll... Oh, wait.")

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TaliZorahVasNormandy · 01/02/2015 22:02

One of my friends cats killed her hamster, by slicing its throat, the dying hammy got a lasting strike and injured the cat.

My rabbit attacked the neighbours cat coming into his garden, after that, they came to understanding of where the kitty could go.

My rabbit was a proper hard though.

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Amethyst24 · 01/02/2015 22:16

Rock-hard rabbit. Love it.

If the problem was night-time, we'd absolutely keep her in, but the bugger attacks at random, any time of day or night. She mostly stays in at night anyway because she's a pampered little princess who doesn't like getting her paws cold.

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TaliZorahVasNormandy · 01/02/2015 22:20

My Thumper was a legend, loved that rabbit.

Just try and soak the little fucker, eventually they give up.

trufflesnout · 02/02/2015 09:04

Unfortunately neutered girls are at the bottom of the heap in cat society. I swear the bastards operate on a Tory-esque system. Agreeing with the water pistol! Maybe accompany her on her nighttime wee I have done this for my cat before? No bully will duff up a darling if their mummy is close by

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Amethyst24 · 02/02/2015 10:43

Night-time wee you say? Like I would force my darling outside to wee. She has a tray filled with the finest litter money can buy. In our bedroom.

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oldgrandmama · 02/02/2015 11:13

Amethyst24 - the litter tray is in your BEDROOM? I bow in adoration to you as the best, most loving, slave ever ... that is totally above and beyond the call of duty to the furry little tyrants.

As for OP's problem...definitely one of those super duper battery operated water guns. Won't hurt the annoying cat, but will deter it. Do not even think of one of those pellet guns. OK, the pellets are plastic, but if one hits the annoying puss in the eye, it could cause awful problems for the animal.

stormtreader · 02/02/2015 12:36

Does your cat want to roam, or just be outside? If they just want to be in your garden, you could look into cat-proofing your fences to keep yours in and the others out, its not a cheap option but may be cheaper than all the vet bills :/

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Amethyst24 · 02/02/2015 12:41

stormtreader she doesn't roam much, just potters about and sometimes goes into the (cat-free) neighbour's garden for an explore. Cat-proofing's not an option as we're renting atm, but when we move later in the year the problem will hopefully be solved one way or another!

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trufflesnout · 02/02/2015 16:47

Night-time wee you say? Like I would force my darling outside to wee.

You have taken cat ownership to a new level. I worship you. I hope I too can be like you, one day... one day...

oldgrandmama · 02/02/2015 17:15

Reminds me of a lovely vet we knew many years ago. He was a real softie and his house was a menagerie of animals that had been brought in to be killed because their owners couldn't be bothered any more ... those he couldn't rehome, he and his nice nurses adopted. These included a cat that happily went out but insisted on having a tray indoors. The vet, bless him, tried for months to train her by digging a hole in the garden with his hands, imitating 'paws', while the cat stood by with a 'are you quite mad?' expression on her furry face. She never did 'go' outside, but had a long and happy life with the vet, always using a litter tray.

Germgirl · 02/02/2015 17:23

My black & white idiot is as thick as mince and soft as shite, he'd never beat anyone up. But there is a fat doppelgänger of his who roams round the neighborhood. It's beaten PicklePig up at least twice, needing expensive operations each time.
There was a kerfuffle at the cat flap a few weeks ago. I went into the kitchen to see a black & white cat crouching down in front of the flap. I picked it up & tried to cuddle it thinking it was my cat. It wasn't. It was the doppelgänger. It savaged me, scratching my face & neck quite badly. I shouted for DH, he opened the door & I turfed it out. PicklePig was cowering outside the door.
PicklePig has a magnetic cat flap so we think the doppelgänger had followed him in the flap, PicklePig had turned round & legged it back through the flap & then PicklePig had stopped the doppelgänger leaving via the flap again. Hence the noisy kerrfuffle.
We have a water pistol, I will not hesitate to use it if the doppelgänger returns.
Op, I hope your princess cat is ok

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