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neighbour scaring cat off from her garden

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DanHumphreyIsA · 27/08/2017 20:46

Ok not by being physical but just chasing him off with a water pistol or shooing him away.

I am not being arsy about that, by the way but wondering if IBU to offer to buy her some cat repellants or something? OH thinks we should leave it and thinks she's just mean lol.

We have only recently moved to this area, have never spoken to her. We said hello a few times, she's not interested, fair enough. We've also put a note through before when we had work done to the house to apologise for the noise (she's quite old, I would say 70+) so I atleast hope she knows we're not mean people.

We can't keep the cat in as he was a stray so used to outdoors and goes crazy if hes kept in. I have tried shouting him when he goes over the fence, but, well he's a cat Grin

I dont like it as he's my baby of course, but if she doesn't like cats or whatever and aslong as he's not hurt I can't exactly say anything.
I'm not really sure whether to just let it be and let her chase him off? I'm just worried he might piss her off enough to start chucking stones at him or something.

She's obviously not fussed about us being 'neighbourly' so I dont know if it would be overstepping to go and offer her some cat repellents or similar (open to suggestions on something 'similar' btw)

OP posts:
kali110 · 28/08/2017 17:39

Forheavenssake ignore it, clearly mnet also found the comments wrong too as i can' t see them.

Forheavenssake · 28/08/2017 19:53

I dunno lol I don't pay much mind. Key board warrior :)

WhatToDoAboutThis2017 · 28/08/2017 20:31

Was told I was using my mothers mums net account (not sure what that was about)

Yep, I did say that and I stand by it. I don't actually think an adult would come across the way you do with all the lols, SPAG errors and confusion over what someone is talking about.

That's not mean, it's simply how I view the way you're coming across.

MadamMinacious · 28/08/2017 21:04

warning not RTT just the OP

I give my neighbour permission to spray my cat with water if she's annoying her in her garden. She has a lovely garden and she isn't keen on cats - fair enough. It doesn't hurt my girl, just deters her. She IS the nosiest cat in the world (I checked Wink )

As it happens she doesn't seem to like her garden anyway but I don't think it harms the cat to be squirted with water (as long as they aren't on a high fence where they may slip and fall).

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