My dog bit a cat 😪

[Bluetoybear]

Please be kind as I am so stressed over this.. name changed for this I have a 7 year old dog which is only walked on a lead 3 times a day in local park and let out in my back garden throughout the day for a wee etc. My back garden has a 6 foot fence around it so my dog can't get out. Yesterday the neighbours cat jumped into my garden and my dog ran after it and bit it on its leg. My neighbour has taken the poor cat to the vets and has had a big vets bill for it and neighbours husband has came round at tea time demanding I pay it all. He was very vocal about it and said if I don't pay it he will 'sue/take me to court/get in touch with authority's saying my dog is dangerous etc. I am so worried as the cat has awful injuries. I have offered to pay half out of goodwill but neighbours telling me I need to pay all of the bill which I can't afford.

Link to new thread👇

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4294020-The-ongoing-saga-of-cat-with-9-lives-and-bully-neighbour

New thread?

@GreyhoundG1rl

Why the confused face?

Regarding the law as it applies to domestic cats - we were taught as Vet students at RVC ( look it up ) back in the 60s that it was normal behaviour for a cat to range far and wide and to expect it to behave otherwise would be “Contra Naturam” and therefore it is unlikely that an owner could held responsible for their cat’s actions and equally as an owner you would not be expected to prevent it from “straying” unlike a dog or farm stock of any description. By the same token it is implied that you take on the chin the cost of any veterinary expenses resulting from to a cat getting into bother on someone else’s premises - the exception might be where the householder caused intentional injury (and suffering) to said cat where animal welfare legislation becomes involved. (Enter your local RSPCA Inspector +/- a Policeman.)

@GreyhoundG1rl

New thread?

Indeed...

@sunshinesupermum

their cat should be insured and not in your garden

How do you prevent a cat entering a garden? Asking for a friend.

Sorry OP but I'm guessing the responsibility is all yours. [flowers}

You keep it indoors. Less predation on birds, mice and other small mammals that way too. Or you let it out and there is risk attached to that

Just add “Gooood bloody dog!” Straight away and give him a treat, so he’ll know he’s being praised!