Neighbour getting cross about my cats

[Faciadipasta]

We have 2 cats. They have a catflap so go outside when they like. My neighbour has started complaining that one of them likes to sit on their outside table (during the day, not while they're actually using it)
AIBU to think this is a bit nuts? I mean we get foxes, magpies, all sorts so why worry about cats?
I mean if the cats were pooing in their garden I'd understand- they use a litter tray so pretty sure they don't - also I'm sure neighbour would have said, but sitting on their table?
Would you try and think.of a way to stop cat doing it or ignore? I've told neighbour to spray the cat with a water pistol if he wants but haven't really got any other ideas.

Terrified of cats. Precious much?!
It’s a cat, it’s what they do. Dogs bark. Birds shit. We destroy the planet they too live in. Take your head out of your arse and turn the other cheek.

A few people here have mentioned cat-proofing, but others still seem to be confused about how you can stop a cat roaming. I wish more people knew about it and understood the benefits on all sides.

Google Felisafe, or Petprotect, or cat-proof fencing. Or some people do it themselves with DIY materials, fairly cheaply. Cats are safe and happy; no car accidents, no poisoning, no getting lost or stolen, shot at or attacked by other cats. neighbours don't have unwanted visitors.

😹… errrrr, no! Cat proof your garden. We don’t have to lock our animals away because you have an irrational fear!

You realise we're talking about domestic cats not lions?

cats are legally allowed to roam.

For anyone interested, this is a good FB group offering support on safely cat-proofing gardens, catios and enrichment for housecats:-

www.facebook.com/groups/969511326500446/permalink/5252470051537864/

Take your head out of your arse and turn the other cheek.

Whilst winding your neck in!

No it's not!

cats are legally allowed to roam. If people don't want cats in their garden it's up to them to humanely prevent them.

@Faciadipasta definitely tell them you've had a word with the cat & s/he wants to know how you feel about the foxes, birds, rats & insects?? & s/he's requested they put a cushion on it.

if I didn't want a cat on the outside table I'd just put some foil paper or glass 'pebbles' on it & try something else if that doesn't work.

i don't allow cats on the tables/kitchen work too etc inside the house & id prefer they didn't go on the table outside. So more comfortable options are made available. Visiting cats in the table would automatically initially irritate me, but then I'd think about all the other creature that probably end up on it & get over myself quickly!!

it takes a minute to clean the table before you eat at it, if you're bothered.

By having fencing that stops the cat from climbing over it

They do not like water pistols. Harmless way of dealing with it. I have two cats and if I put my hand up and make a spraying sound with my mouth they scarper !

😂love this!

😂😂😂 still laughing at Ollie the cat being told about the water feature being replaced next day!

Well some people are scared of spiders.. is being terrified of an animal with claws and sharp teeth really more ridiculous than that?

I wish spraying water worked. I chased a cat from my garden with a water spray and then a few days later I saw him from my window and he squatted in my flower bed and took a shit while making eye contact with me. Bastard.

I do actually like cats btw. I don't want to spray him but my poor old girl cat is scared of him so I try to deter him. He still struts through my garden twice a day everyday though. He clearly has a set lap round the whole neighbourhood.

We use a table cover for our outdoor table. I haven’t seen cats sitting on it (and there are plenty coming through the garden) but birds were so I wouldn’t like to use it without covering or wiping.
By the way I wouldn’t tell cat anything myself about this problem but your neighbour should, possibly reinforcing his/her speech by water pistols.

Exactly.

My neighbor's cat was constantly over here. Despite repeated requests to control it, at which they scoffed.

Cat got a ride to a rescue group 100 miles away, by one of my sympathetic coworkers. The next unwelcome visitor will take the same journey.

There is no rational reason to let cats roam, any more than dogs. I refuse to be victimized by it. Not to mention the decimation of the songbirds and small wildlife.

Why should they have to tilt furniture to keep someone else's pet off it??

You can help them to disappear. That's my solution.

"We don’t have to lock our animals away because you have an irrational fear!"

I think this attitude and people would be more considerate if ndn started keeping Lillies on their table then, as they are legally allowed to do .....

Is that you Elaine? @KosherDill

You sound like an idiot.

Some people are scared of heights, some of snakes, some of closed spaces etc.

Why do you think it's not possible to have a fear of cats?

And I say that as someone who likes cats.

Get a cat which has roaming rights, not a tiger 🙄

Am I understanding this correctly? You asked a coworker to take your neighbour’s cat to a rescue centre 100 miles away because you didn’t like it coming into your garden?

I have a dog now so cats don't tend to stop in my garden much a few neighbrous have multiple cats so they often walk along my fence, hang out the front of my house. But before I got a dog, one of my neighbour's cat spent most of the time with us and I loved it.

I don't know what your neighbour expects you to do about it though!

Are you serious? If you are that is despicable and disgusting. Probably amounts to animal cruelty.

I don't see people scoffing when others say they're scared of dogs or spiders etc. phobia is very real.
OP if I was your neighbour I'd be throwing water on your cat each time to get rid of it.