Just need some thoughts because my partner didn't let me do it.
I have a cat who is an indoor cat that goes into our back garden as she pleases. Mostly now I'm indoors not too far away. We've built up over 3 years for her to be left alone in the garden.
She's been neutered.
We have a male cat that is an outdoor cat that lives on our street. He's a bully and attacks the other cats in our road frequently which makes me think he's not been neutered.
Earlier I happened to be changing my cats litter tray and looked out the backdoor window. There's the bully cat sat at our backdoor as if waiting to be let in. He then went all over the garden speying with my girl sits. He left so then I went outside to hose everywhere down.
While he was there I told my partner that I was going to chase him away and he stopped me doing so saying it was cruel.
But now truth be told if he came back I want to squirt him with the hose. Normally I would never dream of this as not a cruel person but I don't want him attacking my cat.
She saw him earlier and followed him throughout downstairs through the windows. Fur on end, ears back, tail low. She was anxious.
My partner said she was fine and I'm being silly saying she was scared.
Am I cruel to squirt him with the hose? He honestly is aggressive with other cats.