Next door's -thug- cat

[Grumpyoldpersonwithcats]

Has started coming in our house and stealing cat food.
Our cats dislike him. (understatement...)
Once he's in it's a problem removing him because he growls, hisses and then attacks us (launches at our legs etc).
He spends an inordinate amount of time in our garden or staring in through the French windows. Any suggestion how to gently discourage him? I have no intention of having outside doors shut for the whole summer.
Enclosed a picture of him sitting on our outside table.

freudian slip !

I suspect that TC would only be happy if I were to cut my sleeve and arm off - so he'd got something to gnaw when he woke up.

Poor TC ... Maligned again! :)

He's more than happy to take you on, but won't even attempt a run at the chickens - what does that tell you Grumpy? Perhaps you should try henning up, if the womaning up is too complicated.

all the pretty chickens and their dam in one fell swoop, he leaves them alone

Ha! TC! The Thane of Cawdor!

He was despised, and rejected. A cat of sorrows and acquainted with grief

But if he screws his courage to the sticking place, he’ll not fail.....

I thought Grumpy was a woman married to a woman

And on that score, we are up to 983 posts - Grumpy, please promise you will start a 'TC Returns' second thread (also starring Grumpy, Sybil, Basil, Lenny and Karl, with the occasional appearance of Mrs Grumpy and NDN).

Spartacus - yes I'm happy to set up a continuation thread after we hit 1000.
I'm still waiting for the 'Mumsnet have commented on this thread' message though .

Will we find it in the litter tray?

Spartacus - yes I'm happy to set up a continuation thread after we hit 1000

That’s excellent news! TC aka The Thane of Cawdor! This thread was already superb, but the Macbeth angle makes it sublime...

TC's new thread

Morning Thug Cat Followers! We've had a few nominations for this thread to go into Classics so it isn't lost and people can enjoy Thug Cat for evermore. We'll move it over now.

Good call MNHQ! TC forever more!

Throw that no good son of a bitch out the window!!! That'll show 'em