Keep your filthy disgusting cats at home!

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My 3yo son just ran across my front lawn and jumped in the car. On the way, he's trodden in cat poo ( there's a regular offender, and no, it's not fox ). There's now cat poo all across the back seat of my car. I'm first trimester, and horrified at the prospect of toxoplasma, even though I know the risk is low.

This is on the background of my aracuana chicks being stolen by cats from my own back yard. I don't care how lazy you think your cat is - research has shown that even the most placid cat will kill 2-3 animals per night if allowed to roam.

Keep them locked up ffs! If you can't keep them inside, make a run. If you can't do that, keep rabbits instead.

I bloody love cats. Yes I know they can be bastards and some people dont see the point of them, but I find them so cute and fluffy and I love their character. I wouldnt be without pet cats. Theyre the ultimate low maintence pet. I dont seem to get much shit in my garden apart from from the dog, but I think having my own pets deters other peoples.
As for whether other people get annoyed by my cats, noones said anything and most people round here seem to like cats or are indifferent to them thankfully, as its a bit weird to hate animals I think.

I have to put up with all sorts of annoyances from other people existing in my vicinity, so if someone else doesnt like my pets, Im not particularly bothered. Im allowed them within the law. Theyre cared for properly.

@AToBiba

You're "inclined to approve" of poisoning a defenceless animal?

Poisoning?!

I meant taking an unchipped roaming animal to be rehomed.

The post you responded to suggested poisoning cats. I almost replied to your post myself, but guessed you hadn't seen the poisoning suggestion.

@Shirley you are totally wrong but ok.

I have had people surprised I've owned cats after being in my house for hours. And cat wee only smells if they're an intact tom and they spray everywhere. You must know some disgusting people that own cats. Ewww

@Glitterbubbles "Totally agree. There've been a few incidents where we live of cats causing huge damage to people's car paintwork by scratching."

That's what people claim is it? Well the paint on those cars must have been in a terrible state to start with.
Paint technologist Victoria Chapman writes that cats claws are of the same hardness as our fingernails. "So, unless you can scratch off the paint with your fingernail, there is no way a cat can scratch the paint of the surface of a car that's in a fairly good condition."

[quote Tadpolesandfroglets]@Alexis21sounds like you are talking about humans.[/quote]
I'm with you Tadpole.

Scratches from cats on cars? I guess these people never drive anywhere, don't have kids, don't park in carparks, avoids rain and hail etc. It's just another thing for people to moan about because people love confirmation bias.

Just curious, I mentioned waaaaay up thread that I found a neighbours cat using my new sofa as a scratching post resulting in a bit of damage, not major, but very noticeable. Would the cat owners on here accept any responsibility for that if challenged?

[quote LST]@Shirley you are totally wrong but ok.

I have had people surprised I've owned cats after being in my house for hours. And cat wee only smells if they're an intact tom and they spray everywhere. You must know some disgusting people that own cats. Ewww[/quote]
Lol. As if anyone is going to say to your face “wow, your house smells like cat urine. Have you got cats?”

Litter trays stink, sorry to break it to you

So on the basis Lurchers remove cats from the garden (in exactly the same way cats remove birds). I'm off to get one.

So many nasty people on this thread. Makes me feel so thankful for my neighbours 🙏

@shirley not when they get cleaned out when they are used. Surely you realise this? You piss and shit down the toilet and I am assuming you clean it so it doesn't smell. Why would they say 'I didn't know you had cats' when my house stinks of piss then? Bit pointless if they must've already known when I opened my front door? No?

I think you need to accept you're a little bit wrong.

@polly people are vile arent they. Threads like this bring them all out

I read some of these responses to my cat....asked what her thoughts were and she's just wandered off outside

[quote LST]@shirley not when they get cleaned out when they are used. Surely you realise this? You piss and shit down the toilet and I am assuming you clean it so it doesn't smell. Why would they say 'I didn't know you had cats' when my house stinks of piss then? Bit pointless if they must've already known when I opened my front door? No?

I think you need to accept you're a little bit wrong.[/quote]
I’ll happily agree to disagree LST. Enjoy your day and your cats, you obviously get enjoyment from them

I echo the fact that cats themselves do not smell. They leave hair everywhere and they bring in mucky paw prints but unlike dogs they don't have that bodily smell about them. Their urine smells but our cat wees outside so it's not something I personally have a problem with.

@DillonPanthersTexas that's a tricky one. Unfortunately I think it boils down to a security issue again. If you leave a door or window open for a cat to get in then it could just as easily have been a fox, a burglar and so on. Very annoying for you and id still mention it to your neighbour on the off chance that they are a decent enough person to accept responsibility but legally I'm not sure you'd get very far.

@DillonPanthersTexas

Just curious, I mentioned waaaaay up thread that I found a neighbours cat using my new sofa as a scratching post resulting in a bit of damage, not major, but very noticeable. Would the cat owners on here accept any responsibility for that if challenged?

how does the cat get in? do you let it in?

You should shoo the cat out.

I think I'd probably give you something towards repair but certainly not much - if a cat ever came into my house uninvited it's shooed out quickly or sprayed with water.

[quote LST]@shirley not when they get cleaned out when they are used. Surely you realise this? You piss and shit down the toilet and I am assuming you clean it so it doesn't smell. Why would they say 'I didn't know you had cats' when my house stinks of piss then? Bit pointless if they must've already known when I opened my front door? No?

I think you need to accept you're a little bit wrong.[/quote]
LST - agreed with you that if a cat's litter tray is cleaned out it won't stink and to ShirleyPhallus same.

There is a some white cat litter called Cat San which I think absorbs cat urine and therefore scent of urine, what I used to do is use a cat litter tray liner and then the Cat Litter and change it at least every few days - always flush their poo down the toilet and dispose double bagging of the cat liner and litter in the rubbish bin.

If you do the above then the tray won't smell. I also used to use a lean to area or in the bathroom of my 2 bedroom cottage (so has upstairs and downstairs), the lean to area had a back door with a cat flap in it - so some cats would use it before going outside, however my third single cat didn't like to do that or to go to the toilet in the morning (his choice) so I put his litter tray upstairs outside my bathroom. Or he would go to the toilet during the night as he was locked in at night.

that's a tricky one. Unfortunately I think it boils down to a security issue again. If you leave a door or window open for a cat to get in then it could just as easily have been a fox, a burglar and so on.

Well not really. I was at home on a hot day so I had a few windows open, hardly an unusual scenario. I was in the kitchen with music playing so to any passing fox or burglar it was obvious somone was 'in'. I was minding my own business and walked into the living room to find moggy scratching my sofa. I guess what grates a few people on here is the constant shifting of responsibility from the cat owners onto 3rd parties who are expected to just deal with it or take unreasonable measures to stop their pets from doing things like the above. Why should I have to keep my windows shut when I am at home, or spend money on repellant devices etc. This is what I mean by some cat owners having a blind spot. My £1500 sofa of less then one month old gets damaged and I am blamed for not securing my home against the neighbours cat.

Totally agree with you OP. I don't understand the concept that someone feels the need for a pet yet its perfectly okay to turf them out for someone else to deal with. They're a pain in the arse.

if a cat ever came into my house uninvited it's shooed out quickly or sprayed with water.

Which is what I would do if I was in the same room and I see a cat sniffing around an open window. Most of the time I am not going to be on cat watch just in case some else's pet decides to take a tour of my home.

@DillonPanthersTexas

if a cat ever came into my house uninvited it's shooed out quickly or sprayed with water.

Which is what I would do if I was in the same room and I see a cat sniffing around an open window. Most of the time I am not going to be on cat watch just in case some else's pet decides to take a tour of my home.

there must be somewhere for the cat to get in though - either open door or cat door.

If it's your own cat door then get a magnetic or whatever collar to go with cat flap. if it's your own door secure it so a cat or anything else can't come in.

@DillonPanthersTexas

that's a tricky one. Unfortunately I think it boils down to a security issue again. If you leave a door or window open for a cat to get in then it could just as easily have been a fox, a burglar and so on.

Well not really. I was at home on a hot day so I had a few windows open, hardly an unusual scenario. I was in the kitchen with music playing so to any passing fox or burglar it was obvious somone was 'in'. I was minding my own business and walked into the living room to find moggy scratching my sofa. I guess what grates a few people on here is the constant shifting of responsibility from the cat owners onto 3rd parties who are expected to just deal with it or take unreasonable measures to stop their pets from doing things like the above. Why should I have to keep my windows shut when I am at home, or spend money on repellant devices etc. This is what I mean by some cat owners having a blind spot. My £1500 sofa of less then one month old gets damaged and I am blamed for not securing my home against the neighbours cat.

Most cats generally don't go into someone else's home unless it's to scare etc the cat living there or to get their food.

You can put orange peel around to stop cat coming in.

As someone else said I think legally you're on flimsy ground with damage to your sofa and to be quite honest with your attitude though I'd initially offer to pay after your arsey comment I don't think I would now.

Honestly it is rare that a passing cat would just come into your home to scratch your sofa.

Cats will roam as will all the other animals out and about in your neighbourhood... foxes, stoats, Weasels, rats, squirrels... are you suggesting we cage these as well?
Cats are very clean animals generally. Chicks need to be in a cage if you didn’t want them eaten... on our local pond of the 30+ baby chicks born each year about two or three will make it to adulthood. This is nature. Keeping cats indoors is not natural.

Under UK law a cat is given the "right to roam". A cat cannot legally trespass and so its owner is not legally responsible for where their cat goes. Anyone who removes a cat and prevents it from returning to its owner is guilty of theft

Wow, there are some weird comments on here. Cats are free to roam. If you don’t want one in your garden put down humane deterrents. I have dogs but I don’t moan if a cat pops by to visit. I am also in the first trimester and any cat poo which mistakenly may get into the car can be cleared up by my husband ... I have to say that has never happened in all my four decades of life.

I can’t help but think some people need to get some real worries

Wow... I’ve just wasted part of my life reading some of this thread. The number of people who seriously think cat owners should follow them around and pick up after them??? There are a lot of unintelligent people about.
I don’t have a cat but I know cats are free spirits and to blame their owners for the cats toilet habits is frankly ignorant.