Dh sits up in bed at 4am, switches on the light, I ask him to fuck off what's wrong - he says we have another cat.
Bloody thing is down stairs, throwing itself against the back door trying to get out. It hid when I went down and opened the door, turned around it had gone.
We think it is a horrible tom who wails at our back door, sprays all over our garden.
Our cat is wailing, snarling, very very scared - and now we are stuck, because we are out at work all day, and the nights are warm, we leave DD's bedroom window open - our cat has come in and out of it for years with no problems, during holidays too. We have never tried her with a catflap, as she is very nervous, and won't go near strangers so won't be let out/in either. I am worried that the cat will come in during the day when it is open, at night ours is in, and we shut DD's door, with window open - it could get in and be trapped in there with her.
We are going on holiday next Weds, so have no idea what we will do!
She is getting on a bit, so would probably only go out for the loo and to sit in the sun, but I really don't like the idea of leaving her in for two weeks, equally don't like the idea of leaving a window open in case it happens again, and we end up with wee everywhere from a spraying cat, or worst, she gets bitten and no-one realises ( people who have come to feed her before have never seen her, and judge she is ok by the missing food!)
Have never tried her with a flap, she is microchipped, we were going to get one, but she really is nervous - hates being picked up too - I cannot imagine how we would train her to use it as she has never had one. She has also never been in a cattery.
Aaargh!
Any thoughts? or would it be cruel to leave her in for two weeks? she would probably just sleep somewhere cool, but I would worry either way I think.