Cat and neighbour

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We’ve had our rescue cat for over 2 years now. We moved to our new house a year ago and he settled in well. The neighbour has been feeding him (and every other cat in the vicinity) since we moved here. At first, he would still come home. Then he started to stay at her house and she’s a right CF and says things like ‘oh he’s on our bed again, he must just prefer it here. He gets sausages for breakfast, Lunch and dinner here’ etc.

Obviously since he’s having sausage and chicken there, he’s not been coming home much at all. I’ve managed to lure him in now with some treats and he’s absolutely huge, massively over weight. What’s the best way to make sure he stays here? Should I keep him in to remind him where his home is?

Oh just to add- I have told her to stop feeding him and that he’s just greedy and to shoo him away but she’s ignored that.

That would really piss me off, I'd be having very strong words with her about this and tell her the cat is on the kidney or diabetic diet and she will kill him if she continues on like this.
I'd keep the cat in as it's getting on for autumn winter now.

Tell he never comes home for his insulin and his blood sugars are really high and that you will sue her if he dies. That should put the wind up her sails.

Inform her of the vet fees at your vet. Tell her he is on tablets - does she want to take over his prescription charges? Tell her you may report her to the rspca.. She is ignoring his medical needs and that's abuse.

Let her know if cat prefers it she can sort out pet insurance

Honestly can’t think of any advice other than keeping him in or claiming a health condition as PP suggested. I’ve seen stories of people having to send solicitors letters to neighbours to prevent this sort of thing. I’m looking in to car proofing my garden when we move, partly to stop mine from dining out!

Can you cat proof the garden? It doesn’t have to be expensive but she sounds like a right cheeky fucker who won’t be paying his vet fees will she?.

Cooked meat long term won’t have much taurine in it either so long term it can harm him.

She definitely wouldn’t pay his vet fees. She really is a CF. I’ve even been round with the cat carrier early in a morning and lied and said he’s got a vets appointment and that the vets are saying he’s overweight. I really want to be more stern with her and get a bit shouty but unfortunately she lives right next door and it’s never great to have tension between neighbours.

I’m going to keep him in and see what we can do about cat proofing the garden. It might be difficult or expensive because our gardens quite big.

I just wish she’d stop bloody feeding him and stop
keeping him in I wouldn’t mind if she wanted to give him treats and then send him on his way.

Last time I kept him in for 3 days, she came knocking asking where he was.

Ndn’s cats come round here if we’re doing the front garden for an ear scratch and a whose a pretty cat compliment but I don’t let them in or feed them.

You could do a catio enclosure or buy a dog run off the Internet. There are options around.

If she wants a cat she can get one of her own.

Tomorrow give her a knock and ask her to call in and clean up his vomit. Say it has bits of sausage in it... Say it obviously can't be his prescribed food...