Next door's cat being a dick

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Centurion07

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10,381 posts

246 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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I think I know the answer already but is there anything we can do to discourage next-door's cat from coming into our garden?

He doesn't just fight our cat but others too, and seems to believe our garden is his, therefore causing more tension.

As soon as we appear at the back door he's off so trying to chuck water over him is a non-starter.

We installed a couple of security lights as he scarpers as soon as the kitchen light was turned on but he's realised that they don't present any danger.

geeks

9,121 posts

138 months

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Is the neighbours cat intact? might be worth speaking to your neighbour to see if they would get him neutered.

If they are not the communicative and reasonable types and as long as he isn't a pedigree cat, catch him and take him to a local vet.

I had to do that for a cat that was kicking the crap out of my mothers cat, only cost £25.

dudleybloke

19,718 posts

185 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Train your cat to fight better. Maybe film the process and make a montage.

PositronicRay

26,958 posts

182 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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We had a huge moggie coming in, even scoffing food left down for our cat.

So I got a water gun, powerful pump action thing. I could even aim it through the cat flap.
When I opened the door the cat fled but, powerful enough to get a shot of the fleeing cats rump.

Centurion07

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10,381 posts

246 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Vandenberg said:
Is the neighbours cat intact? might be worth speaking to your neighbour to see if they would get him neutered.

If they are not the communicative and reasonable types and as long as he isn't a pedigree cat, catch him and take him to a local vet.

I had to do that for a cat that was kicking the crap out of my mothers cat, only cost £25.
I thought he was, absolutely adamant, but the neighbours say no, otherwise that would've been my plan. I still have my doubts as when I mentioned it she got very defensive and saying they weren't using him for breeding or anything. Eh? I only asked if he'd been done, I wasn't accusing you of being some despicable kitten-farmer or something. biggrin

I was just wondering if there were any options to keep a specific cat out of the garden short of installing a microchip catflap at the rear gate which is the main route in.

briangriffin

1,570 posts

167 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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I have heard that Lion Poo around the borders of you garden can scare them off, not sure what effect that would have on your cat though. Can be bought on Amazon though i believe.

Or get a dog....?

Pints

18,444 posts

193 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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briangriffin said:
I have heard that Lion Poo around the borders of you garden can scare them off, not sure what effect that would have on your cat though. Can be bought on Amazon though i believe.
Or your local lion-keeping zoo.

HOGEPH

5,249 posts

185 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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dudleybloke said:
Train your cat to fight better. Maybe film the process and make a montage.
https://youtu.be/pFrMLRQIT_k


C0ffin D0dger

3,440 posts

144 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Centurion07 said:
I think I know the answer already but is there anything we can do to discourage next-door's cat from coming into our garden?

He doesn't just fight our cat but others too, and seems to believe our garden is his, therefore causing more tension.

As soon as we appear at the back door he's off so trying to chuck water over him is a non-starter.

We installed a couple of security lights as he scarpers as soon as the kitchen light was turned on but he's realised that they don't present any danger.
I need this cat, I'm pee'd off with all the other cats in the neighbourhood using our garden. We don't own one but the neighbours on all sides and beyond seem to have at least two each. Wondered if the best way might be to fight fire with fire and get the biggest, scariest, gnarliest cat I can find to intimidate all the other cats and go into their gardens to do big poos biggrin

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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C0ffin D0dger said:
I need this cat, I'm pee'd off with all the other cats in the neighbourhood using our garden. We don't own one but the neighbours on all sides and beyond seem to have at least two each. Wondered if the best way might be to fight fire with fire and get the biggest, scariest, gnarliest cat I can find to intimidate all the other cats and go into their gardens to do big poos biggrin
Forget your domestic moggy, you need one of these: http://www.bobcatsmt.com/pricing.htmhttps://exoticanimalsforsale.net/lynx-for-sale.asp
Am sure one of those could handle your neighbours cats and their dogs and kids!







Europa1

10,923 posts

187 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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I've heard that orange peel scattered round the garden puts cats off.

Or, as a previous poster mentioned, something from the more 'heavy artillery' end of Supersoaker's catalogue.

Centurion07

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10,381 posts

246 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Vandenberg said:
C0ffin D0dger said:
I need this cat, I'm pee'd off with all the other cats in the neighbourhood using our garden. We don't own one but the neighbours on all sides and beyond seem to have at least two each. Wondered if the best way might be to fight fire with fire and get the biggest, scariest, gnarliest cat I can find to intimidate all the other cats and go into their gardens to do big poos biggrin
Forget your domestic moggy, you need one of these: http://www.bobcatsmt.com/pricing.htmhttps://exoticanimalsforsale.net/lynx-for-sale.asp
Am sure one of those could handle your neighbours cats and their dogs and kids!
No no no. A CANADIAN Lynx is what's required...



ruggedscotty

5,606 posts

208 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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found this does the trick pretty well.....

Joey Ramone

2,150 posts

124 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Adopt this cutie


dudleybloke

19,718 posts

185 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Get one of these and do the job yourself.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/301717435677

lenats31

438 posts

172 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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this sort of thing will keep him out and yours in. It can be done in more ways than this. This solution works - believe me I KNOW

lenats31

438 posts

172 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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You can do with less fence than this. We used to have a catio/pen and just decided to keep the frame to han flowers and such. If you have a fram like ours, then you do need this much fence

Centurion07

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10,381 posts

246 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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He's a whiny tt when we have to keep him in for a day or two following a vet visit. I'm not sure he'd take too kindly to being permanently cooped up, even if he did have the run of the garden. biggrin

omgus

7,305 posts

174 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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lenats31 said:
this sort of thing will keep him out and yours in. It can be done in more ways than this. This solution works - believe me I KNOW
That is a hell of a set up but i have to ask why?
(if you live in the middle of a roundabout or have a very timid or rare moggy then i would understand but otherwise still why?)