Next door's cat being a dick

[Centurion07]

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.

[Centurion07]

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.

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.

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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

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...

[Centurion07]

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.

[Centurion07]

How the hell are cats raiding your fridge?!

[Centurion07]

Since dick-cat is easily spooked (used to run off when the kitchen light came on but he eventually got used to the security light at the back gate) I've bought one of these:

http://www.talkingproducts.com/recordable-cards-gi...

It's not for outdoor use but hopefully being in a couple of ziploc bags it will be ok.

I've recorded a few different sounds on to it such as the backdoor handle being rattled and me speaking (I stopped short of recording "fk OFF YOU SIAMESE bd!") and have placed this right next to the back gate where we have a little cut-out in the bottom of it to allow ours to come and go, as although our garden is not catproof and they can get in over the fence, this is the easiest and quickest route in and out so hopefully this will spook him enough into staying out.

We shall see...