Neighbour causing cat problem

krlyr

antw23uk wrote: »

Its a difficult situation and personally i would not be impressed with someone feeding my cat, infact i would go out of my way to tell them off .... Anyway back to topic
<snip>I sympathise with you and if you live in Aylesbury send me a private message with where you live so i can ensure your neighbour isnt feeding one of my little monsters :beer:

To be fair, if you let your cats wander, you can't stop other people feeding them - whether they're doing it accidentally or on purpose. You've kind of forfeited your rights to tell them off by letting your cat roam free (afterall, if it's pinching their own cat's food, maybe it's you who needs the telling off for your cat's 'theft' )
Let your cat out to roam and you lose control of some aspects, that's just something you have to accept. If you want full control then take control by keeping the cat in/using a cat run, simples.

antw23uk

Thank you for that little insight into cat owning. Shall we stick to the OP issue instead of me telling my neighbours off!

anakat

Have you tried filling the litter tray with garden dirt? He may not like the gritty feel of cat litter.

jackieblack

antw23uk wrote: »

I would try adding a couple of litter trays with different litter in them, perhaps one with some outside dirt would be more apealing? Cats can be VERY fussy when it comes to litter so perhaps your using the wrong stuff for his lordship

anakat wrote: »

Have you tried filling the litter tray with garden dirt? He may not like the gritty feel of cat litter.

We've tried all sorts in the litter box..... the gritty stuff, the sort of shredded tissue stuff, the wood chip type, soil, newspaper, sawdust - not tried turf yet, I think that's probably worth trying

He uses a litter tray at the cattery he goes to and I've asked them what they use and tried putting the same stuff in the litter tray at home, but he still won't use it.

antw23uk

Perhaps it the location of the tray then? Cats can be sooo fussy

We got caught out last year with the snow so this year we are prepared. We have a bag of soil ready and some patches at the back of the flower beds ready to be covered up so we can lift the covers off if it snows and Ollie has somewhere to go The things you do for your cat! :eek:

Is it possible to lift the cat food so its only down for a few minutes a couple of times a day? If you say he sleeps all day then it might be an option!

jackieblack

antw23uk wrote: »

Its a difficult situation and personally i would not be impressed with someone feeding my cat, infact i would go out of my way to tell them off ....

I know, but she just laughs it off and she is such a good neighbour in every other way and I don't want to fall out with her.

antw23uk wrote: »

Its a shame you cant scare the life out of this intruder to stop him coming in (scaring doesnt mean harming to those just about to jump on me!) because to make your home a scary and unpredictable place and therefore not worth going to would be better!

Yes, but he only comes in when there's no-one at home

antw23uk wrote: »

Have you thought about taking the food up? So give him ten minutes to eat his food and then put it away (he may be old but he will soon learn this little gem of a trick, lol) that way the intruder will have nothing to eat when he comes in and soon move on.

He's often asleep before I go out in the morning and I don't want to leave him without food until I get home as if I'm late getting away to lunch he might not get fed until 2pm

antw23uk wrote: »

I sympathise with you and if you live in Aylesbury send me a private message with where you live so i can ensure your neighbour isnt feeding one of my little monsters :beer:

Thanks, I'm nowhere near Aylesbury though so don't worry

jackieblack

antw23uk wrote: »

Perhaps it the location of the tray then? Cats can be sooo fussy

We have tried putting it in various places over the years, but not found anywhere agreeable to him yet

antw23uk wrote: »

We got caught out last year with the snow so this year we are prepared. We have a bag of soil ready and some patches at the back of the flower beds ready to be covered up so we can lift the covers off if it snows and Ollie has somewhere to go The things you do for your cat! :eek:!

Good plan!

antw23uk wrote: »

Is it possible to lift the cat food so its only down for a few minutes a couple of times a day? If you say he sleeps all day then it might be an option!

Trying to co-ordinate the times at home with the few minutes each day he's awake would be the problem


TBH I thought by locking the cat flap for a few weeks the other cat would eventually give up trying to get in - but he's more persistant than I gave him credit for

krlyr

Have you tried a bigger tray, incase it's the size that bothers him?

antw23uk

Super Soaker and yourself hiding by the cat flap in ambush? :T

Murtle

jackieblack wrote: »

I think there are several families wondering why their cats are putting on weight or not eating so much at home anymore

She says she'll probably get another cat one day (I think she's still getting over losing her last one).

Can you get her a toy cat till she is ready? :eek: