My cat hates dogs, neighbours have new puppy...

jenny_ramone

Caroline_a wrote: »

Jenny, has your cat been neutered? I ask as I noted the scratches on his face and neutered cats normally don't scrap (as they are too damned lazy lol).

Oh yes! He was a stray and had been brought to my local vets for fighting 6 years ago, and the first thing they did was neuter him but it never seemed to change him. He only fights with one cat by us (the "top cat") but neither of them has ever done more damage than a scratched nose, thankfully!

Jerryjerryjerry

jenny_ramone wrote: »

I'm guessing you don't have a cat, if you think they can be controlled! I'd like to add that Clarence has never injured a dog because I have always jumped in and stopped him. And what attitude? My attitude of doing all I can to make sure nothing happens???

I don't need to own a cat to know they can't be controlled. I have seen the evidence of their toilet habits in various gardens of mine throughout the years to know that! Having had to clean up after other people's cats.

But... your cat is obviously dangerous. Cat mess, we can all unfortunately deal with. But when there is a possibility that your cat could harm someone's dog in their own garden, then you have a problem. If you can fork out for vets fees, face the consequences, then that's good for you.

But I am unsure what sort of advice you were after as clearly there is only one solution to your problem.

Fridaycat

Cats can be controlled, they don't have to be free to wander at will. I've cat-proofed part of my garden (about a 36 foot by 20 foot area) and filled it with fun thing for cats. I did this for their own safety as they were too adventurous. If I can control two naughty Bengal cats by doing this, who have both adpated remarkably well to the enclosure, then anyone with the inclination can do the same

Pthree

This may be a rather daft suggestion so if you think it is I apologise in advance.

Might it be worth telling your neighbour that your cat has a thing about dogs and ask if you may come over with your cat in a basket/cage type thing (or maybe if they could do it with their dog) which ever is easier and trying to introduce them like you would a new pup / cat into any home?

It sounds like your cat may have been traumatised in the past and perhaps spending time with a pup while still trainable could be the way forward to stop Clarence attacking other dogs too.

You get to make friends with the neighbours - take a bottle of wine over make an afternoon / evening of it (at least of your on good terms if anything goes wrong they wont totally hate you)

Like I said just an idea and I do think in the mean time you should try and cat proof your garden but I know that is easier said than done!

Good luck!

Pthree

jenny_ramone

Pthree wrote: »

This may be a rather daft suggestion so if you think it is I apologise in advance.

Might it be worth telling your neighbour that your cat has a thing about dogs and ask if you may come over with your cat in a basket/cage type thing (or maybe if they could do it with their dog) which ever is easier and trying to introduce them like you would a new pup / cat into any home?

It sounds like your cat may have been traumatised in the past and perhaps spending time with a pup while still trainable could be the way forward to stop Clarence attacking other dogs too.

You get to make friends with the neighbours - take a bottle of wine over make an afternoon / evening of it (at least of your on good terms if anything goes wrong they wont totally hate you)

Like I said just an idea and I do think in the mean time you should try and cat proof your garden but I know that is easier said than done!

Good luck!

Pthree

That's not a daft suggestion at all!! Certainly more constructive than "get rid of your cat"!! Thanks

Fire_Fox

jenny_ramone wrote: »

I have looked into a behaviourist under my pet insurance, but needs to go through vet so I shall have a chat with them. Cat proofing is difficult because I'm in the middle of a row of terraced houses, all of which have waist height planked fences between each garden so he could go round the other side of their garden (if that makes sense) unless I just cat proof my garden, but would need to completely change the fences on both sides... And I'm renting, so it's something I would need to chat to my landlord about, which I'm obv willing to do if needs be... Anyway, so far it seems that I have panicked over nothing as Clarence was good as gold while the puppy was outside (whilst we all hovered nervously nearby!)

As stated one option is use pet netting over the existing planked fence, another is to construct a secure run within the existing garden - since you are renting you might make or buy a 'flat pack' sort of affair that you can take with you. Plenty of owners who live near busy roads, have deaf cats, pedigrees or unneutered cats do this.

gettingready

If they have a puppy crate and puppy was in a carete and the cat loose - even better...

That is a puppy, animals have better instincts than humans and do not normally hurt young ones...

Perhaps they will get used to one another, cat will adopt the dog and they will be hunting together in the future - for mice

Try to introduce them, just tryng to think what a neutral groubd would be.. Perhaps would be better in the dog's hose really as yours.. the cat could be too territorial

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I'm afraid you really will have to be careful. It's all very well thinking Clarence will eat the puppy, but what happens when the puppy is a great hulking brute that is sick to the back teeth of next door's Psychocat attacking him and gets him back one day?


I'd try and associate something very shocking and rather unpleasant - such as a direct hit with a supersoaker - with any degree of aggression towards dogs.




Clarence himself looks lovely, in a serial killer kind of manner, though

pawsies

A cat called Clarence I like it!

aliasojo

There was a mexican stand off in our garden last night with next door's cat sat completely still, staring at our mutt (who needed to pee but was clearly intimidated by the cat). The two of them never moved or so much as twitched for at least 15 minutes during the stare off.

I eventually broke the deadlock and stood by the dog whilst he did the necessary. :rotfl:

OP your cat looks like a bully in a fluffy suit. :rotfl:

Maybe age has mellowed him and small puppies are just not as attractive as they once were..