How to keep cat away from my neighbour?

gettingready

pawsies wrote: »

It would save firefighters having to rescue cats that get ahead of themselves.

Obviously there are limits but if you really didn't want your cat to be attacked by dogs etc you would keep it indoors. A leash is a compromise.

Are you saying you expect dog owners to prevent their dog chasing your cat? Irony.

Cat owners need to take ultimate responsibility and stop expecting everyone else to cope with their pets. It's ridiculous.

At the end of the day a cat that is unattended all day is a stray that you feed but do not take responsibility for. That's not a pet.

Sorry but all the above is a nonsense.

All 4 of my cats go out to communal garden - I let them out and I bring them back home.

Walking them on a lead in a public place would be dangerous for them, for me and for dog's owners - who's dogs may be on or off lead.

I have both cats and a dog - I guess you never had a cat so really haven't got a clue that what you are suggesting is simply nonsense.

gettingready

OP- is cat proofing your garden (inverted fencing like below) an option?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=cat+proof+fence&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=v7pRUfWpOvTL0AWxxYCQDA&biw=1280&bih=834&sei=xbpRUdCyMKKn0QXi7YHQBA

delain

gettingready wrote: »

OP- is cat proofing your garden (inverted fencing like below) an option?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=cat+proof+fence&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=v7pRUfWpOvTL0AWxxYCQDA&biw=1280&bih=834&sei=xbpRUdCyMKKn0QXi7YHQBA

It's a nice idea but no it isn't as the other side have a mature hedge there, plus i don't have that sort of money, especially just to appease next door (who will only find other cats in their garden anyway, unless I'm meant to pay to fence several gardens of everyone with cats) also for it to work I'd have to cut down the tree in the garden and next door have a 4ft fence they just built so the cat could still get over that.

I will do a vinegar spray to put on her outside windowsill, I am calling the cat in now when I'm here and apologize for the inconvenience. I do want to help next door, but there are limits.

Snuggles

OP, am I right in thinking that the cat is going into your neighbour's house because it has no way of getting into yours? I personally would not leave a cat out in this weather with no access to shelter, but I realise it's difficult if you can't have a cat-flap. Have you thought about a cat kennel? There's no guarantee that your cat wouldn't still prefer a warm house, but it could be worth a try. In your position I would be trying to resolve this for the sake of the cat which appears to want shelter, as well as to keep the neighbour happy.

krlyr

delain wrote: »

I don't see what open windows in summer has to do with it.. in summer my windows will be open and the cat won't be sneaking in next door...

Open windows, full stop then. Your neighbour should be able to open their window whenever they like without the inconvenience of someone else's cat wandering in. Maybe they like to air out the house once or twice a day, maybe they want to open it while cooking something steamy/smelly, maybe they're cleaning or painting and want to ventilate the house. The latter could be particularly annoying if a cat wandered in and walked across all their fresh paint!

adouglasmhor

!!!!!! wrote: »

Sorry, disagree. The cat is the owner's property. (yes, cats are classed as property) and as such it is the owner's responsibility to ensure that their property does not cause damage, harass etc other people or their property.

Tripe, totally and utterly. it may be your opinion but it has no resemblance to the law. Cats are property but have a right to roam, no one has said the cat has damaged anything or caused injury to anyone.

http://www.cats.org.uk/uploads/documents/cat_care_leaflets/EG10-Catsandthelaw.pdf

adouglasmhor

!!!!!! wrote: »

Correct, they apply to the owner of ANY property. The law and even Cats Protection say that the owner has a duty of care. However if you wish to carry on living in your own little world then who am I to spoil your fantasy.

not what Cats Protection say in the link I posted, perhaps you should rethink your position.

Animal Act 1971 and the
Common Law Duty of Care
It is a commonly-held view that cats have a ‘right to roam’ wherever
they wish. This view is largely based upon the fact that certain
duties imposed upon the owners of dogs and livestock to keep
their animals under control (Road Traffic, Highways and Dangerous
Dogs Acts) do not apply to cat owners. The law in these respects
recognises that, by their nature, cats are less likely than some other
animals to cause injury to people or damage to property.
However, cat owners do have a general duty at law to take
reasonable care to ensure that their cats do not cause injury to
people or damage to property. In practice, cases involving damage
to property or injury to people by cats are few and far between

Pont

lisajane8482 wrote: »

It's one of the many reasons we moved house in November last year. The area wasn't that nice and neither were most of the inhabitants. We now live in an area that's a lot nicer and have several cats that wonder around, I have seen one car aim for a cat though (youngish lad behind the wheel) I threw the nappy bag of cat poop at his car as he went past.... unfortunately though I also had to pick it up afterwards as it bounced off . I was aiming for the open drivers window in the hopes it would explode and I would either get a laugh or he'd stop so he could get a piece of my mind.

I don't condone anybody deliberately hurting any animal - cats included.

However, herein lies a problem. If that lad had of hit the cat with his car he could merely drive on as it is not reportable to the police. If he had of hit a dog, by law, he would have to report it. Additionally, he was quite within his rights to report you for throwing an 'object' as his car - I would have!

If you want the same rights for cats, you must accept the same responsibilities.

Pont

delain wrote: »

It's a nice idea but no it isn't as the other side have a mature hedge there, plus i don't have that sort of money, especially just to appease next door (who will only find other cats in their garden anyway, unless I'm meant to pay to fence several gardens of everyone with cats) also for it to work I'd have to cut down the tree in the garden and next door have a 4ft fence they just built so the cat could still get over that.

I will do a vinegar spray to put on her outside windowsill, I am calling the cat in now when I'm here and apologize for the inconvenience. I do want to help next door, but there are limits.

You can only be responsible for 'your cat'. I don't think anyone is suggesting you should take reponsibility for every cat in the neighbourhood. You state that 'I don't have that sort of money' to cat proof your garden. However, many non cat 'owners' are having to fork out heaps to keep cats out of their gardens - hardly fair! Cactus spikes on top of your 4ft fence would go someway to help (and your neighbour could see you were trying to actively do something to remedy the problem). £30 on Ebay?

krlyr

Pont wrote: »

If you want the same rights for cats, you must accept the same responsibilities.

Exactly, well said.