How to keep cat away from my neighbour?

catkins

krlyr wrote: »

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!

If OP stops her cat going in the neighbour's house someone else's cat may decide to go in there. They could make a fly screen to fit into the window frame when the window is open easily and cheaply if they are that bothered. That would also stop flies and other insects getting in in the summer.

catkins

delain wrote: »

I am astounded by some of the replies on here :eek:
LL doesn't allow dogs so even if I wanted one its a no no.

I am trying to take responsibility for the blinking cat... Or I wouldn't have been here asking! There are several cats in the immediate area, I can think of 10 or so I see within 50 yards of my house (including my 2) so putting mine in a rabbit run is just plain daft... There will then be other cats in neighbours garden. I only asked about keeping it out of their house.

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...

Unfortunately there a lot of cat haters around including posters on this forum.

It makes me laugh that people think you can get a cat to do what you want it to do. It could be worse it could be a fox getting in their house.

As I said in my other post, they could easily and cheaply make some screens for the window rather than moaning to you. Quite why they have their windows open wide enough for a cat to get in in this freezing weather - maybe so the cat can get in and they can moan.

notanewuser

delain wrote: »

Now she has told me several times how much she hates cats and can't I keep cat inside. Apparently because I choose to have a cat it should be confined indoors! I don't think this is something we will agree on as my cat is used to going outside and it would be unfair to keep it in (plus I have 2 under 3's so don't really want to have a litter tray lying around)

Presumably you're perfectly happy for your 2 under 3 to play in a garden that other people's pets use as a toilet though? Because that's potentially what your cat is doing to somebody else's child.

My SIL has 2 under 2 and a cat - she has a litter tray in the house. Why shouldn't you?

I for one don't really want my 2 year old playing in a cat toilet but apparently I have no choice!!! :mad:

krlyr

catkins wrote: »

Unfortunately there a lot of cat haters around including posters on this forum.

It makes me laugh that people think you can get a cat to do what you want it to do. It could be worse it could be a fox getting in their house.

As I said in my other post, they could easily and cheaply make some screens for the window rather than moaning to you. Quite why they have their windows open wide enough for a cat to get in in this freezing weather - maybe so the cat can get in and they can moan.

I don't hate cats at all - like I said, I'd own one if it were practical (and it'd be an indoor cat with either a cat aviary/run or a well cat-proofed garden).
Cats may not be as trainable as dogs, not in the same way anyway, but that doesn't mean they can't be controlled. You get dogs with strong independant streaks - like Huskies, often quite escape artists. They often can't be trusted to stay in a garden - if there's a way to escape, they'll usually find it. That doesn't mean the owner just accepts it and neighbours have to put up with a dog jumping in their garden or running across the road - they build a higher, more secure fence, they supervise the dog when it's outside, they keep it on a lead.

The neighbour can have their window open for whatever reason they like - quite why they should have to keep it shut or install window screens is the question I'd be asking, when they haven't chosen to get a cat themselves.

Pont

catkins wrote: »

Unfortunately there a lot of cat haters around including posters on this forum.

It makes me laugh that people think you can get a cat to do what you want it to do. It could be worse it could be a fox getting in their house.

As I said in my other post, they could easily and cheaply make some screens for the window rather than moaning to you. Quite why they have their windows open wide enough for a cat to get in in this freezing weather - maybe so the cat can get in and they can moan.

No, not 'cat haters' but utter despair, and sometimes dislike, of 'cat lovers' who don't accept their cats impact on the lives of others. It's the irresponsibility of humans, rather than the hatred of cats, that causes the conflicts. If you can't get your 'cat to do what you want it to do', quite simply don't have a cat! As I've said before, if my kids or my dog or my whatever cause my neighbours a problem then I am held (quite rightly so), held responsible. I'm sorry cat 'owners' - you can't have it both ways. It's either your cat (and therefore your responsibility) or it's not. If the said cat isn't yours well......whose it it? If nobody has 'ownership', be definition it is a stray animal and therefore, potentially, there could be unfortunate consequences.

Why in all that can can deemed reasonable should somebody else have to make, pay and install window screens to prevent somebody else's cat from entering their house - God in heaven!

Btw, after 50(ish) years a fox has never caused me a problem - don't remember ever seeing a fox within 10 miles of my house - a rather silly comparison IMO.

krlyr

catkins wrote: »

If OP stops her cat going in the neighbour's house someone else's cat may decide to go in there. They could make a fly screen to fit into the window frame when the window is open easily and cheaply if they are that bothered. That would also stop flies and other insects getting in in the summer.

Or OP's cat might be the only one going in there. As Pont said, OP can only be responsible for their own cat. What other cats do is beyond OP's control, or her responsibility.

I pick up my dogs' poos on walks, despite seeing plenty of dog waste left behind by others. Other people's decisions don't mean I should shirk my own responsibilities.

The council's noise abatement team wouldn't say to someone who's complained about a neighbour's nuisance noise, "Well, someone else might start playing loud music instead, just stick some soundproofing up and keep your windows shut".

Person_one

notanewuser wrote: »

Presumably you're perfectly happy for your 2 under 3 to play in a garden that other people's pets use as a toilet though? Because that's potentially what your cat is doing to somebody else's child.

My SIL has 2 under 2 and a cat - she has a litter tray in the house. Why shouldn't you?

I for one don't really want my 2 year old playing in a cat toilet but apparently I have no choice!!! :mad:

How do you stop the wild animals crapping in your garden? That's quite a trick!

Pont

gettingready wrote: »

And do you suggest I walk my cats up a tree, into bushes etc? On a lead?

Or shall I walk them on a street where we can come across dogs (on/offf lead) and cat on a lead will have no way of escaping?

Dogs are dogs - cats are cats...

No more than I should walk my dog through rivers, up mountains, through blizzards etc. I take my dog for a walk on a lead - he'd would love to do all of the above, but I don't!

Should I walk my dog through the streets on a lead? Yes?
Do I know there are potential dangers of doing so? Yes.
Do I monitor the situation as to what is safe/sensible etc? Yes.

My, very docile, lab would also have no way of escaping either in the same circumstances that you describe.
Does this devolve me of all responsibility of my lab?
Let him enter the property of others?
Poop in their gardens?
Expect others to go to the time and expense of keeping him out of their properties rather than me keeping in mine etc? - NO!

Pont

krlyr wrote: »

Or OP's cat might be the only one going in there. As Pont said, OP can only be responsible for their own cat. What other cats do is beyond OP's control, or her responsibility.

I pick up my dogs' poos on walks, despite seeing plenty of dog waste left behind by others. Other people's decisions don't mean I should shirk my own responsibilities.

The council's noise abatement team wouldn't say to someone who's complained about a neighbour's nuisance noise, "Well, someone else might start playing loud music instead, just stick some soundproofing up and keep your windows shut".

Nice analogy!

notanewuser

Person_one wrote: »

How do you stop the wild animals crapping in your garden? That's quite a trick!

We aren't talking about wild animals. But as it happens we've spent £££££s keeping foxes etc out. We have trees so obviously birds, but I've never found any bird poo anywhere other than my car bonnet.

After £££££s I think we've finally made it impossible for the neighbourhood cats to get in. If they do, I hope they are very careful of the lillies. Now to get the front garden cat/dog proofed and perhaps my daughter can have her garden back.