Cat chasing ducks

khall

Have just found out my little boy cat has been annoying a neighbour by chasing their ducks and pigeons. I haven't spoken to this neighbour yet as he asked the cpl to pick my cat up and have only been to get him back/found out why this afternoon.

The neighbour is across a busy main road but surrounded by fields and orchards, which my cat has been going over to frequently in the year that we've had him.

Obviously now that I'm aware of this I don't want the situation to escalate to the point that my cat might be hurt.

When the neighbour rings does anyone have any suggestions I could make that might help.
If all else fails I will have to try and keep him in but he isn't a natural house cat so would prefer to avoid this.

Had thought so far about a sonic repellent but not sure if they would adversely affect the birds and how well they actually work.

If anyone has any ideas I'd be grateful, thanks

ETA: have just discovered cat runs. Has anyone ever used one/have any opinions?

meritaten

for the sake of good neighbourly relations - you should explore options - but it may be worth discussing with your neighbour what they do to protect their birds, its not solely down to you as the cat owner! Cats have legal right to 'roam' without you being liable for any damage. so your neighbour is equally (or fully) responsible for protecting their 'livestock'.
but, amicably sorting matters out is best and neighbour should know you are concerned too.
it could be expensive to do a covered 'run' - what about 'cat-proofing neighbours garden with you contributing to the cost? from what you say your cat couldn't possibly be the only predator around!

moggymutt

Hard to think of a solution because of the main road. If it weren't for that I'd buy the neighbour a water pistol to use, but it might cause the cat to suddenly run back across the road without looking.

I'd be wanting to stop my cat going across a main road everyday- a run would stop both problems.

meritaten

can I have a bit more info khall? it reads that your neighbour actually captured your cat and gave him to CPL? who contacted you to explain the circs - and you have just come back from collecting him/her from CPL? is that an accurate statement?
Does the neighbour know the cat belongs to you?

khall

meritaten wrote: »

can I have a bit more info khall? it reads that your neighbour actually captured your cat and gave him to CPL? who contacted you to explain the circs - and you have just come back from collecting him/her from CPL? is that an accurate statement?
Does the neighbour know the cat belongs to you?

Yes thats it.

My cat doesn't have a collar as he's a climber and I'm always terrified he'll strangle himself so tbf the neighbour wouldn't have known where to return him. I say neighbour loosely as he isn't an immediate neighbour. Its a house quite far back on the opposite side of the road and some distance away.

All I've has so far is what the cpl have said, the person who took my cat there hasn't been in touch with me yet. The cpl said they'd give him my details but wouldn't confirm his details to me.

As to cat-proofing his garden, its not really an enclosed garden at all. More just attached to the fields either side.

I'll give him until Wednesday to ring and keep my cat in until then, and if he doesn't get in touch might ask the cpl to inform him I'm letting the cat back out and if it happens again he can ring me himself as he has my details.

Thanks everyone

meritaten

I wouldn't wait - I would contact the neighbour myself tomorrow and arrange a meeting. communication is the key! also he needs to know who the cat belongs to! and a face to face meeting with his owner..............perhaps next time he/she would then ring you saying your cat is here?

khall

meritaten wrote: »

I wouldn't wait - I would contact the neighbour myself tomorrow and arrange a meeting. communication is the key! also he needs to know who the cat belongs to! and a face to face meeting with his owner..............perhaps next time he/she would then ring you saying your cat is here?

I did say to the cpl that I would pop round and speak to him but she asked me not to because apparently I'm not supposed to know the details of who took him in.

I may have a wander up there tomorrow after the school run and pretend I'm just visiting everyone on the road to let them know its my cat etc.

I do find it surprising that its only my cat and that he never has a problem with wildlife after the ducks and pigeons if they're easy to get to, but suppose its better to try and sort it out.

meritaten

hmmm - strange that - very unprofessional of CPL to tell you isn't it? unless they thought him/her a bit um, 'unreasonable'?
have you got a pic of your cat? you could wander round and ask if they have seen him? see what they say? bit underhand, but you might get an insight into them, depending on what they say? if they are open and say 'oh yes, this cat got into our garden and we gave him to CPL - then you could open a dialogue from there.
but if they deny all knowledge ..............then there hangs a dilemma!

Lilyjade

Please think about getting him microchipped if he isn't already. Then if he gets handed in again to a rescue further away at least they will contact you.

We use a cat pen for our 4cats. It works well as they can come and go in it as they please, they have access to fresh air grass etc and I know they are safe. However one of my boys REALLY wants out. If we are in the garden and he is in the pen he yells his
head off. If we let them in the garden with us, if he isn't on the lead he is off. Mind you if we are not in the garden he makes no attempt to leave the house, he doesn't try and run out of the door or anything.

pawsies

I would keep him in but take him out on a harness and lead to satisfy his 'instinct'.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

actually its wrong of the CPL to divulge your information to the person who brought him in your microchip details are DPA protected, they should have told him thanks we'll contact the owner ASAP and have him picked up and retained the cat for collection.


they have no obligation to protect his identity, only policy, so she enforced policy to you but broke DPA to him by giving him your details.


I would pop into the CPL and remind them of DPA and Policy.


when my tinks got run over, she was chipped and when they scanned her the vet would not give the person who took her in our details because of DPA, so the person who took her in left her contact details with the vet who told her its their policy not pass this type of info on unless you explicitly give you permission to do so on a piece of paper, the lady concerned did just that gave her permission.


we called the lady who live 60 yards down the estate I live on we knew her and thanked her for her caring for tinks and taking her to the vets.