Spraying tom cat threatening deposit - help!

Ephemera

tomstickland wrote: »

One other thing

As far as I understand, cats are classified as wild animals, so I don't think you can really have an irresponsible owner.
I'd advocate using a water pistol, since cats dislike this but they have a good chance to run away. Dunking in a bath is not necessarry.

So does that mean there is no such thing as a 'cat owner'?

Dogs have owners...cats have staff :rotfl:

ailuro2

Ignoring all the fighting going on here....

We have had a cat let itself in with our cat flap,thankfully it only sprayed beside the flap itself. Not nice, but not much we could do either.

Cats have been living outside for years. If you are not going to be out for hours at a time then you can leave an old bin turned on it's side as shelter for your cat, or two bits of wood made into an A shape, it will be fine. Or get a litter tray and lock it in.

We have a cat but it is excluded from our DD's room and the spare room. She doesn't mind.You could close the doors when you went out, leaving your cat with her bed in the kitchen or wherever the catflap is.... kitchens are easier to wipe clean, being hard surfaces.

Sadly there's not guaranteed method to keep the other cat out.

Hope this helped.

TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

Like Marmite I guess, you either love 'em or hate 'em.

To me, they poo in my garden and dig up my flower beds to hide the evidence. Out of malice, they attack the birds that I feed. They should be kept on leads in the same way that dogs are kept on leads. Then I'd be happy.

Would agree, there doesnt seem to be any middle ground.. Me... Hate cats beyond belief and would pretty much stop at nothing to prevent cats filthing up my garden... Do they ever !!!! in the owners gardens? Probably not.

Whilst i cant bare cats i doubt i could resort to hurting one... Water by any means i would defo consider fair game, although am currently trialing special pellet type things. Doesnt really help the OP as their own cat may not enjoy..

alfiesmum

As you're effectively allowing the cat access to your house I can't see how you can charge it's owner for cleaning costs. You could close the internal door in the room where the cat flap is perhaps? I'm not sayin it's your fault, but you know it's happening and haven't taken any action to try and stop it as of yet. That's how others will see it anyway.
On the matter of loosing your deposit, I presume the furniture is your own? (as not many landlords would provide you with a babys bed/cot), and due to the landlords daughter being allergic you were going to be stuck with a cleaning bill anyway because of your own cat, so you can't really expect to get the money out of somebody else when you were going to incur the expense anyway can you?
I'm sorry it might not be what you want to hear, and I'm sorry it's not joining in with the cruelty to cats theme going on this thread. Just in case it was a genuine question you were asking, I thought I'd risk answering it with my two penneth.

Emmy_L

If the cat has no collar and you don't know where it lives,then perhaps instead of dunking/waterpistols/bricks/sacks etc etc etc you could just catch the cat and take it to the local cats home?
They will be able to return it to it's owners (if it has any,if not,they can find a home for it) and give you advice regarding the smells it has left and any deterrents you can use to stop other cats from entering your home.

looby-loo_2

I've just remembered, my cat went in next door to eat her cats lunch. She borrowed her daughters jack russel for the day. He took one small peep, got the fright of his life and hasn't been back.

Cheap and no lasting damage done.

tomstickland

If the cat has no collar and you don't know where it lives,

The OP knows where it lives.

Emmy_L

Actually,she stated that she [EMAIL="DIDN@T"]DIDN'T[/EMAIL] know where it lived,although it does have a collar...
But my point is still the same...you don't HAVE to go to any of the extremes that some posters have mentioned...called the cats protection league,or Iris's Cats and ask for advice.
It's purely a territory thing and it isn't being "out-maled" for lack of a better term.
There are lots of products that can be used..or you could go for LL's suggestion...dogs ARE very good deterrents!LOL

jaype

alfiesmum wrote: »

As you're effectively allowing the cat access to your house I can't see how you can charge it's owner for cleaning costs. You could close the internal door in the room where the cat flap is perhaps? I'm not sayin it's your fault, but you know it's happening and haven't taken any action to try and stop it as of yet. That's how others will see it anyway.
On the matter of loosing your deposit, I presume the furniture is your own? (as not many landlords would provide you with a babys bed/cot), and due to the landlords daughter being allergic you were going to be stuck with a cleaning bill anyway because of your own cat, so you can't really expect to get the money out of somebody else when you were going to incur the expense anyway can you?
I'm sorry it might not be what you want to hear, and I'm sorry it's not joining in with the cruelty to cats theme going on this thread. Just in case it was a genuine question you were asking, I thought I'd risk answering it with my two penneth.

Erm - don't think this is very fair and is actually quite an annoying comment - have you read the rest of my posts? I have paid about £40 for a magnetic cat flap, so I don't think you can exactly claim I'm rolling out the red carpet and welcoming it in? As for it being my furniture - it is, but that still doesn't mean I want it covered in stinking cat pee - would you? It's one thing to have a carpet cleaned to get rid of hair, but I'd think it would take several cleans to get rid of cat smell, and I'd probably have to have all the walls done likewise to make sure nothing was left. Not QUITE the same, is it? As for the cruelty bit - I'm very willing to throw water over it as a mild shock isn't exactly life threatening. I wouldn't however use something like an air horn (or a dog) that might injure the poor animal. It is, after all, only following its instinct - I just want it to do this elsewhere, thanks.

LuciferTDark

I own a cat & if a stray came in & started peeing on my beds I'd dunk it as well, it's a one time simple direct solution & the cat survives to never come back again.