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How can you stop neighbours cats from using your cats catflap? My
girlfriends poor little tabby has just got used to our new home and now this big fat white cat is coming into our house, eating all the food and fighting with our cat. Personally I don't even like the things so one in the house is enough for me but my gf is getting really stressed because her little baby is upset by this other cat! Anyone got any tips (If I had my way a rifle would probably suffice, but I need some more humane/legel options)? |
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On 14 Jul 2006 05:14:19 -0700, "Mario Lanza"
, clicked their heels and said: Anyone got any tips (If I had my way a rifle would probably suffice, but I need some more humane/legel options)? Close the cat flap and keep your cat in, and outside only with supervision. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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"Mario Lanza" wrote in message ups.com... How can you stop neighbours cats from using your cats catflap? My girlfriends poor little tabby has just got used to our new home and now this big fat white cat is coming into our house, eating all the food and fighting with our cat. Personally I don't even like the things so one in the house is enough for me but my gf is getting really stressed because her little baby is upset by this other cat! Anyone got any tips (If I had my way a rifle would probably suffice, but I need some more humane/legel options)? The most obvious solution is for your gf to keep her cat indoors and eliminate the cat door. Her cat will be safer and probably healthier as a result -- and you also eliminate the very real possibility that other neighbors may be just as annoyed when gf's cat trespasses as you are when a "foreign" cat invades your home. A much more expensive solution (but a very real possibility, especially if you can do the work yourselves) is to fence your yard and place a "cat-proof" barrier at the top of the fence. Some people construct a large backyard unit for their cats, with entry to the house (and with the top covered so no other cats can enter it) and there are companies -- such as Drs. Foster and Smith -- that sell mesh "walkways" where your cat cat be left outdoors for short periods of time. MaryL |
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We've just had the door replaced so we could have a catflap as we
didn't feel it was fair keeping the cat locked in all day, she is a very quiet cat (got her from a sanctury for badly treated cats) and only leaves the garden to explore the brook that runs between us and next door. I would be extremely suprised if she was going into other peoples gardens let alone houses. I was thinking of just spraying the white cat with a hose every time it comes near the house, wouldn't that be enough to deter it? |
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Use the rifle on yourself or how about taking the hose and shoving it up
your ass. "Mario Lanza" wrote in message oups.com... sniped for being stupid |
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Matthew wrote: Use the rifle on yourself or how about taking the hose and shoving it up your ass. "Mario Lanza" wrote in message oups.com... sniped for being stupid Cheers Matthew, thanks for your helpful suggestion. The rifle one is worth thinking about but as for the hose pipe I don't think that cleaning my arse is really going to help keep other cats away. |
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"Mario Lanza" wrote in message oups.com... Matthew wrote: Use the rifle on yourself or how about taking the hose and shoving it up your ass. "Mario Lanza" wrote in message oups.com... sniped for being stupid Cheers Matthew, thanks for your helpful suggestion. The rifle one is worth thinking about but as for the hose pipe I don't think that cleaning my arse is really going to help keep other cats away. Maybe it will blow the bull**** out of it when you talk about hurting animals expect people to think you are full of **** |
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On 14 Jul 2006 06:24:33 -0700, "Mario Lanza"
wrote: We've just had the door replaced so we could have a catflap as we didn't feel it was fair keeping the cat locked in all day, she is a very quiet cat (got her from a sanctury for badly treated cats) and only leaves the garden to explore the brook that runs between us and next door. I would be extremely suprised if she was going into other peoples gardens let alone houses. I was thinking of just spraying the white cat with a hose every time it comes near the house, wouldn't that be enough to deter it? They make pet doors that only open for your pet, for instance: http://www.petdoors.com/electronic_pet_doors.htm That was the first one I hit but you can find lots more. |
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Matthew wrote: "Mario Lanza" wrote in message oups.com... Matthew wrote: Maybe it will blow the bull**** out of it when you talk about hurting animals expect people to think you are full of **** Sometimes in life Matthew you have to realise when people are talking tongue in cheek. You have a some serious issues that you need to address because over reactions like that will land you in trouble in the real world. Hope you have a happy life and calm down a bit. |
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dgk wrote: On 14 Jul 2006 06:24:33 -0700, "Mario Lanza" wrote: We've just had the door replaced so we could have a catflap as we didn't feel it was fair keeping the cat locked in all day, she is a very quiet cat (got her from a sanctury for badly treated cats) and only leaves the garden to explore the brook that runs between us and next door. I would be extremely suprised if she was going into other peoples gardens let alone houses. I was thinking of just spraying the white cat with a hose every time it comes near the house, wouldn't that be enough to deter it? They make pet doors that only open for your pet, for instance: http://www.petdoors.com/electronic_pet_doors.htm That was the first one I hit but you can find lots more. Thanks, I found some of these but they all seemed to be magnet operated, the only infrared one I found had really bad reviews for being too week. Just spoken to gf and aparrently our shy little tabby did actually stand up for her self today so hopefully they can sort it out between themselves. |
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