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Old February 28th 04, 03:38 PM
jmcquown
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I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden, BANG! SMACK!
That neighbor's cat is roaming around again. Persia was looking out the
window of my (home) office and here comes that friggin cat. Persia charged
at the window then smacked at it with her paw. (Scared the crap out of me,
I might add.) Of course her tail bristled completely up. Had to go out and
chase that stupid cat away again. Now it's not content to visit the back
yard by the patio; it has to come around front to annoy Persia too. (sigh)

I really wish there was something I could do. I am sorely tempted to
extreme measures, as I've mentioned in the past; aka trap the cat and take
it to a no-kill shelter. Approaching the woman has already been tried.
You may recall, she claims the cat just "gets out" but she has three cats
and they can't all just "get out" every day. I see them all roaming around.
This is the only one that comes onto my property to antagonize Persia,
though.

For those not familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a rather busy
residential street. People come around that corner ninety-to-nothing; one
day I'll see that cat dead by the side of the road. And the woman doesn't
seem to think it's an issue. (sigh)

Jill


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Old February 28th 04, 06:15 PM
lewe
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden, BANG!

SMACK!
That neighbor's cat is roaming around again. Persia was looking out the
window of my (home) office and here comes that friggin cat. Persia

charged
at the window then smacked at it with her paw. (Scared the crap out of

me,
I might add.) Of course her tail bristled completely up. Had to go out

and
chase that stupid cat away again. Now it's not content to visit the back
yard by the patio; it has to come around front to annoy Persia too.

(sigh)

I really wish there was something I could do. I am sorely tempted to
extreme measures, as I've mentioned in the past; aka trap the cat and take
it to a no-kill shelter. Approaching the woman has already been tried.
You may recall, she claims the cat just "gets out" but she has three cats
and they can't all just "get out" every day. I see them all roaming

around.
This is the only one that comes onto my property to antagonize Persia,
though.

For those not familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a rather

busy
residential street. People come around that corner ninety-to-nothing; one
day I'll see that cat dead by the side of the road. And the woman doesn't
seem to think it's an issue. (sigh)


that's tough. Why are people like that?
Purrs for you and Persia and for that little neighbourhood pest - I wish he
would have the sense to go off and find himself a better and safer home!

--
:: lewe
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Old February 28th 04, 06:51 PM
m. L. Briggs
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 18:15:39 +0100, "lewe"
wrote:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden, BANG!

SMACK!
That neighbor's cat is roaming around again. Persia was looking out the
window of my (home) office and here comes that friggin cat. Persia

charged
at the window then smacked at it with her paw. (Scared the crap out of

me,
I might add.) Of course her tail bristled completely up. Had to go out

and
chase that stupid cat away again. Now it's not content to visit the back
yard by the patio; it has to come around front to annoy Persia too.

(sigh)

I really wish there was something I could do. I am sorely tempted to
extreme measures, as I've mentioned in the past; aka trap the cat and take
it to a no-kill shelter. Approaching the woman has already been tried.
You may recall, she claims the cat just "gets out" but she has three cats
and they can't all just "get out" every day. I see them all roaming

around.
This is the only one that comes onto my property to antagonize Persia,
though.

For those not familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a rather

busy
residential street. People come around that corner ninety-to-nothing; one
day I'll see that cat dead by the side of the road. And the woman doesn't
seem to think it's an issue. (sigh)


that's tough. Why are people like that?
Purrs for you and Persia and for that little neighbourhood pest - I wish he
would have the sense to go off and find himself a better and safer home!


That is probably just what he is trying to do -- but they keep chasing
him off.
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Old February 28th 04, 07:43 PM
jmcquown
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m. L. Briggs wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 18:15:39 +0100, "lewe"
wrote:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden,
BANG! SMACK! That neighbor's cat is roaming around again. Persia
was looking out the window of my (home) office and here comes that
friggin cat. Persia charged at the window then smacked at it with
her paw. (Scared the crap out of me, I might add.) For those not

familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a
rather busy residential street. People come around that corner
ninety-to-nothing; one day I'll see that cat dead by the side of
the road. And the woman doesn't seem to think it's an issue.
(sigh)


that's tough. Why are people like that?
Purrs for you and Persia and for that little neighbourhood pest - I
wish he would have the sense to go off and find himself a better and
safer home!


That is probably just what he is trying to do -- but they keep chasing
him off.


Persia *hates* this other cat. This is a single-cat household. The Animal
Control people back me up - to trap the cat and take it to one of their
no-kill shelters. There, it can be adopted by someone who will actually
take care of it and not just let it run around across a busy street. But I
can't quite bring myself to do that, yet.

Jill


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Old February 28th 04, 08:22 PM
Yoj
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden, BANG!

SMACK!
That neighbor's cat is roaming around again. Persia was looking out

the
window of my (home) office and here comes that friggin cat. Persia

charged
at the window then smacked at it with her paw. (Scared the crap out

of me,
I might add.) Of course her tail bristled completely up. Had to go

out and
chase that stupid cat away again. Now it's not content to visit the

back
yard by the patio; it has to come around front to annoy Persia too.

(sigh)

I really wish there was something I could do. I am sorely tempted to
extreme measures, as I've mentioned in the past; aka trap the cat and

take
it to a no-kill shelter. Approaching the woman has already been

tried.
You may recall, she claims the cat just "gets out" but she has three

cats
and they can't all just "get out" every day. I see them all roaming

around.
This is the only one that comes onto my property to antagonize Persia,
though.

For those not familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a rather

busy
residential street. People come around that corner ninety-to-nothing;

one
day I'll see that cat dead by the side of the road. And the woman

doesn't
seem to think it's an issue. (sigh)

Jill


Is there one spot where the cat often comes (like under the window)? If
so, how about putting a sprinkler in that spot. The next time you see
the cat on or near that spot, instead of chasing it away, turn on the
sprinkler. After a few soakings, it might decide to avoid your yard, at
least.

Joy


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Old February 28th 04, 08:28 PM
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Persia *hates* this other cat. This is a single-cat household. The Animal
Control people back me up - to trap the cat and take it to one of their
no-kill shelters. There, it can be adopted by someone who will actually
take care of it and not just let it run around across a busy street. But I
can't quite bring myself to do that, yet.

Jill


I understand being reluctant to do tha - I'd have a hard time doing that
myself. But in the long run it would be a lot better for that cat, as
well as for Persia.

I'm sorry I can't remember Persia's details, but my job-hunting lately
has be more absent-minded than usual. Does Persia go outside?
Specifically, does she go in the front yard where this other cat is
showing up? If not, then something like a cat repellant spray or one of
those ultrasonic cat repellers might help keep it away from Persia's
territory.

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Old February 28th 04, 09:58 PM
jmcquown
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Dan M wrote:
Persia *hates* this other cat. This is a single-cat household. The
Animal Control people back me up - to trap the cat and take it to
one of their no-kill shelters. There, it can be adopted by someone
who will actually take care of it and not just let it run around
across a busy street. But I can't quite bring myself to do that,
yet.

Jill


I understand being reluctant to do tha - I'd have a hard time doing
that myself. But in the long run it would be a lot better for that
cat, as
well as for Persia.

I'm sorry I can't remember Persia's details, but my job-hunting lately
has be more absent-minded than usual. Does Persia go outside?
Specifically, does she go in the front yard where this other cat is
showing up? If not, then something like a cat repellant spray or one
of those ultrasonic cat repellers might help keep it away from
Persia's territory.


Persia is a foundling and strictly an indoor cat. However, when the weather
is nice (Spring is coming!) she sits outside in a "kitty walk" mesh
enclosure with me on the patio. I don't want to put down sprays or
repellants as I do encourage squirrels and birds to come visit. I'm sure
this is what attracts this cat, however there is nothing to attract it to
the front of my home which is where it was this morning.

Jill


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Old February 28th 04, 09:59 PM
jmcquown
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Yoj wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden,
BANG! SMACK! That neighbor's cat is roaming around again. Persia
was looking out the window of my (home) office and here comes that
friggin cat. Persia charged at the window then smacked at it with
her paw. (Scared the crap out of me, I might add.) Of course her
tail bristled completely up. Had to go out and chase that stupid
cat away again. Now it's not content to visit the back yard by the
patio; it has to come around front to annoy Persia too. (sigh)

I really wish there was something I could do. I am sorely tempted to
extreme measures, as I've mentioned in the past; aka trap the cat
and take it to a no-kill shelter. Approaching the woman has
already been tried. You may recall, she claims the cat just "gets
out" but she has three cats and they can't all just "get out" every
day. I see them all roaming around. This is the only one that comes
onto my property to antagonize Persia, though.

For those not familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a
rather busy residential street. People come around that corner
ninety-to-nothing; one day I'll see that cat dead by the side of the
road. And the woman doesn't seem to think it's an issue. (sigh)

Jill


Is there one spot where the cat often comes (like under the window)?
If so, how about putting a sprinkler in that spot. The next time you
see the cat on or near that spot, instead of chasing it away, turn on
the sprinkler. After a few soakings, it might decide to avoid your
yard, at least.

Joy


The cat just decided to switch to the front window from it's usual haunts in
the back by the patio. Sneaky lil' devil. Oh well, when it warms up in a
few weeks I'll have sprinklers out anyway Thanks for the suggestion!

Jill


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Old February 28th 04, 11:11 PM
LynC
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden, BANG!

SMACK!
That neighbor's cat is roaming around again. Persia was looking out the
window of my (home) office and here comes that friggin cat. Persia

charged
at the window then smacked at it with her paw. (Scared the crap out of

me,
I might add.) Of course her tail bristled completely up. Had to go out

and
chase that stupid cat away again. Now it's not content to visit the back
yard by the patio; it has to come around front to annoy Persia too.

(sigh)

I really wish there was something I could do. I am sorely tempted to
extreme measures, as I've mentioned in the past; aka trap the cat and take
it to a no-kill shelter. Approaching the woman has already been tried.
You may recall, she claims the cat just "gets out" but she has three cats
and they can't all just "get out" every day. I see them all roaming

around.
This is the only one that comes onto my property to antagonize Persia,
though.

For those not familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a rather

busy
residential street. People come around that corner ninety-to-nothing; one
day I'll see that cat dead by the side of the road. And the woman doesn't
seem to think it's an issue. (sigh)

Jill

What has the dialogue been with the owner of the cat?


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Old February 28th 04, 11:18 PM
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LynC wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I'm sitting here peacefully reading posts when all of a sudden,
BANG! SMACK! That neighbor's cat is roaming around again.


Approaching the woman has
already been tried. You may recall, she claims the cat just "gets
out" but she has three cats and they can't all just "get out" every
day. I see them all roaming around. This is the only one that comes
onto my property to antagonize Persia, though.

For those not familiar, my abode is situated on the corner of a
rather busy residential street. People come around that corner
ninety-to-nothing; one day I'll see that cat dead by the side of the
road. And the woman doesn't seem to think it's an issue. (sigh)

Jill

What has the dialogue been with the owner of the cat?


I asked her to keep her cat out of my yard. Her reaction was, "Hey, she
gets out, I have three kids and three cats. I can't keep an eye on all of
them." (Yeah, well then don't have *all* of them, is my reaction!) But,
you see, the cat doesn't just "get out". I see all three of her cats out
every day. I know she just opens the door and lets them out, or possibly
has a cat-flap. But it is only this one I have a problem with, coming over
and antagonizing Persia. The others seem to stay put in her yard across the
street and down a-ways.

Jill


 




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