Nasty cat next door

cactus ant cat deterent

Made of hard plastic and come in strips not rolls.

There is spiky stuff you can get to put on top of fences. I don't know if you even have a fence between you, but if so this would at least deter. It comes in rolls.

f77- the 'hit' from a pumped up water gun is much more direct than a hosepipe- hence advising trying one- it actually hurts a bit but not too much- and is more dissuasive.

Is the offending cat neutered? Look what it did to Soops Rory.

No grandura he won`t get the message it will just make him more aggressive . The poster has already said that she has used a hose pipe on the cat and it didn`t work . It IS a territory issue so it is reasonable to try other methods which don`t involve being aggressive . Why just suggest the same course of action which didn`t work the first time

We have the opposite problem. Ours is the bully of the neighbourhood and even takes on urban foxes too! He is neutered. At home he lives in harmony with our other cats and two dogs and isn't nasty at all, but in the garden and over the fences he's the devil. I've told the neighbours to do whatever it takes to send him on his way, the fighting noises are horrible.

I'm not sure what you can do. It's not nice to think your cat is being picked on, but maybe it affects you more than it does her.

We once had this problem ( with a neighbour's awful cat) it would even sit on our windowsill, our poor cats were terrified of it,as were other neighbours cats.Anyway, a few of us had a word with the neighbour, and he agreed to get it neutered.The change in that cat! I only saw it once, after that, and it was fearfully peering at me from behind a dustbin! No more problems.Before that, as well as attacking cats, it would hiss and sidle up to you waiting to lash out.Some cats just have too much testosterone.

Territory indeed. Get a powerful water pistol and 'get it' every time he comes near- and he might get the message.

I've just taken a lovely cat under my wing- he has lost a paw to farm machinery I think- and it is still quite raw but healing. I am now feeding and watering it- but he is very scared and nervous- and the cat next door is constantly trying to get at him. Difficult as I look after next door's cat when they are away- and he was very poorly last time (in July) and had to give him lots of cuddles and care- but a bit of water won't hurt him- and hopefully will help protect my lovely new Siamese friend.

I went to the vet the other day to ask for advice, and he told me to give him a chance to heal- by feeding him and protecting him- and keep an eye. If he gets sick and infected- feeding him at the same place will make it easier to catch him in catch and release cage- and do what would then have to be done. Poor little mite.

It is a territory issue , I presume the other cat was there first which would mean your poor cat is threatening its territory . They may settle down once the neighbour cat has established itself as `boss` . I would not fall out with your neighbour about this as there is absolutely nothing she can do about it . Has your cat got plenty of escape routes and is able to get back in to her home easily ? Cat flap?

Have you tried to be friendly to the other cat as stroking it will transfer your scent(and your cats)to the other cat , I hear that if you have cats which don`t get on you should stoke them one after the other (scent sharing) because cats depend a lot on scent to know who is in their `family` . I hope your poor kitty will be OK x

Oh dear, not an easy one to solve!