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Breaking & entering!
I am having problems with neighbourhood cats breaking through my
catflap and stealing my cats food and spraying around the house! My cats have been neutered and I have a magnetic catflap. None of the cats I have caught breaking in are wearing magnetic collars - so how are they getting in? One very large cat forces the catflap until it gives way,and another cat is getting his claw under the flap to pull it forward and slips in (very intelligent). I have tried throwing water at them when i catch them, which seems a little mean, but with a hope of detering them from visiting again - nothing seems to be working. Any ideas? -- Posted at author's request, using moderated http://www.PetForumz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.PetForumz.com/Breaking-en...pict72297.html |
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On Jun 5, 12:23*pm, elk wrote:
I am having problems with neighbourhood cats breaking through my catflap and stealing my cats food and spraying around the house! My cats have been neutered and I have a magnetic catflap. None of the cats I have caught breaking in are wearing magnetic collars - so how are they getting in? One very large cat forces the catflap until it gives way,and another cat is getting his claw under the flap to pull it forward and slips in (very intelligent). I have tried throwing water at them when i catch them, which seems a little mean, but with a hope of detering them from visiting again - nothing seems to be working. Any ideas? -- Posted at author's request, using moderatedhttp://www.PetForumz.cominterface Thread archive:http://www.PetForumz.com/Breaking-en...pict72297.html I have a similar problem. Two neighborhood feral cats occasionally come into my garden and stare at my cat when he is outside. One is a gigantic tiger cat. He stares at me too. The other is a smaller grey and white cat which has better manners. He walks away when he sees me. Once I chased them up the alley with a broom. My cat was behind me. He got so upset he jumped on my ankle and scratched me and then hissed at me. I guess he didnt want them to leave. I dont want them to come around anymore. |
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wrote in message ... On Jun 5, 12:23 pm, elk wrote: I am having problems with neighbourhood cats breaking through my catflap and stealing my cats food and spraying around the house! My cats have been neutered and I have a magnetic catflap. None of the cats I have caught breaking in are wearing magnetic collars - so how are they getting in? One very large cat forces the catflap until it gives way,and another cat is getting his claw under the flap to pull it forward and slips in (very intelligent). I have tried throwing water at them when i catch them, which seems a little mean, but with a hope of detering them from visiting again - nothing seems to be working. Any ideas? -- Posted at author's request, using moderatedhttp://www.PetForumz.cominterface Thread archive:http://www.PetForumz.com/Breaking-en...pict72297.html I have a similar problem. Two neighborhood feral cats occasionally come into my garden and stare at my cat when he is outside. One is a gigantic tiger cat. He stares at me too. The other is a smaller grey and white cat which has better manners. He walks away when he sees me. Once I chased them up the alley with a broom. My cat was behind me. He got so upset he jumped on my ankle and scratched me and then hissed at me. I guess he didnt want them to leave. I dont want them to come around anymore. Hunger is a very strong incentive. After all, what can you do to a cat that is worse than him (or her) starving to death? If you don't want them to come in the house, then I suggest feeding them outside. If you are not willing to do that, then trap them and give them to your local humane society or feral cat coalition. But remember this: The cats didn't ask to be born into this world. They just woke up one day and found themselves here and hungry. So it isn't their fault that they are an annoyance to you. |
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On Jun 5, 4:36 pm, wrote:
Once I chased them up the alley with a broom. My cat was behind me. He got so upset he jumped on my ankle and scratched me and then hissed at me. I guess he didnt want them to leave. On it's face that's what it would seem, but I think it's somewhat more complex than that. I had a similar problem when I was doing something outside and my cat Mama was with me. A woman came by with her female cat following her. Both were nice enough, however Mama didn't like the other female cat and kept her distance while eying her intently. The woman tried to pet Mama to calm her fear, and I warned her not to. Sure enough Mama lashed out and scratched the woman. You see in Mama's eyes, she's looking at the other female cat, and the hand reaching down to pet her is an extension of that cat. That hand will be attacked as if the other cat itself were too close. It doesn't matter whose hand it is, it could have just as well been mine. |
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"studio" wrote in message ... You see in Mama's eyes, she's looking at the other female cat, and the hand reaching down to pet her is an extension of that cat. That hand will be attacked as if the other cat itself were too close. It doesn't matter whose hand it is, it could have just as well been mine. That's called misdirected (or redirected) aggression. http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/aggression3.html MaryL |
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On Jun 6, 1:41 am, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote: That's called misdirected (or redirected) aggression. http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/aggression3.html Ah yes, I've heard that before and should have known there were names attributed to it. Very common reaction amongst animals...and possibly some humans also. |
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