i have a stray cat that keeps coming into my house,what can i do? we have are own cat called madge who does little to stop this cat coming in. this cat only comes in at night ,i have nicknamed it THE CAT BURGLER although it only steals madges cat food while madge just sites & watches it. sombody has adviced getting a magnetic cat flap ,but feel thats too costly & the local council will obgect to that. what can i do?
stray cat keeps coming into house
Originally Posted by emails:
“i have a stray cat that keeps coming into my house,what can i do? we have are own cat called madge who does little to stop this cat coming in. this cat only comes in at night ,i have nicknamed it THE CAT BURGLER although it only steals madges cat food while madge just sites & watches it. sombody has adviced getting a magnetic cat flap ,but feel thats too costly & the local council will obgect to that. what can i do?”
“i have a stray cat that keeps coming into my house,what can i do? we have are own cat called madge who does little to stop this cat coming in. this cat only comes in at night ,i have nicknamed it THE CAT BURGLER although it only steals madges cat food while madge just sites & watches it. sombody has adviced getting a magnetic cat flap ,but feel thats too costly & the local council will obgect to that. what can i do?”
Hi there! I know exactly how you are feeling as we had the same problem. I see that you said the magnetic cat flap is expensive, so my idea unfortunately would also be too expensive. both my cats are microchipped, so we got the new microchip cat flap, which only allows your own chipped cat through the door. It has really transformed mine and my cats lives because there is no chance that the other cat can ever get in. This is the link if you are interested in reading about it. www.microchipcatflap.co.uk
The only other suggestion is maybe spraying the intruder with water when ever you see it inside or approaching the cat flap?
Good luck!
I too have this problem and big ginger monster comes in at night and scares my two, eats their food and tries to get upstairs!
I have a "normal" cat flap which i started locking at night (my two are in) but he just started head butting the cat flap and "breaking in" and then out again, which left me having to take the cat flap apart every morning to fix it
Before i go to bed now i lock the cat flap and stick the hoover infront of it......so he cant get in now! Although i did hear him trying last night.... i hope he has a headache
I have a "normal" cat flap which i started locking at night (my two are in) but he just started head butting the cat flap and "breaking in" and then out again, which left me having to take the cat flap apart every morning to fix it
Before i go to bed now i lock the cat flap and stick the hoover infront of it......so he cant get in now! Although i did hear him trying last night.... i hope he has a headache
Originally Posted by emails:
“i have a stray cat that keeps coming into my house,what can i do? we have are own cat called madge who does little to stop this cat coming in. this cat only comes in at night ,i have nicknamed it THE CAT BURGLER although it only steals madges cat food while madge just sites & watches it. sombody has adviced getting a magnetic cat flap ,but feel thats too costly & the local council will obgect to that. what can i do?”
“i have a stray cat that keeps coming into my house,what can i do? we have are own cat called madge who does little to stop this cat coming in. this cat only comes in at night ,i have nicknamed it THE CAT BURGLER although it only steals madges cat food while madge just sites & watches it. sombody has adviced getting a magnetic cat flap ,but feel thats too costly & the local council will obgect to that. what can i do?”
If it's not agressive to yours, you could always adopt it? Just a thought. (I would but I'm a big softy)
Originally Posted by Zigesa:
“Hi there! I know exactly how you are feeling as we had the same problem. I see that you said the magnetic cat flap is expensive, so my idea unfortunately would also be too expensive. both my cats are microchipped, so we got the new microchip cat flap, which only allows your own chipped cat through the door. It has really transformed mine and my cats lives because there is no chance that the other cat can ever get in. This is the link if you are interested in reading about it. www.microchipcatflap.co.uk
The only other suggestion is maybe spraying the intruder with water when ever you see it inside or approaching the cat flap?
Good luck!”
“Hi there! I know exactly how you are feeling as we had the same problem. I see that you said the magnetic cat flap is expensive, so my idea unfortunately would also be too expensive. both my cats are microchipped, so we got the new microchip cat flap, which only allows your own chipped cat through the door. It has really transformed mine and my cats lives because there is no chance that the other cat can ever get in. This is the link if you are interested in reading about it. www.microchipcatflap.co.uk
The only other suggestion is maybe spraying the intruder with water when ever you see it inside or approaching the cat flap?
Good luck!”
the site looks good & will look at it later.thanks
Personallly I would try and help it instead of blasting it away with a water pistol etc
The cat may be coming into your house because its a stray and hungry etc, I'm not sure.
Why not try and help it by getting it back to its owners or new owners....
Take a quick pictures with your phone, upload it to the PC and make a few posters to give in to local shops, put up.... Ring vets ask their opinion on what to do... Just simple things that may help the cat......
The cat may be coming into your house because its a stray and hungry etc, I'm not sure.
Why not try and help it by getting it back to its owners or new owners....
Take a quick pictures with your phone, upload it to the PC and make a few posters to give in to local shops, put up.... Ring vets ask their opinion on what to do... Just simple things that may help the cat......
Originally Posted by emails:
“sombody has adviced getting a magnetic cat flap ,but ... the local council will obgect to that.”
“sombody has adviced getting a magnetic cat flap ,but ... the local council will obgect to that.”
Why would the local council complain about you getting a magnetic cat flap?
There must be a local cats protection near you, I would contact them or the R.S.P.C.A! They at least should give you some advice. That poor darling may have just been left cos some bastards have moved and left him/her.
If it's not attacking your cat, who seems to regard it as good company, and it's not peeing in your house, then is it a problem? Would this uneaten food go stale and be thrown away if the dustbin cat didn't call, or is it eating the lot and leaving your cat hungry?
I had a female cat who used to sit and watch a male stray eat some of her food with the kind of loving satisfaction that looked like she had cooked it herself.
This cat may not be a true stray, and I'm sure you don't want to overencourage it if it belongs to someone else. If it only turns up at night that might be a nervous stray choosing the quietest time to raid your kitchen, or because it's living a truly nocturnal existence, or it may just be that some owners have put it out for the night and your house is on the nightly routine. A true stray, a hungry one, might be more likely to hang around during the day, near the food source, even if it won't dare enter your house then, so you would see it around a lot.
If you're sure it's a stray, in poor condition, rough coat, and it's always starving, then why not help. Put it this way, if your cat strayed, you would hope some other cat samaritan would do the same.
I have been feeding a 'stray' for years. There's never any leftovers to throw away with him around.
I had a female cat who used to sit and watch a male stray eat some of her food with the kind of loving satisfaction that looked like she had cooked it herself.
This cat may not be a true stray, and I'm sure you don't want to overencourage it if it belongs to someone else. If it only turns up at night that might be a nervous stray choosing the quietest time to raid your kitchen, or because it's living a truly nocturnal existence, or it may just be that some owners have put it out for the night and your house is on the nightly routine. A true stray, a hungry one, might be more likely to hang around during the day, near the food source, even if it won't dare enter your house then, so you would see it around a lot.
If you're sure it's a stray, in poor condition, rough coat, and it's always starving, then why not help. Put it this way, if your cat strayed, you would hope some other cat samaritan would do the same.
I have been feeding a 'stray' for years. There's never any leftovers to throw away with him around.
In my experience the RSPCA are useless when it comes to stray cats. Unless the animal is in grave danger or ill they will not want to know, they don't have the resources.
Even when they are in danger they might not intervene, certainly if the cat is feral. I once rescued a family of cats who were living on a busy traffic roundabout but the RSPCA didn't want to know, they told me their policy was not to help feral cats, and one of their supervisors confirmed that when I expressed disbelief. If you're a wild animal the RSPCA will help, as long as you're not a cat it seems. I had to borrow a cat cage from a cattery 20 miles away to trap them all, and the local animal shelter got involved in homing them, with one of the adult cats going to a farm, and the kitteny types all homed.
The Cat Protection League would be better, but if this cat is someone else's animal it should not be caught and shipped off just because it's pinching another cat's food, or we'd all be in danger of losing our cats.
Even when they are in danger they might not intervene, certainly if the cat is feral. I once rescued a family of cats who were living on a busy traffic roundabout but the RSPCA didn't want to know, they told me their policy was not to help feral cats, and one of their supervisors confirmed that when I expressed disbelief. If you're a wild animal the RSPCA will help, as long as you're not a cat it seems. I had to borrow a cat cage from a cattery 20 miles away to trap them all, and the local animal shelter got involved in homing them, with one of the adult cats going to a farm, and the kitteny types all homed.
The Cat Protection League would be better, but if this cat is someone else's animal it should not be caught and shipped off just because it's pinching another cat's food, or we'd all be in danger of losing our cats.
Originally Posted by Chasing Shadows:
“Why would the local council complain about you getting a magnetic cat flap?”
“Why would the local council complain about you getting a magnetic cat flap?”
the council may object as its there door the cat flap is fitted
Originally Posted by dollylovesshoes:
“There must be a local cats protection near you, I would contact them or the R.S.P.C.A! They at least should give you some advice. That poor darling may have just been left cos some bastards have moved and left him/her.”
“There must be a local cats protection near you, I would contact them or the R.S.P.C.A! They at least should give you some advice. That poor darling may have just been left cos some bastards have moved and left him/her.
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i did try getting advice from a local pet shop who brought the idea of a magenitc CF in the 1st place but felt this may be too expencive & be an issue with the local council
Originally Posted by emails:
“the council may object as its there door the cat flap is fitted
i did try getting advice from a local pet shop who brought the idea of a magenitc CF in the 1st place but felt this may be too expencive & be an issue with the local council”
“the council may object as its there door the cat flap is fitted
i did try getting advice from a local pet shop who brought the idea of a magenitc CF in the 1st place but felt this may be too expencive & be an issue with the local council”
How does the cat get in?
£20 for a catflap is not really expensive, is it?
Originally Posted by elke21:
“How does the cat get in?
£20 for a catflap is not really expensive, is it?”
“How does the cat get in?
£20 for a catflap is not really expensive, is it?”
via the council fitted cat flap.as for £20 in one theroy its not alot ,but when you don't have it spare its a different matter
Originally Posted by emails:
“via the council fitted cat flap.as for £20 in one theroy its not alot ,but when you don't have it spare its a different matter”
“via the council fitted cat flap.as for £20 in one theroy its not alot ,but when you don't have it spare its a different matter”
Council doesn't care what sort of cat flap is in the door. Also, I doubt very much that the council have put it in. It will have been left behind from previous tennant.
Most cat flap are the same size, so no further damage to the door would be done.
Look upon the £20 as an investment. Add up the money you would save on feeding your visitor, and you'd soon break even.
Originally Posted by elke21:
“Council doesn't care what sort of cat flap is in the door. Also, I doubt very much that the council have put it in. It will have been left behind from previous tennant.
Most cat flap are the same size, so no further damage to the door would be done.
Look upon the £20 as an investment. Add up the money you would save on feeding your visitor, and you'd soon break even.”
“Council doesn't care what sort of cat flap is in the door. Also, I doubt very much that the council have put it in. It will have been left behind from previous tennant.
Most cat flap are the same size, so no further damage to the door would be done.
Look upon the £20 as an investment. Add up the money you would save on feeding your visitor, and you'd soon break even.”
well ok i'll have to think about this
I have a similar problem. There has been a large black unneutered tom visiting our garden for over a year. He is very vocal but doesn't seem to upset my two neutrered boys at all. Recently he has lost weight and has a scabby ear and sores on his head. He won't be handled but I did mamage to put some flea stuff on his neck and some work drops.
I have started to put out food for him against my better judgement because he cries so loudly. However I am reluctant to encourage him too much as he tries to slip into the house all the time. During the summer the back door stays open a lot when we are in and last time he got in a sprayed the sitting room curtains- very stinky!!
I called the local vets and they advised the RSPCA but I don't want him put down. Anyway he might belong to someone
I have started to put out food for him against my better judgement because he cries so loudly. However I am reluctant to encourage him too much as he tries to slip into the house all the time. During the summer the back door stays open a lot when we are in and last time he got in a sprayed the sitting room curtains- very stinky!!
I called the local vets and they advised the RSPCA but I don't want him put down. Anyway he might belong to someone
Originally Posted by hobbes:
“I called the local vets and they advised the RSPCA but I don't want him put down. Anyway he might belong to someone”
“I called the local vets and they advised the RSPCA but I don't want him put down. Anyway he might belong to someone”
Will calling the RSPCA/Cats protection mean he will automatically be put to sleep though??? And surely if you do not want him and he is looking the worse for wear and getting thinner it would be kinder to him to be rescued by someone........
Originally Posted by Josephine_1:
“Will calling the RSPCA/Cats protection mean he will automatically be put to sleep though??? And surely if you do not want him and he is looking the worse for wear and getting thinner it would be kinder to him to be rescued by someone........”
“Will calling the RSPCA/Cats protection mean he will automatically be put to sleep though??? And surely if you do not want him and he is looking the worse for wear and getting thinner it would be kinder to him to be rescued by someone........”
I don't think animal charities can put healthy animals to sleep as the public who pay their wages would no longer support them.
Plenty of people love cats with character.
I am sure someone would have him. I know I would.
Try get it on Britain's got talent or some other TV show, then at least when it's on the tour it will be out of your hair and you may even be able to live vicariously through its life.
Is it not possible to simply get rid of your catflap? Another cat coming into the home will be incredibly stressful for your cat.
Until a few years ago one of my cats was being terrorised by another cat coming in through his catflap and eating all the food. I would often find lumps of fur, of various colours, all over the place, where my cat had been beaten up in his own home! The poor mite was a nervous wreck.
However, where we live now there is no catflap and my cats have never been more relaxed. They used to become anxious and cower if they heard a noise near the catflap or saw a strange face looking in at them.
If they want to go out, I let them out through the door. If I'm going out for a few hours I prefer to keep them in until I come home, just to be safe. I don't go to bed until all mine are in. They don't need a catflap. I'd never have one again.
Until a few years ago one of my cats was being terrorised by another cat coming in through his catflap and eating all the food. I would often find lumps of fur, of various colours, all over the place, where my cat had been beaten up in his own home! The poor mite was a nervous wreck.
However, where we live now there is no catflap and my cats have never been more relaxed. They used to become anxious and cower if they heard a noise near the catflap or saw a strange face looking in at them.
If they want to go out, I let them out through the door. If I'm going out for a few hours I prefer to keep them in until I come home, just to be safe. I don't go to bed until all mine are in. They don't need a catflap. I'd never have one again.
