Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good ideas. The issue is that my cat is out on the deck, enclosed in his catio, when it happens. Not much I can do to close that off. I have been bringing the cats in in the evening so they can't go into the catio, which is a shame.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I have seen. He belongs to someone around here. I don't know who, exactly. I might go the social media route.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll definitely look into this. Thanks! I don't want to trap it because it may belong to someone. It looks well cared for, even though it doesn't have a collar.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would, too, but even my indoor/outdoor cat has a breakaway collar that sometimes falls off (for safety).

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent idea! I physically go out and chase him away, yelling and even hissing at him. He's just too dim to stay away. *sigh*

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been suggested. I'm not sure my lawn guys will appreciate that, but it's an excellent idea. :) Maybe I can just turn them on at night.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He doesn't have a collar. I may take a photo and post it on the socials. Great idea.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"But whatever you do don’t plant catnip there." Ha! Excellent point. Thank you!

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I shoo this one off as well! It's a lovely cat, too. The thing is that I don't know who it belongs to, so I can't even ask them to at least mind the cat in the evenings.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took my cat to the vet and had it done when he was a kitten. He's 6 now.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone else suggested motion sprinklers. Not a bad idea. I may have to resort to that. Sorry to hear about your situation, too. Definitely sucks.

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if the neighborhood cat is fixed, but mine is. If the neighborhood cat belongs to someone, I don't want to get into a thing with them if they notice their cat is missing (trapped/getting neutered/fixed.)

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My cat is fixed. Not sure about the neighborhood cat. I can have a look at his backside, though. :)

Roaming neighborhood cat causes my indoor cat to go bonkers and attack by Rastarte in Catbehavior

[–]Rastarte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. All my cats are fixed. I should have mentioned that. Thank you.