Outdoor cat driving my indoor cat nuts

[Anonymous]

Motion activated sprinkler.

But when I had this happen to me, I just let my cat out to attack the other one. Worked, other cat never came around again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Neighbor's cat came back over to the window and my cat started flipping and clawing at the screen. My DS made the mistake of trying to grab my cat to take him to another room (which worked before) but our cat turned and chomped down on her hand really hard. This is the first time he has done that. He usually does everything he can not to bite or scratch us even when he is super annoyed. So, DS is icing her hand and I texted the neighbor.

Right now, i am free to hose down their cat. They agreed that if it gets too bad, and the cat doesn't learn to avoid my house, they will leash their cat.

This is the best scenario - where your neighbors are understanding and not complaining. Hope the sprinkler and hose work. Maybe you could get some sort of bell that you ring right before squirting them so they make the association and eventually you just have to ring the bell.

[Anonymous]

Get a Feliway diffuser to calm your cat down. We have 2 cats that were not getting along. We bought a diffuser and now they are lovey dovey towards each other. We've been warned not to let the diffuser empty though, or the previous behavior will return.

https://us.feliway.com

[Anonymous]

Teach your cat to be indoor/ outdoor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Neighbor's cat came back over to the window and my cat started flipping and clawing at the screen. My DS made the mistake of trying to grab my cat to take him to another room (which worked before) but our cat turned and chomped down on her hand really hard. This is the first time he has done that. He usually does everything he can not to bite or scratch us even when he is super annoyed. So, DS is icing her hand and I texted the neighbor.

Right now, i am free to hose down their cat. They agreed that if it gets too bad, and the cat doesn't learn to avoid my house, they will leash their cat.

If it broke skin contact your doctor.

Yes, another hard lesson. I called the pediatrician just to talk to the nurse to see if there was any special way to clean it given the deep punctures and was told to go in. DD is on oral antibiotics and scheduled for IV antibiotics tomorrow. Apparently cat bites are notorious for causing infections and they can set in in hours. I was also told I may not be able to go on vacation next week if it doesn't show progress. This whole thing is a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teach your cat to be indoor/ outdoor.

🧐 Whaaat???!!
Not the OP - but this is just LOUSY advice.

[Anonymous]

This is all just crazy to me.

Let your cat hiss at the other cat. Big deal. If it's really a problem and you want the other cat not to come on your property, spray a water gun at it.

your kid needs IV antibiotic for a cat bite?? that's crazy.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Our cat is a rescue and already has issues we are trying to sort out (his belly is bare from allergies and I don't want to add anxiety to that), so I am going to try the hose, and the Feliway and talk to the vet to see what I can do to acclimate him to other cats. It is odd because he is otherwise a very mild cat. He doesn't scratch and if you pick him up, he will take care to push you without his claws. But see another cat and he loses his freaking mind.

And yes, IV antibiotics for a cat bite. The pediatrician said that they generally prescribe prophylactic antibiotics for cat bites even if infection is not visible (because the chances for infection are so high), so if you are bit, call the doctor.

The finger is very swollen and red, DD's lymphs are also showing that she is fighting off something and has a low fever. All within the same day of the bite. Augmentin oral immediately, followed by IV, and then another follow up in a couple of days for a second round of IV and to evaluate her progress. They haven't told me what happens if it doesn't look better, just "we will talk about next steps then". Hoping it all works. This morning, the finger was more swollen but DD said it hurts less.

We had two vacations planned this summer. The first one was cancelled when I got Covid. If the second one is cancelled for a cat bite, I just have the worst luck.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they could give him a Z pack to fight the infection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is all just crazy to me.

Let your cat hiss at the other cat. Big deal. If it's really a problem and you want the other cat not to come on your property, spray a water gun at it.

your kid needs IV antibiotic for a cat bite?? that's crazy.

NP. My cat scratched my hand when I was trying to get her into a carrier. A day later and my hand had swelled up like a football. The doctors taught me a lot during that little episode. I didn’t have it, but cat scratch fever is a real thing. Apparently cats have mouth bacteria that is particularly dangerous to humans like OP’s daughter.

So no, OP can’t just continue to let her cat freak out when the neighbor cats come around to taunt it.

What I don’t understand is why so many of you think OP should be the one to solve this, by buying all kinds of sprinklers and soothers, playing sprinkler dodgeball, and dealing with her stressed out cat who has attacked her daughter and is threatening her vacation. Outdoor cats are an ecological disaster, besides causing stress for OP and her cat. The neighbors should be taking responsibility by keeping their cats indoors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is all just crazy to me.

Let your cat hiss at the other cat. Big deal. If it's really a problem and you want the other cat not to come on your property, spray a water gun at it.

your kid needs IV antibiotic for a cat bite?? that's crazy.

NP. My cat scratched my hand when I was trying to get her into a carrier. A day later and my hand had swelled up like a football. The doctors taught me a lot during that little episode. I didn’t have it, but cat scratch fever is a real thing. Apparently cats have mouth bacteria that is particularly dangerous to humans like OP’s daughter.

So no, OP can’t just continue to let her cat freak out when the neighbor cats come around to taunt it.

What I don’t understand is why so many of you think OP should be the one to solve this, by buying all kinds of sprinklers and soothers, playing sprinkler dodgeball, and dealing with her stressed out cat who has attacked her daughter and is threatening her vacation. Outdoor cats are an ecological disaster, besides causing stress for OP and her cat. The neighbors should be taking responsibility by keeping their cats indoors.

Sure, in an ideal world, her neighbors would have never let their pet roam and cause problems, but that isn't where the OP is at today, is it? Her neighbors are irresponsible and she needs to do something to solve the problem they have caused for her. Many places do not have restrictions on free roaming cats and even those that do fail at enforcement, so animal control is unlikely to be helpful. Sprinklers do work and aren't expensive, so yeah, worth a try.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you live in MoCo or some other places around here (I forget which ones), there are nuisance laws for cats that trespass onto your property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teach your cat to be indoor/ outdoor.

Great idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teach your cat to be indoor/ outdoor.

Great idea!

Horrible idea. Her cat wants to fight the other cat.

Municipalities should treat cats like dogs—they can’t go outside unless they’re on a leash. No wandering into my yard and pooping next to my roses.