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What happens when your cat starts living with your neighbours?

What happens when your cat starts living with your neighbours?

Your neighbours may be unintentionally (hopefully) feeding and therefore coaxing your cat into visiting them regularly or your cat is entering and eating food in other homes, potentially ‘adopting’ a new family.

What should I do if my neighbour has a guest cat?

Always dignity. One neighbour had bought a visiting cat a sparkling new collar. Another had bought the cat a new collar and its own cat bed. Another said their neighbour smoked and would douse the moggie with stinky perfume to try and disguise the smell!

What happens when a cat runs away from home?

Cats sometimes run away and go missing, and sometimes they return home. They can be gone for several days or disappear entirely. For a cat guardian, this is an emotional and upsetting experience. We often trust our cats to return home, but what happens when they don’t?

Why is my neighbour’s cat sleeping on the rug?

One afternoon Neighbour Cat was yet again snoozing on the living room rug, fluffy belly-up like a sheep about to be shorn. “Do you think this is right?” Gareth said, “She comes over here an awful lot.” “I know! We better throw her out. Do you want to do it?” “Well, she is asleep. It would be rude to disturb her.”

Can a neighbor keep their cat inside the House?

The owners may not be aware that their cat is causing problems for others, and in the interest of being good neighbors (and responsible cat owners), they may be willing to keep their pet inside. If you don’t know who owns the cat, or if it’s someone with whom you can’t safely and constructively discuss the issue, you still have some options.

Is the cat still living at the same address?

The vet said he was still living at the same address though so we assumed the new tenants had taken care of him. The thing that upset me was that despite the vet saying he was very ill and dehydrated, he was back in our garden later that day after the owners went to collect him from the vet.

Cats sometimes run away and go missing, and sometimes they return home. They can be gone for several days or disappear entirely. For a cat guardian, this is an emotional and upsetting experience. We often trust our cats to return home, but what happens when they don’t?

How many miles has my Cat traveled to find home?

5 people reported that their cat traveled a long distance to find home: 80 miles in 3 months, 52 miles in 2.5 years, 38 miles in 6 months, 30 miles in 10 days, and 20 miles in 21 days—according to the Lost Pet Research project. Is your shy cat missing or hiding?