Kitteh Dilemma

[auriol]

Rhino has finally met his match, in the form of a feral stray unneutered tom who has invaded the neighbourhood

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[silks_ic]

Teach your cat Kung Fu

[d20yfx]

Have you tried the magnetic-lock catflaps? Never had one myself and I know some people have ahd issues with that in the past (their own cats managing to dislodge the magnet from their collar etc) but it might be a way of allowing Rhino to eat unmolested.

As for the other one, there are generally shelters around that promise not to put animals down, they jsut tend to get quite full. I have no idea if there are any around Leeds though.

[auriol]

Unfortunately, Rhino hates collars and has found a way of removing them, regardless of their construction or how they're fastened.

I've contacted 3 shelters that don't put down health animals - they're all full, but thanks for the ideas!

[poppymayhem]

see if there's any info online, this can't be the first time this has happened and maybe other cat owners have advice.
If its definitely a stray then releasing it somewhere else might help if you can catch him, I fear this stray taking over your cats home if you encourage him.

As a kid, my mum adopted all cats so we had the neighbourhood tomcat already living with us and when there was a bust up with other cats they submitted to his kitteh authoriteh! So sadly I have no life experience to share on this!

[auriol]

Rhino's been an only cat in the house for too long to introduce another one, it's been 8-9 years and I just don't think it would work.

I'll search online.

[dorianegray]

When I had a similar problem, the DSPCA trapped the cat, neutered it, and brought it back - doesn't sound that helpful, but we never saw it again; neutering evidently traumatised it so much that it couldn't stand to stay in the vicinity!

So I would think it would be worth at least calling the RSPCA and finding out if they do something like this, before you write them off.

Also, cutting off its access to the interior of your house may help; it'll be a nuisance to have to let Rhino in and out "by hand", as it were, but after a month or two the stray will have found some other "easy food place" and will leave your house alone.

[huuggs]

I would call the Rspca.

If i exhausted the friends taking it (therefore out of the area) and no shelters.

As that is a cat A upsetting Poor Rhino and B Making more unwanted Kittens.

Maybe Cat protection League could help also?

But yes Phone Rspca my dear. You never knwo what they are going to say..

[huuggs]

Has a duh moment when she re reads the post..

*about Cats protection League*