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Asshole neighborhood cats.

joeyjoey
edited August 2012
Some dumbass we call Toadface has been frightening my cat these past few months.
We had to get a new "selective" cat door because he would chase her into the house, eat her food, and spray.
A couple weeks ago my cat had an abscess and a tear in her ear from a fight. Now that that's healed up the poor girl has a scratched cornea!
We are taking her to the vet in the morning. I would never hurt a cat but do you think it's ok to throw rocks at Toadface?

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  • MirandaJulyMirandaJuly
    I only take my cat into the yard escorted. I guess it's a difference in philosophy, but I just feel like she's ultimately safer being a little more locked up.
  • joeyjoey
    I feel you.
    The thing with my cat is that when I went to the cat shelter I specifically asked for an outside cat. The lady there introduced me to my cat telling me "She really wants to go outside. Really bad. This cat has to be let out whoever adopts her." and as I was observing her my cat was strictly invested in what was going on out there, on the other side of the window.
    I can't stand litter boxes, but I love cats. I love not knowing where she does her business, although I do see where she pees from time to time.
    Anyway. I know what you mean. It's a philosophy, or choice. I guess I still feel like this is a price worth paying/a risk worth taking. Even injured, my cat spent at least 90% of the day outside today. This is what she loves to do. She only stays in our yard. She finds weeds to nap in and has other cat friends (not just Toadface the bully). Now she is sleeping on her pillow.
  • MirandaJulyMirandaJuly
    Yeah, I guess if she's that outdoors-oriented. Maybe spray toadface with the hose?
  • distant_shoedistant_shoe
    toadface sounds like a real jerk
    i bet some ammonia in a supersoaker would learn him pretty quick not to be fucking with you and your cat.
    better than throwing rocks i bet

  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    Squirt that brat!
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    Yeah squirting! Spend a day being super vigilant and spraying Toadface with hose whenever you see him enter your yard?

    that's all I can think of.

    I would probably also throw rocks
  • the_owlsthe_owls
    Fill a tin can with rocks and tape it up- now you have a loud rattle that cats HATE!

    Spray and rattle everything your yard is breached until the thing finds somewhere else to go. Bullies are the worst! My cat is a total weiner because when he was little his brother (who, incidentally, is a very ugly cat) was bullying him and eating his food. Go away, Toadfaces of the world, and leave me with the soft young weiner-y cats who are nice.
  • kdawgkdawg
    When that bastard Tostito (his real name is Testudo but I like making fun of him) totally snuck into our house and scratched poor Michael on the eye I got so mad! Michael was over it within a couple hours though.

    I think that giving cats mean names is a good way to enact revenge, because they are such vain little creatures.

    I am going to eventually try to trap Tostito and get his balls chopped off.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    edited August 2012
    When we were irritated at my roommate's bully cat Juan we would call him Wayne... sorry to anyone named Wayne.
  • joeyjoey
    edited August 2012
    Fudge has hosed Toadface before. The problem is that cats are so smart that they totally know when you're not around. Toadface would come into our house the minute we'd turn off all the lights and go to bed. I would wake up to the sound of cats fighting and run after him in the night. I hiss at him whenever I see him around.
    I am going to do that tin can thing Owls mentioned.
    When we got the new cat door I totally heard Toadface pawing at the door the first couple nights (our cat has a special collar that lets her into our house).

    Kdawg, do you know who Tostito lives with? I can't wait to meet Toadface's owners and tell them how much of a terror I think he is. He bothers our neighbors' cats as well. None of us know what his real name is, but he looks well looked-after (he has long hair and is well groomed + fat). So we all call him Toadface.
  • kdawgkdawg
    Tostito is a stray. He's been around for ages. He chases poor Barbara (other cuter neighborhood stray) and one time he made her fall off the fence! It was awful.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    edited August 2012
    What about... tying a note to Toadface? Passive aggressive, or useful communication method? You could try to write something tactful about how since he goes into your house, you want to make sure the neighbors can reach you in case he goes missing. You could include all your contact info and somehow phrase it so it seems you care about Toadface's welfare and know he has such a good family who cares for him. To try to make it seem like it is something you can work on together.
  • joeyjoey
    edited August 2012
    It's a good idea, but I can't catch Toadface!
    He runs away from me!
    Maybe I can get my cat to tie a note to him since he likes to get all in her face.

    Now I have to catch my cat and take her to the vet.
  • NickNick
    edited August 2012
    Good luck at the vet! I hope your nugget is okay and that Toadface leaves everyone alone for a while.

    Can you imagine having this cat as your asshole neighbor?
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  • joeyjoey
    OMG!
    That's him!
    TOADFACE!
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