I have two 15 year old Tokinese cats-half brother and sister and we have had them since they were 10 weeks old. Both are in reasonable health although the girl has a touch of arthritis in a front leg and she had a parasitical blood disorder 5 years ago when we nearly lost her. Apart from fur balls her brother has had no problems.
The house is set up to accommodate them as well as us :) We have a long sun porch/conservatory on the side of the house and this is where we keep the litter trays [one each] and their food and water bowls.There is a catflap from ouside to the porch and another from the porch to the house.
The girl cat does not like to go out at all now.If she does venture out to sun bathe she comes indoors to use the litter tray.Her brother hates to use a tray and likes to be outside. Here's the problem, recently three stranger cats have started to come into the porch to take food.When we moved the bowls into the house we found one 'stranger' in the kitchen.
We know the owner of one of them, a neighbour, and have reached an amicable compromise-she keeps hers in for an hour morning and afternoon while our lad goes out.
BUT the other two hide under the car or under a hedge and are in as soon as the flap is open.One of them has attacked our cat outside and our indoor cat is becoming scared to go into the porch at all unless the flap is blocked with a big heavy box.
We have tried using a water pistol whenever we see the intruders and we have tried to identify the owners to no avail. It is getting to the point where we are having to lock the cat flap all the time but then our H won't pee in the tray and stalks up and down wailing till we let him out.We then have to wait [sometimes ages] till he reappears. Meanwhile his sister is cowering in the kitchen and will only eat if we are with her.
How do we deal with this please-we do not want to harm any cats at all.
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The litter tray
Advice needed-apologies if its on the long side.
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thegreylady · 28/01/2014 15:22
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