How do you keep other cats out of your cat's home (the garage)?
Posted on: Tue, 05/13/2008 - 08:22
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Connie
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The lowest tech solution...
...is to keep your cat indoors. :) You might try "scaring" the other cat by spraying him with a water bottle the next time you see him. Looks like Rascal is more timid by hiding, but that is probably better since you might avoid a cat fight. But if I were you, I'd just look into investing in the automated door where only Rascal has entry. He told me to tell you he's worth it. :)
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Posted on: Tue, 05/13/2008 - 14:04
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vinay
Joined: 2008-01-24
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will go low-tech
I will try the low-tech (water-based) solution. Rascal has managed to ditch his snap-off collar only 24 hours after we had put it on him. It was a nice blue collar with a shiny name tag and a bell (which he didn't like at all). We figured we'd give his prey some fair warning!
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About a month ago, we adopted a cute 7-month stray cat, and brought him into our home. We decided to keep Rascal as an outdoor cat who also has living quarters in our garage. The door to the garage has a "cat door" which Rascal can easily access to get in and out. Inside the garage, we keep his bed, scratching post, "kitty condo", toys, food, water, and litter box. During the days, the cat door is unlocked so that Rascal is free to roam. At night we keep in the garage and lock the cat door, since we have racoons and possum in the yard.
The other morning, I found cat urine in two spots near the litter box, and the kitty condo was knocked over. I found that unusual, since Rascal had never "marked" the garage. Later that evening when I went to feed Rascal dinner, I found another stray in the garage-- a black and grey male. He was the one who had "marked" the garage and knocked over the kitty condo. My little Rascal was hiding in a corner of the garage.
How can you keep other strays out of your garage? I've heard about fancy electronically activated cat doors, but is there a lower-tech solution?