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  • 27 February, 2008 at 3:34 pm #15084
    Cato1730
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    Since I am unemployed at the moment (hopefully this will change next week!) I have noticed that the humongous cat across the street (think dilute orange weighing about 18 pounds) keeps crossing the street every time my boy Cato walks out the door. They haven’t had a mixup lately, but they have in the past. Cato has the good sense to run, but he needs to be able to walk out the door and feel he owns the place….I can tell by the look on his face. I wasn’t aware how much the cat across the street was policing Cato’s movements. Is there anything I can do to deter this kittie without hurting him? I do go out with the broom and beat something (fence, step, wall of the house) with it so he runs, but he continues to come back. I think he is neutered. Elizabeth

    27 February, 2008 at 3:43 pm #176440
    Catwoman
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    Spray him with the garden hose when he crosses the street to your yard. Do not let him see you do it. One of my neighbors when I was growing up did that to our cat, and the cat would go in her yard even after she´d been dead 5 years!

    27 February, 2008 at 4:13 pm #176441
    MeezerMama in OK; 10/23
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    He’s probably a thug from the other side trying to knee cap his campaign. Watch out for those.

    27 February, 2008 at 5:52 pm #176442
    2bpurring
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    The hose is a good idea…I too had trouble with a big orange bully several years ago, it was funny because he was bigger than any other cats on the street and used to really push my Mr.Bugs buttons and try to intimidate him, then one day my little BooBoo Kitty (full grown only 7 lbs and 14 yrs old) went outside and here came the bully cat..I guess BooBoo was having a bad day and decided not to take any crap from the bully cat..he stepped into our yard and BooBoo just went pycho kitty on him.. It was very scary at the time, but when it was over the bully left and never came back to our yard again..and now we laugh about our BooBoo bully…LOL

    27 February, 2008 at 5:55 pm #176443
    JenniferSigman
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    Keep your cat indoors. That way they never meet.

    27 February, 2008 at 6:05 pm #176444
    feral
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    I know there’s no leash law for cats,at least not in all areas. If he’s feral,maybe you could trap him & remove him? If he belongs to a neighbor & you know who the neighbor is,maybe you could calmly explain how their cat is being such a bully & maybe they could monitor their cats whereabouts & keep him in some so that you could let Cato enjoy the outdoors as well? I think every neighborhood has it’s bully cats. Ours was believe it or not my feral Orangie,Hopper. He’s got the scars to prove it. Good luck. I also agree the hose is a good idea.

    Maybe Orangies have a higher Testosterone level? lol

    27 February, 2008 at 7:30 pm #176445
    Rubia in CA, 4/28
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    LOL – There was an orange bully in my old San Mateo neighborhood as well! I watched one time when he was bullying the little tortie female who lived next door. When she saw him coming she just dropped to the ground like a stone and played dead. Once he was sure she knew who was boss he turned around and walked away. But he would stop every few steps and turn around and look back – just to make sure! He did this until he was out of sight around the corner. Once he was truly gone, she just jumped up again and went about her business as if nothing had happened. He looked like a tough guy too! Big but lean and muscular, and with a real swagger! You just knew that if had been a human, he would have been one of those big scary looking guys!

    27 February, 2008 at 7:44 pm #176446
    KapitiKats in NZ
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    Hey – not all redheads are bullies! 🙂

    27 February, 2008 at 7:54 pm #176447
    2bpurring
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    OH KK..no offense intended..I love redheads..

    27 February, 2008 at 9:17 pm #176448
    feral
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    KK…too funny

    27 February, 2008 at 9:33 pm #176449
    KapitiKats in NZ
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    Is it funny though how many times on TV shows the bully is often portrayed as being a redhead. In reality we were more often the victims. Maybe our feline counterparts are taking the upperhand!

    27 February, 2008 at 9:54 pm #176450
    Karenopa
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    Yayy for BooBoo..2b..I love a scrappy little one who won’t take no guff!!

    But until Cato has his fill and goes psycho on his bully, I like the hose idea myself. Other than that..I don’t know what else you can do. Good luck Liz. Good to see you posting..have missed you!

    27 February, 2008 at 10:04 pm #176451
    feral
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    KK…I never thought about it much in relation to humans until you mentioned it. Your right

    27 February, 2008 at 10:17 pm #176452
    ailuromaniac
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    I currently have my aunt’s creme orangie who is a sweetheart and poster child for blond jokes so I am not holding that all orangies are psycho-kitties.

    However, the only domestic cat I ever feared was a huge dark marmalade who stalked the neighborhood. He even scared Jasmine, my seal-point who terrorized the neighborhood pack of German Shepherds (a scary group of known cat killers) to the point that they would cross the street and hug the neighbor’s fences until they were two houses away from our front yard to avoid her. He was big, mean and had a look in his eye that spelled more than just trouble.

    27 February, 2008 at 10:34 pm #176453
    TheKnittingNinja
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    My mom has a female orangie who is the meanest thing and she holds a grudge forever. When I first got back from college I had to get dental work done on her and after wards she would stalk and attack me leaving large scratches every time. She has calmed down and just glares at me when ever I am home, but I do know that those orange kitties can be pretty crazy, especially the dark orange ones.

    27 February, 2008 at 11:34 pm #176454
    KapitiKats in NZ
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    I guess ginger cats do tend to look a lot larger than many other colourings (although my tabby Spike would give some a run for their money). Maybe there is something about gingers and agressiveness… cats that is!

    28 February, 2008 at 1:05 am #176455
    Cato1730
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    Gosh, I didn’t mean to knock orangies. I have one myself years ago. He was big and a pussycat (so to speak). Wouldn’t harm a bug (but birdies were another thing). As for the suggestion on keeping Cato in. He is a convert to the inside (or the dark side) as he was an outdoors kitty when I took him in. So I don’t think I can convert him permanently without losing my life!!!!!!!!!:) I will try the hose and see if I can slow the orange kitty (he belongs to the neighbor across the street and they are very proud of him, can do no wrong) down with that. Thanks for the advice AND it is good to be back posting. Elizabeth

    28 February, 2008 at 3:50 am #176456
    feral
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    One of my feral kitties inside,Rusty(what else for the name of an Orangie)is adorably lovable,but,he doesn’t mess around or put up with any guff. He loves to play hide-n-seek under pillows.

    Liz…It sounds like the owners need alittle squirting too. I can’t imagine being proud of any of my ferals being out-n-out bullies. They all get disciplined if they get even alittle out of line. Thank goodness I don’t have hardly any fighting out there.

    28 February, 2008 at 9:22 am #176457
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    I became staff to my neighbours ginger cat when they moved to Australia and he had a fearsome reputation.Even the vet was scared of him and I still have wee scars on my legs where he used to latch on with no warning. A bit of TLC and some chats with ‘Mum’ about the type of behaviour I expected from him and he was soon more ‘user friendly’ though still not perfect by any means.

    KK is right about the TV shows bullies being red haired more than any other hair type, and we are in reality more often the victim.

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