Neighbour's cat peeing all over my front door at nights! Gross!!?

Question

I live in a town-house complex and I have a female de-sexed cat. My neighbours have a male - don't know if he's de-sexed or not. Lately he's been coming into my yard at night and 'spraying' all over my front door. It STINKS and I have no idea what to do. The neighbour's cat is an outdoor cat - day and night. Mine is out during the day and in at night. I don't leave her biscuits out at night. I'd rather try and deal with it on my own before going and seeing the neighbours because I don't want to start any animosity. PLEASE help!!!It's driving me mad and its not fair on my cat - its HER garden not his!!

Answer 1

Vinegar or lemon usually detract cats. There are also pet deterrents(?) that are sold in garden sections of stores and in pet stores. If a cat isn't fixed, which is probably the case, I consider them strays. Have him fixed, then re-home him!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi Elly... Napthalene is moth balls and it toxic to cats. Citronella spray works best as a natural deterrent to keep straying cats in the area away and can be purchased at any pet or hardware store. Most likely this male cat is tomming around and is territorially marking your front door because he smells your female even though she is spayed.

Before using the citronella, make sure to clean the urine stained area with Nature's Miracle by resoaking the area and letting it air dry. It is an effective enzymatic neutralizer for urine odour stains. Not only will this help you get rid of that terrible odour, but minimize the the tomcat from remarking the area since he can smell it. Then spray the citronella daily to keep its potentency high.

If you are comfortable to contact the humane society they will capture the cat and notify the owner that they have it at the shelter. Perhaps the neighbours will then consider keeping inside if the local laws require that cats are to be indoors or on a leash. It may depend on your jurisdictional laws as some require all pets be controlled while outdoors.

Answer 4

There is nothing like a few sprays with a garden hose to deter an invading cat in your garden. It always works for me.

On the other hand I wouldn't want to have to sit out there at night, probably in the wee hours waiting for the cat to appear. It could keep the door cleaned up though.

Answer 5

Why not try calling Animal Control? It's unlikely that your neighbours will suddenly decide that this cat is an "inside" cat. So the problem will probably persist. If the cat doesn't have a collar or ID on it, call Animal Control to have it picked up. The neighbours don't have to know it was YOU that called.

Answer 6

I seen this on a program on tv but can't remember which.
The cat is marking territory. He is marking his domain.
I remember him spraying the door with something. Some kind of cleaner.
Okay found something, the cat is marking your door letting all other cats in the area know that your cat and you are his territory.
Here is a web page with lots of info (even how to clean up the front door) of how to stop this behavior.
Good Luck

Answer 7

If you are in a position to see the cat, throw a cold (not ice) bowl of water on it. It will most likely not come back.

Also spray a lot of Windex and keep it on for a couple of days without wiping it off. Cats don't like the smell of ammonia.

Answer 8

Lightly sprinkle some Napthalene Flakes near your front steps for a couple of weeks. Cats do not like the smell and won't go near it. Once the cat from next door gets the idea that the front door is beyond the smell it detests it won't return.

Answer 9

I've heard that if you fill a big clear plastic/glass bottle (like those apple juice containers)with water and put a few in your yard cats are afraid of it and won't go in your yard. I've never done it before but I see a lot of other neighbors doing it. Try it hope it works.

Answer 10

Have you tried speaking with your landlord?

Try a cleaning product that has live enzymes in it. This works very well for cat urine. If you can remove the smell compeltely the cat may decide to stop re-marking it. Or may not.