Okay, about two weeks ago, my cat had kittens and since then everytime my neighbours cat is on the windowsill, my cat will run and jump to the windowsill and start hissing, which scares my neighbours cat off the windowsill. Is there anyway I can stop this?
2007-03-21 23:36:07 · 18 answers · asked by xkaytieex 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Before she had the kittens, we bought the next-door neighbours cat in the house to try and get them to be friendly towards each other and they just kindof looked at each other alot and stuff. Nope, the neighbours cat isn't the dad, I think its a female.
2007-03-22 00:11:48 · update #1
Not unless you close the curtains. Your cat is instinctively trying to protect her kittens from what she percieves as a threat. (Cats don't see glass windows, she doesn't realise he can't get in.). Esp if your neighbour's cat is male, males will sometimes kill young kittens so that the mother will come into season again; so your cat may feel really threatened if it's a male.
You might spray the outside sill with a repellant so your neighbour's cat won't climb on it. Something like Dogzoff or just citrus oil--cats hate the smell of citrus.
2007-03-21 23:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is just being a good mama protecting her babies. This is a natural and normal thing for her to do. A hiss is like a warning. Your neighbor's cat understands that and obeys it. You could keep the blind closed so your cat doesn't see the other cat or spray the outside near the sill with bitter apple or something the other cat doesn't like and won't go near to keep it away from the window but what she is doing is natural and normal and not really something to scold her for. She will probably stop on her own once her kittens get bigger and/or go to new homes.
2007-03-21 23:48:55 · answer #2 · answered by A F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is protecting what it sees as being her territory.and this is increased by your cat's protective instincts for her kittens.A couple of things might happen, the neighbours cat might get fed up with calling to this hostile reception. Were they friendly before she had kittens? He's not the dad is he? Your own cat, once the kittens are older or left home will probably not need to be so protective and will probably be more friendly.
2007-03-22 00:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You cat is being territorial and protecting her babies, it's totally normal. You should try to deter the neighbour's cat though as if it causes her too much distress, she MAY hurt her kittens or start moving them around. Shoo the neighbour's cat away, i'm sure it's just curious and wants to know what's going on. If you need to, you could try giving the neighbour's cat a squirt with the jet stream of a water spray bottle.
2007-03-21 23:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nope, i don't think there is any way... i think it's her instinct to protect the kittens. I have 2 cats: a cat who recently gave birth to kittens and another one, who is sterilised. They usually hiss at each other, but now they've become friends. i had nothing to do with that. maybe your cat hisses at the other cat because it is also a female...this will probably stop once the kittens grow up and your cat's "maternal insticts" fade.
2007-03-21 23:45:50 · answer #5 · answered by Blackangel 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cats are territorial anyway but having kittens will make her even more intolerant of a strange cat nearby.
She is trying to protect her kittens-she's a good mum.
2007-03-22 11:39:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not for a while at least. Your cat is protecting her young. This is normal behavior. Even later, she may still continue to do this if she doesn't have the chance to "get to know" the other cat or has met him and doesn't like him (not all cats get along with other cats).
2007-03-21 23:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
What a nightmare, Hes an entire tom and that they could be VERY aggressive.am i able to point,,You touch your close by rescue and ask in the event that they might help you seize and neuter him and return him to the neighbourhood.Say hes a stray yet hes getting fed by ability of a marvelous type of neighbours, The `proprietors` wont even comprehend hes long previous in the event that they cared that lots approximately him they might of had him carried out before,he will return to them none the wiser.And If different neighbours are experiencing his aggression hes going to finally finally end up getting harm by ability of somebody,, Its ultimate to return him so the `proprietors` do no longer pass out and replace him!!!
2016-10-01 07:51:46 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, cats are territorial and the neighbor is an unwelcomed visitor. Second, "mama" is protecting her babies. She'll calm down when the babes are gone. I don't think you can stop it; it's natural for them to do this. Godloveya.
2007-03-21 23:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go and throw some water on it,[nighbours cat]. your cat is trying to tell it it's her territory and get lost.She is only protecting her territory and don't want anyone or anything coming near her new kittens. Other than that no, it'll get fed up soon and bug someone else.
2007-03-21 23:54:16 · answer #10 · answered by Jeanette 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋