Hi everyone,
I'm kind of embarassed to post this and please don't judge but I really need some opinions. In the last few months, a neighbourhood cat had been coming through our cat door to eat our cats food every single day and initially we didn't mind but then he would stalk, chase, try to mate and fight my two cats in their own backyard and sometimes even coming inside to attack them. Both my cats had abscesses on the base of their tail from being bitten by "Tom" and that's when I thought enough is enough. My initial plan was to get a trap and take him to the pound so I made my way to my friends house to borrow her trap. I come home and my Grandpa told me he found the cat in his bedroom chasing one of our cats so he closed the door, picked up "Tom" and put him in one of our cat carriers and hosed him down with water 3-4 times in the carrier before letting him go. It was also really hot day (38 degrees Celcius) and the cat hasn't been back since but that's not the point. I'm still kinda angry at him for doing that. We got into a huge fight about it but it didn't get anywhere, he's an 82yo foreigner who is so set in his ways.
Anyway, I just wanted to ask. Did my Grandpa do something really effed up? Is that cat going to have PTSD now from being hosed down? Will he come back after a certain time so I can humanely trap him and take him to the pound? What options do I have in regards to cat proofing my yard with the least amount of money?
Also, having the cats indoor only is not an option. I'm a full time carer for my Grandma and their house = their rules. We've gone back and forth about the safety of indoor cats and I just can't get through to them.
Once again, I'm pretty apprehensive to post this but I'm just perplexed on the whole situation.
I'm kind of embarassed to post this and please don't judge but I really need some opinions. In the last few months, a neighbourhood cat had been coming through our cat door to eat our cats food every single day and initially we didn't mind but then he would stalk, chase, try to mate and fight my two cats in their own backyard and sometimes even coming inside to attack them. Both my cats had abscesses on the base of their tail from being bitten by "Tom" and that's when I thought enough is enough. My initial plan was to get a trap and take him to the pound so I made my way to my friends house to borrow her trap. I come home and my Grandpa told me he found the cat in his bedroom chasing one of our cats so he closed the door, picked up "Tom" and put him in one of our cat carriers and hosed him down with water 3-4 times in the carrier before letting him go. It was also really hot day (38 degrees Celcius) and the cat hasn't been back since but that's not the point. I'm still kinda angry at him for doing that. We got into a huge fight about it but it didn't get anywhere, he's an 82yo foreigner who is so set in his ways.
Anyway, I just wanted to ask. Did my Grandpa do something really effed up? Is that cat going to have PTSD now from being hosed down? Will he come back after a certain time so I can humanely trap him and take him to the pound? What options do I have in regards to cat proofing my yard with the least amount of money?
Also, having the cats indoor only is not an option. I'm a full time carer for my Grandma and their house = their rules. We've gone back and forth about the safety of indoor cats and I just can't get through to them.
Once again, I'm pretty apprehensive to post this but I'm just perplexed on the whole situation.