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So my next door neighbor has a cat that's basically an outdoor cat--he has access to her house and she feeds him, but she says he prefers o just be out all day and never snuggles/hangs out with them. They have a dog and another cat too. This isn't about the neighbor though, I think they are good pet owners it's just this male cat prefers to live mostly outside. We often see him walking along our back fence and I have found, 3x now, a dead critter (1 mouse, 1 hummingbird and 1 rat) in the same spot in our yard and I suspect him. No big deal, although I wonder why he leaves them in our yard.
So, we adopted two kittens recently, one is now 6m and the other 3m. Well, it seems the neighbor cat has realized this fact and twice now he has come up to our glass back door and stared in at our kittens for awhile. I'm curious about the behavoir, but also mildly concerned. My kittens are indoor only, but I feel that he is threatening them. . .he comes up and STARES in with his tail all poofed up. So far they haven't cared much, but I don't want this to affect my cats! Do you think he considers our yard part of his territory, since that he leaves his dead prey here?
Any thoughts on how to handle this?
So, we adopted two kittens recently, one is now 6m and the other 3m. Well, it seems the neighbor cat has realized this fact and twice now he has come up to our glass back door and stared in at our kittens for awhile. I'm curious about the behavoir, but also mildly concerned. My kittens are indoor only, but I feel that he is threatening them. . .he comes up and STARES in with his tail all poofed up. So far they haven't cared much, but I don't want this to affect my cats! Do you think he considers our yard part of his territory, since that he leaves his dead prey here?
Any thoughts on how to handle this?