My Cat Spends His Time At The Neighbour'S: How To Solve The Problem?

The cat is a very autonomous pet and which, in the eyes of its masters, can pass for an ungrateful one, totally disconnected from its host family, insensitive to the trouble that its master takes to ensure that it is well, that it lacks nothing… This distress manifests itself, for example, when the cat spends its time at the neighbor’s… Fortunately, there are solutions to avoid this type of situation.

Educate Your Cat From An Early Age To Respect Limits

It is the kitten that is most easily taught to go out while respecting property limits. It can be useful to prevent it from spinning all the time. in the garden next door, especially if the neighbors do not tolerate this type of irruption. The cat is a curious animal, certainly, but it is possible to channel it by accustoming him early to going out accompanied by his master, who can at first keep him on a leash thanks to a collar or a harness (which is even better).

Certainly, despite this education, you will never 100% prevent your cat fromexplore your neighborhood. Also be careful not to be too strict, because some cats can’t stand being led with a stick, and this can lead to behavioral issues. We educate our animal with gentleness and consistency.

Sterilize Your Cat So That It Does Not Go To The Neighbor’S

If the neighboring household has a cat, chances are a tomcat spends most of its time there. So the best solution is to do sterilize. But it is also fundamental if it is a female cat and the neighbors have a male. There sterilization is a highly recommended act to limit the risk of vagrancy. This can sometimes be enough to keep your cat at home and find that it no longer spends its time with the neighbor.

It seems important to us to also remember that sterilization allows better birth control. She also protects health of these pets. Indeed, a neutered male cat or a sterilized female has less risk of undergoing hormonal disturbances, of developing a tumor or cancer in particular of the genital organs and the breasts, of being contaminated by the feline FIV responsible for AIDS or by the leucosis virus (FeLV) and of fighting with other cats. You should also know that males castrated delimit their territory much less by urine markings than whole tomcats. Finally, they are also much calmer and less prone to behavioral problems.

Spend More Time With Your Cat So It Doesn’T Stray

You can educate your cat, have it sterilized, if despite all these precautions it seems magnetized by the property of the neighbors (or by the neighbors themselves), perhaps it is necessary to question yourself. The main questions to ask are for example:

Does my cat like the food I give him?
Does my cat have enough to eat?
Am I being too strict with him?
Am I present enough with my cat?

You should know that if the kitty prefers to eat with the neighbors, he risks taking up residence there permanently. Similarly, if he is pampered there, if the neighbors play with him while his master is almost always absent or busy with something else, this may explain his desire to move away. He is certainly better away than home because it is an animal that does not really like loneliness.