I live in an apartment complex, and a neighbor has two indoor/outdoor cats, one of which is particularly outgoing. Before we got Sophie, this cat would always come up to us for a pet, completely unafraid.
We never noticed before we adopted Sophie, but apparently this cat (Max) likes to hang out on our patio under the BBQ when he is outside. Just a few days after we adopted her, Sophie saw Max right outside of our glass patio door and had a fit. Her hair raised, she hissed and made loud, deep moaning noises, the whole nine. We didn't know what to do, so we sprayed the cat with water to try to get rid of him.
Well, he continues to frequent our patio, and Sophie still reacts the same way every single time (she is an indoor only cat, so she has no real interaction with him). And now, she even attacks the glass door with a great deal of force, probably hurting herself in the process. Whenever he comes around we open the door to scare him off, but we don't know what to do about the situation. Now Sophie spends a great deal of time in front of the patio door, just waiting for him. And he seems equally interested in her because he comes around nearly everyday and has even tried to get in the apartment through the front door when we are coming or going.
What should I do?
We never noticed before we adopted Sophie, but apparently this cat (Max) likes to hang out on our patio under the BBQ when he is outside. Just a few days after we adopted her, Sophie saw Max right outside of our glass patio door and had a fit. Her hair raised, she hissed and made loud, deep moaning noises, the whole nine. We didn't know what to do, so we sprayed the cat with water to try to get rid of him.
Well, he continues to frequent our patio, and Sophie still reacts the same way every single time (she is an indoor only cat, so she has no real interaction with him). And now, she even attacks the glass door with a great deal of force, probably hurting herself in the process. Whenever he comes around we open the door to scare him off, but we don't know what to do about the situation. Now Sophie spends a great deal of time in front of the patio door, just waiting for him. And he seems equally interested in her because he comes around nearly everyday and has even tried to get in the apartment through the front door when we are coming or going.
What should I do?
