Help...My Neighbor Has A Million Cats!!!

My neighbor has several cats that are not licensed, spayed/neutered, nor controlled. These cats are ALWAYS in my yard. My yard seems to be their toilet! That being said, you would not believe the flies that are on the outside and inside of my house, not to mention the stench! I bought one of those easy set pools...the enjoyment of that was short lived. I assume somehow one of her cats ended up in my pool and scurried for its life to get out! That's the only thing I could figure from the many holes in the top inflatable ring. There are woods behind my house which the cats hang out in. And even worse, they're having kittens back there. I can't take this. I've tried the humane products on the market that supposedly keeps the cats away...they don't work. WHAT CAN I HUMANELY DO!?!?!

Originally Posted by neighbor

My neighbor has several cats that are not licensed, spayed/neutered, nor controlled. These cats are ALWAYS in my yard. My yard seems to be their toilet! That being said, you would not believe the flies that are on the outside and inside of my house, not to mention the stench! I bought one of those easy set pools...the enjoyment of that was short lived. I assume somehow one of her cats ended up in my pool and scurried for its life to get out! That's the only thing I could figure from the many holes in the top inflatable ring. There are woods behind my house which the cats hang out in. And even worse, they're having kittens back there. I can't take this. I've tried the humane products on the market that supposedly keeps the cats away...they don't work. WHAT CAN I HUMANELY DO!?!?!

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Call the humane society and report the neighbor. Thats the most humane thing to do. Sucks for the neighbor - but too bad. Now way those cats are living healthy lives - they should be taken better care of and spayed/neutered.

The neighbor is probably breaking several laws by having that many, not licensing them, not spaying/neutering them.

Just call the local animal control - they will come get them and hopefully they will be adopted out at the local animal shelter.

Do you have a humane society around you? If you do either call them or animal control, they will take care of it. Also, have you said anything to your neighbor about it? If not, try telling her in a calm manner that her cats are bothering you.

Manda

The day I noticed the deflated pool ring she wasn't home so I put a note on her mailbox letting her know that I would be forced to call the spca if she did not keep them out of my yard as they put several holes in my pool. I kept it as gentle as I could considering the situation, although, I looked out my window and saw her with my note talking with a neighbor all up in arms about my note. Instead of knocking on my door and apologizing and asking how she could help, she gets mad. I tried to prevent calling the spca due to the fact that stray cats are pretty much put to sleep due to the overzied population but it seems that that is my only option at this point. I don't know what else to do.

Originally Posted by neighbor

My neighbor has several cats that are not licensed, spayed/neutered, nor controlled. These cats are ALWAYS in my yard. My yard seems to be their toilet! That being said, you would not believe the flies that are on the outside and inside of my house, not to mention the stench! I bought one of those easy set pools...the enjoyment of that was short lived. I assume somehow one of her cats ended up in my pool and scurried for its life to get out! That's the only thing I could figure from the many holes in the top inflatable ring. There are woods behind my house which the cats hang out in. And even worse, they're having kittens back there. I can't take this. I've tried the humane products on the market that supposedly keeps the cats away...they don't work. WHAT CAN I HUMANELY DO!?!?!

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I don't know where you live..but it may be worth trying to get a TNR group there first.

Below is a list of TNR groups by state:

http://www.alleycat.org/orgs.html

They can at least help to get all the cats spayed/neutered. They also could probably give your neighbor suggestions on how to keep the cats out of your yard.

Katie

Agreed! Start a TNR group.

The phenomenon of animal hoarding is well known. It is thought to be a mental illness related to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Basically, the person begins to base their image of themselves on the idea of "caring for" animals; then they collect more and more animals, so that they can continue to believe they are helping them... Mildly delusional behavior can begin to appear, as the animals multiply and are not well taken care of. Often seen in older folks; may co-occur with dementia such as that caused by Alzheimer's or strokes.

If you are willing to do the research and start a TNR group--most likely some of these cats are feral, so you will need the "trap" part of TNR--then your neighbor may actually be grateful. If you can turn this into a managed colony, with friendlies being adopted out to good homes, then your neighbor will be able to keep his/her cats--only in a way that's good for the cats, too.

Also consider using this product to keep them out of yard.. I had
trouble with one of my cats bothering a neighbor and we worked it
out using this product. It keeps cats and squirrels out of the area...

http://www.deteracat.co.uk/ultrasoni...ent_system.htm

This is a UK product, there is one similar in the US.

Just a thought. It may help. The TNR is best of course, also
fencing to keep them out (put on tops of fence so they can't
climb up over the fence to get in)... others have info on this
type of system I think.

TNR is good from the standpoint that if she keeps GETTING cats,
everytime SPCA comes in or you "remove" cats, she'll get new ones,
who will breed. Fixing and letting her keep, and taking steps to
mitigate the attractiveness of your yard by making harder to get into
and using aversive strategies such as coyote urine/scents, ultrasonic devices and cat proof fencing on the tops of your fenced yard.

BTW I currently care for a feral colony I'm trying to TNR, and yesterday
I got a kitten handed off to me! And one was found "suspiciously"
around my home. This after 2 of my fixed, outdoor kitties disappeared
"mysteriously". I begin to think someone in my hood is collecting my cats...
and has unfixed ones roaming. (How else to explain the 2 kittens, and my missing cats (which disappeared during daylight)