We have a male feral cat in our area that really likes to yowl at all hours of the day and night. We live out of town with a few neighbors ranging from a quarter mile to two miles away, all of whom have outdoor farm cats; we also have two regular farm cats, a black tom cat and "mama" cat, the later of which just got spayed a few weeks ago. Mama cat is very friendly, we feed and water her, she practically begs for attention, and she didn't even move her kittens when we found them. She is the most lovely outdoor cat I have ever encountered and we spoil her far more than any other farm cat.
This male cat is the father of our almost two year old cat. I have no idea which house this current feral comes from, but he is for sure not one of ours as he does not hang around the property and only comes around occasionally. The last time I saw him was actually shortly before he fathered our two year old cat, he hasn't been around since then. He did not yowl then, but I think that was because Mama cat paid more attention to him.
Mama cat cannot go into heat since she is spayed, but for whatever reason this male cat is back raising cain. As far as I know, Mama cat ignores him but I can't really spend all day watching the farm cats. We have no other female cats on our property.
So, what can I do to get this guy to go back to wherever he was before he stopped by again? I've shooed him away a couple of times, but he always sticks around. I don't want to stop leaving food out for mama cat and this guy has another food source elsewhere anyway since he at least looks well fed. Will he stop when he realizes that Mama cat is no longer interested? His yowling is just super annoying since he will literally prowl all over the property yowling.
Please do not suggest we trap to neuter him. He is not our cat and we have three cats of our own to take care of.
This male cat is the father of our almost two year old cat. I have no idea which house this current feral comes from, but he is for sure not one of ours as he does not hang around the property and only comes around occasionally. The last time I saw him was actually shortly before he fathered our two year old cat, he hasn't been around since then. He did not yowl then, but I think that was because Mama cat paid more attention to him.
Mama cat cannot go into heat since she is spayed, but for whatever reason this male cat is back raising cain. As far as I know, Mama cat ignores him but I can't really spend all day watching the farm cats. We have no other female cats on our property.
So, what can I do to get this guy to go back to wherever he was before he stopped by again? I've shooed him away a couple of times, but he always sticks around. I don't want to stop leaving food out for mama cat and this guy has another food source elsewhere anyway since he at least looks well fed. Will he stop when he realizes that Mama cat is no longer interested? His yowling is just super annoying since he will literally prowl all over the property yowling.
Please do not suggest we trap to neuter him. He is not our cat and we have three cats of our own to take care of.