The spraying tom is back

Sat there playing with Bola in the living room early last evening when he suddenly stopped with ears pricked and staring towards the door. I hadn't heard a sound, even tho' the tele was muted (annoying ads) but got up to check, nothing downstairs, but I shut the kitchen door before going upstairs as if this cat was in, I wanted to give him a good scare before letting him out.

The first thing I saw was Fudge cowering in the bathroom, so I knew something was wrong, and there he was, in my bedroom under my bed. Well, I didn't know that till I kicked the side of my bed and out he dashed, and he was in a right mood as he made for the stairs Bola had followed me upstairs and he gave chase, and between us we finally trapped this tom behind a freezer under the stairs, but he was scared and judging by all the hissing and spitting, ready to kill to escape. Bola wanted to go for this cat, but the last thing I wanted was for him to get into a fight, not in the mood it was in, so had to usher Bola away to keep him safe.

I opened the kitchen door and eventually he bolted thro' the flap, but if I'd succeeded in giving him a scare, he'd certainly done the same to me there's no way on earth I would have gone any nearer than I did to him.

I don't get how he can use the flap so quietly, none of mine can do that even when they just nudge thro' it, but he's obviously worked out how to come in unheard, by me at least.

Ian

Rofl! sorry but Rofl!

Ooooops! lol! Under the bed, cheeky devil. Yes, certainly sounded like he wasn't too chuffed with not having a free exit. Hopefully it will deter him for calling in a bit.... and no, I wouldn't have gone close either... I've seen pictures of how much damage a cat can truely do (and once also had it done to my wrist, holding one of our kitties, when my mother started her back massager. I wasn't even in the same room, but the cat gor terrified, and I was lucky, just one of the claws doing damage).

The scare will put him off for a bit, but he'll be back for sure. This is *his* house in his eyes and *I'm* the intruder.

Ian