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[Question] How to deal with neighbourhood cat stalking and attacking people? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/cats@sh.itjust.works

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My SO likes to go for walks, but there is a cat that constantly starts stalking towards them, hissing. Their grandmother has already been attacked by this cat, so I am looking for advice on the best thing to do in this situation. It's clearly an outdoor cat since it's well-groomed but we do not know the owner.

I am not familiar with cat behaviour, so I wanted to ask a community who was in order to get sound advice in a way that's safe for the cat and ourselves. Should I be using a spray bottle/water gun? Putting out smells the cat might not like? Any ideas on how to get it from constantly stalking and attacking people? Thank you.

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[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Does the cat do it to other humans? Cats normally avoid conflict as they are both a predator and prey, so its pretty weird behaviour. Is it a young cat? Maybe get in touch with your local tnr group and see if they are aware of this cat. Perhaps there some medical condition that is causing the cat to do this.