Desperate about a crazy cat!

[Dindin]

Hi all,
I have a problem with one of my cats (I have 4…). I think she feels rejected by the other cats, and she lives mostly outside, in a warehouse I have. she is not young (around 8 years old), and she is one of the last ones to come to live with me.
The problem is that she started breaking up to my neighbors house, trashing their kitchen, attacking their cat – and I don't know how to make her stop! How do you explain to a cat that this attitude is not acceptable, and that this is it's house, not the one she picks for herself?
I'm desperate, a I'm afraid I'll have to take drastic measures I don't want to take.
I'll appreciate any and all advice you have to give.
Thanks in advance...

[lvpets2002]

:) First of all Welcome to Pet Talk & enjoy all the talks & pictures..

Second of all do you neighbors let your cat in their kitchen & then she distroys?? Is their cats males or females??

[kb2yjx]

Are all the cats spayed/neutered???

[Dindin]

Both cats are females, and both are neutered.
The neighbors don't let her get in, she founds ways to get in "uninvited" - an open window or brocked shutter - things like that. She just sneaks in, and then gets in fights with wheir cat,or distroys things when they try to get her out.
People don't fright her at all... So I imagen it's a big fight...

[jennielynn1970]

Is there anyway you can keep her inside in your house so that she doesn't get out?

Is it possible that the neighbor's house had at one time been her house??? Maybe she was there before you and the neighbors? Not sure how long you have been, or the neighbors have been, in your respective houses.

Also, welcome to PetTalk!! Where in Israel do you live? I have friends who live in Egypt.

[catmandu]

Thats a very serious situation as your neighbors could take you to court for having a wild Cat that you know is damaging thier property.
Is there any way you can keep this Wild Cat on your propety?

[Catty1]

If the cat normally doesn't wander far from the shed - perhaps you could build an enclosure; a high wire fence with wire "ceiling", high enough for a person to walk to the door of the shed, with a door of its own.

Or you might have to enclose all around the shed.

Or - live trap her and try to make her an indoor cat...how tame is she?

Your vet might have some ideas as well. She is defending her territory, and I don't think that can be trained out of her.

[WagarCat]

She may just need to be reminded which house is hers; can you keep her in your house or a room in your house for a week or two? This will reinforce where her home is. I have also had good luck with asking the neighbors to scare the dickens out our cats when this happens. They make a racket with many empty pop cans and chase her around the house, seems to work.

Good luck,
WagarCat