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Sorry if this isn't the correct place to post this. I have 2 cats of my own and like them to be free to come and go as they please. Therefore we fitted a catflap to our front door, it is always left open. However a cat keeps coming into the house, it sprays all over the place and eats all my cats food. How do I stop this without having to lock my cats inside the house, I have a young baby in the house and don't like the idea that this stray could be spraying on her pram etc. Likewise I don't want a catbox in the house. Any advice would be appreciated.

The only thing that I can think of is to either get a different cat door that opens only to cats wearing a special collar or to trap the stray and take him to a shelter. Since he has found a nice place with food and shelter he has no plans to leave. He is spraying cause he wants the house to be his territory.
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PHWildCat/Tessa and 18 cats, 1 dog and even a hamster
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Thanks for your reply, have thought about the magnetic cat flap, only problem is one of my cats hates wearing a collar. Everyone she has had alsways ends up ripped to shreds in the garden.
Going to try and trap the cat and take it to a home, feel sorry for it. Just hope that I don't get clawed to death when trying to catch it!!!

Go to your local shelter or humane society, they should have a have a heart trap that you can use. Usually a 20 dollar or so deposit you get back when you return the trap. Put some taste wet food inside to get the cat to go.
Good luck.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

Thanks for the info. will check out our shelters to see if they do that, I live in Scotland.

Good luck catching kitty and finding him a place to go. Let us know how that goes.
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PHWildCat/Tessa and 18 cats, 1 dog and even a hamster
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A house without cats is like a garden without flowers