고양이가 이웃과 함께 생활 할 때해야 할 일

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고양이가 주인을 선택한다는 말은 정말 맞는 말입니다. 고양이를 선택할 수는 없죠. 특히 당신의 네 발 달린 친구가 당신의 집이 아닌 다른 집을 방문하고, 어쩌면 그곳에서 함께 살기로 선택할 때는 더욱 그렇습니다.

고양이를 키우고 돌보고 사랑하는 것은 풍요로운 경험이 될 수 있지만, 고양이가 다른 곳에서 살게 되면 어떻게 될까요? 어떤 고양이 주인들은 고양이가 다른 곳에서 잘 먹고 사랑받는 것을 개의치 않습니다. 단, 자신은 밤에 집으로 돌아와 잠을 잘 수만 있다면 말이죠. 하지만 다른 주인들에게는, 자신의 고양이가 다른 곳에서 보살핌을 받고 행복하게 사는 모습을 보는 것이 매우 고통스럽고 답답한 경험이 될 수 있습니다. 특히 어린아이들에게는 더욱 그렇습니다.

이런 상황에는 양면이 있습니다. 이웃이 의도치 않게 (다행히도) 고양이에게 먹이를 주어 고양이가 정기적으로 찾아오도록 유도하는 것일 수도 있고 , 반대로 고양이가 다른 집에 들어가 음식을 먹으며 새로운 가족을 '입양'하는 것일 수도 있습니다.

별것 아닌 것처럼 보이는 이웃들은 대개 자신들이 고양이에게 주는 음식이 사실은 알레르기 반응, 과식, 비만, 소화 문제 등을 일으켜 해로울 수 있다는 사실을 깨닫지 못합니다. 그렇게 되면 결국 값비싼 동물병원 진료비와 아픈 고양이를 돌보는 데 드는 비용을 감당해야 합니다.

고양이가 다른 곳에 방문하거나 심지어 살고 있는 이유가 가정 환경의 문제 때문일 가능성도 고려해 보세요. 예를 들어, 집에 있는 다른 고양이나 아이들 때문일 수도 있고, 아니면 단순히 더 안전하고 새로운 곳으로 이동하고 싶어하는 것일 수도 있습니다. 어떤 경우에는 원래 주인이 힘든 결정을 내려 고양이를 새로 입양한 가족의 일원으로 받아들이기도 합니다.

다소 난처한 상황일 수 있지만, 고양이의 행복을 위해서, 그리고 그 고양이를 계속 당신의 고양이로 키우기 위해서, 이 상황을 완화할 수 있는 방법은 여러 가지가 있습니다.

이웃에게 가서 당신의 우려를 전달하세요. 고양이를 집에 들이지 말라고 하거나, 먹이를 주지 말라고 부탁하세요.
고양이에게 먹이를 주지 말아달라는 내용의 밝은 색 목걸이와 인식표를 달아주세요. 이름과 전화번호, 방울도 함께 달아주면 좋습니다.
고양이에게 충분한 먹이를 주고 중성화 수술을 꼭 시켜주세요.
고양이가 마당 안에 머물도록 훈련시키거나, 고양이가 밖으로 나가지 못하도록 마당을 바꾸거나, 낮 시간 동안만 바깥에 나갈 수 있도록 제한하세요.
이웃들과 친해지고 원하는 바를 표현하세요. 특히 고양이가 이웃들을 만나기 전에 이렇게 하는 것이 유용합니다!
최후의 수단으로, 특히 이웃이 당신의 뜻을 존중하지 않는 경우라면 지역 RSPCA/ASPCA에 연락하여 우려 사항을 알리세요.
마찬가지로, 만약 당신이 예상치 못한 이웃이고 친근한 고양이가 당신의 집에 자주 드나든다면, 고양이가 그러지 못하도록 막을 수 있는 방법들이 있습니다.
- 고양이에게 가라고 하세요. 만약 고양이가 찾아오는 것을 막을 수 없다면, 관심을 주지 마세요. 그리고 만약 당신이 고양이를 키우고 있다면, 당신의 반려동물에게만 관심을 기울이세요.
- 집 안으로 들어오지 못하게 하세요.
- 고양이가 갑자기 집에 들어오면 물총으로 살짝 뿌려 쫓아내세요.
- 고양이 주인에게 우려 사항을 전달하고, 고양이가 당신의 집에 오지 않도록 함께 협력할 수 있는 방안을 모색해 보세요.
모든 관계자는 이것이 실제로 흔한 문제이며 충분한 소통과 존중을 통해 쉽게 해결될 수 있다는 점을 기억해야 합니다. 고양이들이 자신이 어디에 사는지 완전히 혼란스러워지기 전에 이러한 상황을 신속하게 해결하는 것이 중요합니다.

안타깝게도 예외적인 경우가 있습니다. 예를 들어 원래 주인이 고양이를 방치했거나, 누군가가 의도적으로 고양이를 유인하여 주인과 떨어뜨려 실내에 가두어 두는 경우입니다. 이러한 행동의 징후가 보이면 즉시 조치를 취하십시오.

Jill13 Mar 2017Reply

We let a neighbour's cat in because we don't want it to freeze here in Canada. We try to get it out in the evening. Never has stayed overnight. Owner seems to kick it out early am, especially on the weekends.

Amy23 May 2017Reply

My cat thinks he lives between 3 houses. He sneaks in the neighbors cat flaps and steals their food even though he's well fed. They can't shoe him away because he takes off if they're around. We've tried keeping him inside for days at a time to no avail.

Sara20 Nov 2021Reply

My neighbors have been locking my cat inside there house and trying to adopt him. I text and ask them constantly if my cat is there and if I can have him back. It’s gotten to the point where my cat can no longer be outdoors because he will run away from me and try to sneak into their house. I’ve had my cat for 8 years and this only started happening 6 months ago. I’m so fed up and annoyed, my cat won’t even let me pet him without growling and constantly cries to be let out (not be outside but to go into neighbors house).

스테이시20 Nov 2021Reply

I’m dealing with this atm… my neighbour called me to say she was there this morning, I haven’t seen her for two weeks… shes catnipped up to her eyeballs and still growling at me… I’m gutted… part of me is thinking about just letting her go… at least I know she’s happy there… but I really don’t want her to go.

Jenna20 Nov 2021Reply

Same here too, Sara. A wild cat left 3 wild kittens in my backyard last Christmas Eve. I have cared for them since. However, as they stated growing I organised with a local vet to have the 3 kittens de-sexed. But my neighbour decided to entice them with snacks and trap them in her house for days at a time. I asked her not to feed them, but she ignored me. She reported them to a cat charity for their TNR program...she had high hopes of grabbing the little boy that she'd taken a shine to as her own. Then when I went to take him for his vet appointment he'd vanished. I searched for 7 days, only to find later that my neighbour had him inside her house the entire time. I told her to hand him over so I could get him to the vet for a check-up and neutering. But she refused. I said he needed a check-up because he had been missing for 7 days...she still refused. Then things escalated. I said if she didn't hand him over so I could get him care, that I would call the Police....she replied that she didn't care. So I gave her one last chance. I literally begged her to release him so he could go to the vet. She reluctantly handed him over. So I took him home and placed him on the deck outside (he was so terribly ill), and took another neighbour to the local pharmacy (a pre-arranged commitment). When I arrived home 10 minutes later the cat was gone. I assumed he'd gone under the house for 'security'. I searched under the house all night with a torch. I couldn't find him. I asked the neighbour if she'd seen him, and she berated me for being ' an irresponsible pet carer' because I'd let him go under the house. So I searched all night, and finally at 6.30am while checking the side of the house I saw my neighbour letting him out if her back door. I confronted her on the spot. And it turns out she'd had him all along. It wasn't until I checked my security camera footage that I saw her enter my yard through the back gate, take the sick little boy from the back deck, and then running back to her house with gim. By now he hadn't eaten for 8 days. I said if she didn't hand him over I was coming in to get him. I finally got him to the vet, his diagnosis was an intestinal blockage. The bill was $2700 which I couldn't afford. I have a small contingency for vet bills, but not thousands. Fortunately a local cat charity picked up his bill, but I had to sign over ownership of him to them. He finally had his first meal in 9 days. Fast forward 2 weeks, and one of the girl cats had 6 kittens under the house. But the neighbour was STILL kidnapping the next cat she had her eye on. When this mother's kittens were 2 weeks old, the neighbour kept the mother overnight. 2 of the kittens passed away from their mother not being able to get to them. It was still cold from winter. That mother is now desexed and her kittens are being adopted out (neutered, microchipped and vaccinated). THEN the neighbour turned her attention to the remaining cat. A black tuxedo. I am still trying to catch this one for desexing...BUT the neighbour has been trapping her now. Once again I've searched the neighbourhood...but I've heard her cries from the neighbour's downstairs bathroom tonight. The neighbour knows I've been sick with cancer for 3 years, but this doesn't deter her from what she's doing. It's been incredibly stressful over the past 6 months. And I've only ever tried to do the right thing by these wild little kittens that were left with me. In desperation I visited our police station tonight . They can't do anything, but suggested I speak with Animal Services first thing in the morning, as they apparently have the power to enter a property and seize an animal. I'm thinking if this is the only way I can get this little girl to the vet...then maybe that's what I have to do.

Rosie24 Jul 2022Reply

Our neighbours cat has moved in. It started with the fact that we have a cat door and an auto feeder and so he was coming in and helping himself. I also happen to be an animal lover who ascribes to the 'live and let live' theory - they have their own little personalities and should get to make choices for themselves so long as they are safe. Anyone who owns a cat knows you can't force a cat to do anything. I understand it must be sad for the owners but you probably need to have an honest conversation and if your cat has truly 'moved on' and the neighbour is on board, ask if they are willing to adopt the cat legally and take responsibility. Then get a new cat if that feels like the right move.

Tara24 Jul 2022Reply

"It must be sad for the owners...." It is. And I can only hope it happens to you so you can see how much it hurts. Then I will have an 'honest conversation' and tell you the cat must not have been happy with you and likes someone else more, and you should get a new cat. Then you will know what a little salt in the wound feels like.

T 13 Sep 2017Reply

I've been doing cat rescue for 30 yrs, but this is one of the strangest situations I've come across. We had a cat show up this summer. Incredibly thin, tiny and apparently not neutered, he appeared to be starving. Had never seen him before and started hanging around. I put an ad in our local neighborhood next door and asked if anybody knew who's cat this was cuz I did not want to encourage somebody else's cat to hang out unnecessarily. That being stated, apparently this cat has chosen our house instead and has marked its territory. It now is waiting for me when I come home from work everyday and really it appears after having food available to it that it's not even really hungry anymore now it's not starving. (The owners assured me that they were feeding appropriately, but there's no way a cat Is THAT hungry and THAT thin unless it either has a nutritional deficiency, a parasitic infection, or is not being fed appropriately)At this pt however It just wants attention. It has a home, I've met its owners They seem like lovely people, but both times this has happened to the degree where the cat is now believing our home is it's territory. I reached out immediately and the second time I had said did you by chance go out of town again because apparently the first time the cat showed up they had gone out of town and broken its routine leaving it with a sitter. When I reached out the second time I was right on the nose again they had once again been out of town. I'm not sure what the situation is at this cat's house, but it apparently has decided it likes our home better. We have NOT let it inside no matter how many times it's tried to come in, and now it's chasing our cat around our property. I'm not one to be mean to animals, but at the same time I'm not sure what to do with the situation at this point. There's obviously some reason this cat does not want to go home and has decided now to want to live here. It's about ready to get very cold and nasty where we live as we live in Washington State. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm trying to take their cat, which I've been very clear about. I don't want their cat. I do feel like there is something to be said for the fact that the cats choose YOU. I have a thing with animals. We live in the county. This is not the first time this has happened that animals just show up at my house and then never want to leave. I actually run like a spiritual YouTube channel. Some might say my energies pretty good so it's probably part of it and I have a thing with just knowing what animals need when they need it. I used to wake up when I was little and have multiple stray dogs just waiting for me. My parents would get furious. I was five. I didn't do anything except for just give them attention and feed the ones that seemed like they were starving. I have deers that show up and then bring back multiple generations of deers to meet me, they park their babies across the street from me while they go foraging for food during the day cuz they know I'll keep them safe. I have raccoon families, you name it. They live right around our property I think because they know they're safe here barring any unforeseen predators I can't do anything about. 😉 However, this one cat has been nagging at the back of my brain that something just isn't right at home for it because in all the years I've been doing this, I've never had a cat do this that's come from what seems to be a very loving home. It is very odd situation. It's been going on for months now and the cat just doesn't seem like he even wants to go home. At this point. I feel bad. I don't want to take their cat. I don't even want their cat, but it sure seems like their cat wants us. 🤷

Tara13 Sep 2017Reply

I Am going through this RIGHT NOW. Neighbor has been feeding my cat, he keeps going back to their house, so I did the right thing and told the neighbors he could stay if they would like to keep him (they did) I wanted him to come home, but I Didn't want to risk him getting hurt trying to walk back to the nieghbors house across town. Now the same neighbor began feeding ANOTHER cat of mine, and now says this cat is hers too. She has 2 of my cats....Those cats love ME. They aren't 'choosing' a new home as so many people think. They are visiting because they like the neighbor so much, not because they don't LIKE me. I am an animal lover. I would like to believe I have a connection with them as well. Animals have ALWAYS followed me home, since I Was a kid. Being good with animals has nothing to do with a neighbor feeding someone elses cat_ and letting it move in their house.

Kitty Lover24 월 2022 일Reply

we wondered about cats that get bit. The neighbors did not take their cat to the vet when it was bit by an animal. It comes to our house for food and warmth, a bed to sleep on. They leave the cat outside all the time, day or night. It got mauled by probably a racoon or a coyote, It very well could have died as our neighbors had ducks and two of them were someone's snack, probalby a racoon or a coyote. The neighbors did not take the cat to the vet like I said, nor check for rabies. Is that legally required? And the cat wants to hang with us, but usually leaves at certain times after getting a good nap. It does go home. But the neghor is pissed about us feeding it and givint it attention, love. I don't think thte cat likes it at their house, it seems stressed out and vomits. I told the neibhors the cat vomits, but they just wont provide the cat with health care.

Jake30 월 2022 일Reply

My neighbor cat started to move in after I renovated my pets house, and my pets are not cats. I had a dog and chicken. At first I think the cat tried to catch my chicken but the cat didn't bother my chicken at all but instead the cat sits with my dog and my chicken, I tried to sent her back couple of times probably plenty of times but she still returned. I don't want my neighbor to think that I deliberately stole their cat. Right now I already attached to her and feed her because she won't go back to her home. It's been months since she came. My neighbor really good to their cat idk why the cat choose to moved in, they say the cat perfectly healthy and still young at the age of 2. The cat really white, I gave her name Snowy Whitey since she is white. I talked to them but I feel like they still wanted the cat back but they decided to let her go if that what the cat wanted. sometimes I couldn't sleep, I mean If you owned a pet and they moved out or gone it's really sad for them to think what could've happen to their beloved pets even though nothing bad happen like for my neighbor cat and you still can see your pet like they do, but that changed everything because they're not with you anymore. I probably think that the cat attracted to my pet house because it had ceiling fan installed, sofa's and comfy pets bed. I do that because I really like to sit outdoors and drink some beers in the evening, so I make my pet room with half glass walls and put furniture in it since it's basically a room with half outdoor style and it connected to my outdoor dining room and my garden. Plus the cat didn't afraid of my dog. I mean shouldn't cats afraid of other animals especially if they met for the first time or something. Idk maybe my dog didn't growl or do something spontaneous to triggered it since my dog didn't bother to bark at the cat or do anything to the cat.

Beryl.guy08 Dec 2022Reply

My cat as chosen to live with my next door neighbour it won't come anywhere near me she as kidnapped all my cats since living here & now she wants me to pay for flea treatment? What do I do?

Gforce19 Jan 2023Reply

I just had this situation in reverse - a neighbor's cat has adopted us. However, we have never fed this cat until recently (the owner left for the weekend, with no way for the cat to get back inside). Personally, I do not think that cat owners who have outdoor cats can go around policing their neighbors. It isn't my job to keep other people's cat's out of my house - it's the owners of said cats. I like my neighbor's cat. The neighbor has been informed of the situation and has my number and email address. She's free to come to pick up her cat any time.

Eli26 Mar 2023Reply

We adopted a kitten at 6-months of age, kept him inside for around 4 months before we started to let him out. Now he’s close to two years old, and until recently, he slept every night in our apartment, and fed three or four times a day here. Two weeks ago and still now, he has slept here only one night and two days: we see him in our neighbouring apartment building’s garden, call him, but he ignores us. He has simply decided he no longer needs us, though not fully as he has been here three times in the past two weeks. What are we supposed to do? He is chipped with our ownership, but if he refuses to come, how can we care for him with e.g. vaccinations or health checks? We would literally need to kidnap him and put him in his travel basket… It feels like a betrayal to be honest, but he looks healthy at a distance though we can’t touch him being in a private neighbouring garden that is fenced off. It seems obvious he is being fed otherwise he would come home. From a legal standpoint, what are we expected to do for his welfare if he refuses to come home?

NM18 Apr 2023Reply

So I recently been feeding this cat that’s been coming over my house and the cat wanted me to pet it and I was kinda hesitant since I believed it was a stray so time goes by and it’s been a couple weeks feeding it and I hang out with the cat outside and one day my neighbor starts calling the cat and realized she owns the cat and she knows I’ve been taking care of her but didn’t tell me to stop feeding her or anything so time goes by this cat waits for me day and night coming for attention and food and my neighbor see her at my lawn and don’t do anything or tell me anything I feel bad leaving her out there not knowing if she’s hungry and it’s starting to get hot here in Texas so idk what to do I adore this cat so much but she’s so dirty and doesn’t come for food as much but just for attention and today my neighbor seen her and she just left she just said “ really pumpkin” which is the cat name and I went inside thinking she was going to grab her and she didn’t she left her in my lawn I don’t know what to do if anyone can give me advice !!! I know she’s gets tired being outside and she lays and sleeps on our lawn and when she is home she’s outside sleeping but my neighbor claims she likes being outside but I don’t believe it .I’ve never had a pet before but I just know I have a connection with this cat please give me advice

Mary21 월 2024 일Reply

We live in the foothills, where wild animals can take small pets easily. Our cat wandered off one day when she was feeling sick. She ended up half a mile away in an empty field. She will not let us pick her up to take her back home. The one time my husband picked her up, she did not scratch or bite to get away, she simply squirmed out of his grip and ran off. We are afraid coyotes or a bobcat will killer her if she is out there alone. We are also afraid she will freeze in winter, which is fast approaching. We don't know what to do. I'm heartbroken and sick with worry. The guy who owns the field she is in won't let us on the property after 9:00 pm and said to stay out of his trees, where our cat often climbs. I'm sick about this.

S03 Nov 2024Reply

안녕하세요
I have the same problem. I adopted my family cat and was told I was keeping her in with me for too long and I should let her out. I had a couple of times my neighbours knocking at my door late at night letting her out and letting her in to my house. She has ran off to play during the night and the neighbours just laughed. She had to have surgery to remove most of her teeth. The vets advised me that she's gaining alot of weight and that I should reduce her food. I have reduced to 1 packet a day on the recommendation. I had a private chat with one of my neighbour asking them to let her out as its just her and I and I miss her and get worried for her. This was dismissed, however when I explained what the vets said they agreed. Again last night she was in their house and I am at my wits end. I do not want to ruin my neighbourly relationship however to let her in the house everyday. Then to presuming feeding her snacks then to watch me calling for her for an hour. I don't think I can do this anymore. For me neighbours if the cat is in good condition leave it alone. Don't mind petting and having fun not to make it a daily routine. It's just bad manners and quite frankly disrespectful.

Sri28 월 2025 일Reply

Last year during October, I had started feeding a stray orange male who was pretty old and kind of big and fat, it used to come sleep at my front porch or on the chairs kept in the front of my house and after feeding it for like half a month a female cat started visiting. She used to run away at first glance when ever she saw my she used to just dash past me so I started feeding her too. At first, I didn't know that she was a pet cat from the neighbour buliding. She was pregnant when she came to me so I just kept feeding her what ever we had at home like fish some days and chicken when ever we bought it.
Then after she gave birth, she stopped resisting me in petting her or her kittens and also started following me everywhere i went.After that for 4 whole months I hadn't seen her interact with her owners and once when I tried to force and interaction between them she just hissed at them and ran away. It was then that I found out that they had been raising it for almost 4 years, it was store bought apparently.
After that now it's been 10 months, since she came to me , I still feed her whatever I can afford( ps: I'm still a student with no income so it depends based on pocket money) and she just enters the house sleeps on my bed for a good nap , eats her food and water and then goes to sleep somewhere i don't know exactly where as the seasons are changing and she finds new places to hide, she's given birth to 2 litters in the past year and is pregnant with her third. I have also been taking her for health care as the owners don't seem to have chipped her is it immoral for me to to do this i don't know but even if I were to do it again I'd still do it.

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