Feline incursions

[anef]

We had an incident in the conservatory last night.  There was a lot of banging of cat flaps and shouting and then Tabitha bolted through the cat flap into the kitchen, with her fur all on end.  I went out into the conservatory to investigate and discovered next door's black cat, Veni, leaving hastily through the cat flap to the outside.  Yes, the one that has a magnetic catch on it so that strange cats can't get in. 

Now, he may have followed through the cat flap on Tabitha's heels, but there was only one set of wet footprints leading in, which implies that Tabitha was inside, not out, and therefore that he has managed to barge in through the cat flap even though it was secured against him.  Which is worrying.  I locked it after that, but I don't want to stop Tabitha popping in and out.  Maybe I'll start locking it at night. 

They have been having the odd spat through the glass doors to the kitchen, but as there's no way he could get through those I haven't been too worried.  I'm a little puzzled, actually, as to why this is happening as in general Veni seems to be an amiable cat, and Tabitha doesn't go out that much.  Strange.

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That is indeed odd. I take it he doesn't also have an appropriate collar (and your cat flap got confused)?

[anef.livejournal.com]

I don't think there would have been as much noise if he had had a magnet - also, I think we would have had more trespassing, sooner than this. But I will keep an eye out when I see him next. And mention it to my neighbour.