Very friendly and daring cats may see visitors as pleasant and exciting, while more nervous or sensitive cats may worry about the presence of strangers in the home. Unlike dogs, because cats have evolved from a mostly solitary species, they can view the presence of another cat in the home as a possible “threat”. As with a new cat, when it comes to introducing it to a resident dog, the key is to introduce it carefully and slowly so that the cat has a better chance of feeling safe and in control in the dog's presence. While some cats tend to seem very relaxed and apparently “undisturbed”, other cats can be much more sensitive and find many things around them stressful.
Owners must provide, and carefully place, all of their key resources to help reduce tension and conflict between cats and encourage them to live together happily. They will be able to assess your cat's individual situation and give you specific advice tailored to you and your cat to help you solve the problems your cat is facing. The best way to solve this problem is to talk to the local relocation charity for advice, as they may be able to help you (or direct you to other organizations that can help you) using a human trap to capture the cat and castrate it and return it to the same area or relocate it to a more suitable environment. The best thing you can do is to make your garden as safe and cat-friendly as possible so that it feels safer when you're outside, and also make sure that there are enough resources (such as rainwater for drinking, places to sleep, hiding, getting up high, and places to go to the bathroom) that are well distributed to reduce potential conflicts between cats.
Many cats may simply tolerate being petted or manipulated even though they are not enjoying it, and often it is these cats that are most stressed out because of the handling they experience. And while many cats will enjoy the company of the smallest members of the household, some very young children can be overly enthusiastic when it comes to petting cats, and this persistent attention can be very stressful. Therefore, it is very important that you introduce cats carefully and gradually and that you manage their environment, their resources and their long-term relationship so that they can live together in harmony at home. Especially if intruding cats aren't vaccinated, they can also spread the disease to your cat when they enter the house.
The arrival and presence of other cats or dogs in the house can be very stressful for a cat, whether from the perspective of a cat new to the home introducing a cat that already lives in the house or from the perspective of the resident cat trying to cope with the arrival of an unknown cat to their home. For example, many intruding cats can enter the house through the cat flap (or even through an open window) late at night or first thing in the morning, when you're probably in bed. While many cats like to be petted for long periods of time, no two cats are the same, and some cats can find it uncomfortable and stressful to pet too much or be petted in certain places. It's important to control and reduce your cat's stress as much as possible, because if your cat is stressed, they can become emotionally and physically ill and develop physical illnesses and show behavioral problems.
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