Sure, go ahead and let the cats fight it out. Let the neighborhood cat attack your cats. Let him scratch at their eyes, bite their necks, legs, whatever they can. Let your cats come in with their eyes covered in blood and fluid, bite marks on the neck (where the cat has tried to sever the jugular vein so your cat can bleed to death) and leg and you have to rush them to the vet and spend hundreds of dollars to get your cats fixed up! Or ..... you stop it and keep your cats safe. I don't see how there is any other option! Raiden had several visits to the vet when he was allowed to roam free -- his previous owner always took him AFTER the infection set in. The one time Raiden came to my back door and I saw his condition, I rushed him to the vet immediately, paid the bill, and promptly took possession of Raiden. Since that time, he hasn't had a fight with a cat -- not that he hasn't tried! Oh and not to mention how the vet wants to run a test for FIV 90 days after the fight.
My nuisance cat has finally moved away. Just hoping the new owners don't have an outdoor cat. You've got to protect YOUR cats at all costs. It is not fair to your babies. They may not want to fight, but the other cat may attack them -- and may attack you. This other cat is the aggressor and if your cats are attacked, they may try to fight them off. Whoever is telling you to let them fight it off, tell them to go out and try to fight with that cat and see how it goes. My nuisance cat attacked me and I still have four scars on my leg and paid hundreds of dollars in doctor bills and medications.
Find some way to keep this other cat away from your property.
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