A woman has expressed her outrage after her neighbour keeps "stealing" her cat after asking them not to.
The anonymous mum claims she can see her cat through the window of a local family, who keeps letting the pet into their home.
Posting on the parenting forum Mumsnet, the woman says it's "obvious" her neighbours are letting the cat in on purpose and that she understands how it's "difficult to avoid" in the summer months, when people often leaves their windows and backdoors open.
"My children are upset as [our] cat has basically buggered off and has to be lured into ours with food! The neighbours have said they’re not feeding him," the post reads.
"Am I being unreasonable to feel p***ed off about this and should I go round (again) to ask them to ignore my cat? Or am I being precious (and at least they’re kind to him)".
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The post received mixed responses online, with some siding with the furious mother.
"This absolutely enrages me. Especially as they are very likely feeding the cat - that is the main reason cats move into other houses," one user wrote.
"I took out monthly vet bills for our cat's ongoing treatment round to a neighbour's house a while back. She was constantly feeding her something that she's been told makes her sick.
"I gave her two choices - take the cat on, bills and all, or stop bloody feeding her. Thankfully since she saw the amount she's stopped enticing the cat in with food and I don't have to clear up the aftermath anymore".
However, some disagreed with the mum - stating they wouldn't turn an animal away in "the cold and wind".
"You can't control where your cat goes," one user argued. "If they are not feeding him/her, maybe the cat just prefers being at theirs?"
Another said: "I would be a bit sad if I saw my cat sitting in the window of my neighbour's house but I wouldn't be surprised, 'some' cats have little loyalty and will take the comfort and kind words wherever they find them".
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