So I just moved into a new house, and there seem to be 3 or 4 outdoor cats who like our yard- it's surrounded by a hedge with lots of little birds in it. Twice now my cat has freaked out at the sight of another cat.
Emma is indoors only and she's about eight years old. I'm worried about her freaking out so much, I don't want her to hate her new home plus - waking up to the sounds of her screeching in the wee hours of the morning doesn't make me or the hubs too happy.
This used to happen when we first got her at 8 months old- but we moved around quite a bit and mostly were in apartments where she couldn't see other kitties outside.
Any suggestions? Anyone else experience this? Did your cat get used to it? Grow out of it? I'm hoping once she's more comfortable in our new place she'll get used to seeing the same couple of cats outside.