[Micky360]

For nearly 2 weeks now, our 10 year old tom cat seems to be spooked by something as he spends nearly all of his time perched on the fencepost in our garden.
He won't come down when enticed and we have to pick him up just to bring him in for his dinner, in which he sprints back out to the garden once he's finished.
The most worrying thing is that it has been pouring with rain for the last week and he is getting soaked, this is the same cat that runs for cover at the slightest drop of rain.
If we bring him in he just constantly makes a racket at the door, we just haven't got a clue what to do.
Has anybody else experienced something like this?

 

[coaster]

Are there any new cats in the neighborhood?

 

[Micky360]

Good point Coaster, a few months ago he was spending a lot of time outside at night when a neighbours new female cat was hanging around but we haven't seen her again for at least 2 months.
I think even if we brought somebody elses cat into the garden it wouldn't deter our cat, he just simply won't get down from that fencepost.

 

[coaster]

It might be another male cat, and he's protecting his territory.