[neilep (OP)]

Maybe the extra cats in your yard are there because they know they don't run the risk of child support with your female cat.

I remember seeing that they had banned the selling of cat and dog fur, saw it on BBC news last year, so maybe this has increased the cat population.

I think you must be right...lets split up... Pixie (the girly cat) is a quite probably a little teaser and knows full well that she's a safe bet. I think all the blokey cats must think she's ' up for it ' ! []

[BenV]

There's a chance you may have catnip growing in your garden - it certainly will grow in this climate - are they particularly attracted to any one part of the garden?  Do they act a little dazed?

[demografx]

^ . . ^ =
When my cats saw this they tried to hump the laptop !!

I bet they got an error message!

[rosalind dna]

Neil do you have any type of mint, grass or catnip in your garden because if so then that might a reason or cause for the "invading" cats.

Unless your pair are on "heat" and then the other cats/felines would know that instinctively. Unless they've seen your vet
to be "doctored"

[lyner]

As someone who doesn't particularly like cats, I can see what sods they are in their effect on local wildlife. They all ought to wear enormous bells for a start.
If it were down to me, I sterilise most of them and charge £100 for a cat licence for the privilege of distributing s**t all over my garden..

[demografx]

As someone who doesn't particularly like cats, I can see what sods they are in their effect on local wildlife. They all ought to wear enormous bells for a start.
If it were down to me, I sterilise most of them and charge £100 for a cat licence for the privilege of distributing s**t all over my garden..

sophiecentaur, this is a reaction you got from at least one visitor here!