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@Dammit
Still at a bit of a loss as to what I should do about James.
I'm also wondering whether I am anthropomorphising the little fleabag.
The fundamental problem is that Mr Barry, the neighbour, lets James in - but I can't stop him doing that.
This is compounded by James preferring a house with no other cats in it - and I'm unwilling to get rid of Tesla and Higgs (and the kittens, but they're in a box).
Currently I pay for James' insurance, his food, flea treatment and worming, and see him as he shoots in through the cat-flap, eats, and then shoots back out of the cat flap.
Mr Barry, who insists he doesn't feed James, therefore pays for nothing but gets the benefit of his company almost all day every day.
Now I don't want to make James unhappy, and he is clearly happier at Mr Barry's than he is at mine.
What can I do to increase the appeal of being "my" cat, or should I come to terms with this, and ask Mr Barry to start paying the pet insurance and food bill?