Hi there.
I have a problem with one of my cats. He is a big ball of fluff, very
docile and not aggressive at all but he has taken to stealing from my
neighbours houses.

He does hunt for mice etc but more often now he is bringing home shoes
of all types, handbags, childrens toys and food (pizza, chicked ect).
It is mostly shoes however. The we've admitted to the neighbours that
the cat does this and up until now they have all been ok about it
because we've been returning the shoes but we'd like to get him to
stop stealing before they stop thinking it's funny.

We've never caught him in the act but some of the neighbours have seen
him trying to grab things. He usually does this in the middle of the
night but has been seen in daylight. He is stealing from gardens
mostly but we think he has been into other houses through their cat
flaps.

He has been neutered, is otherwise healthy and we have one other cat
the blood brother of the thief but they generally get on very well.
Both are very large strong cats.

Any ideas how to rehabilitate this moggy.

Paul (Scotland).