When I got Seine, she was about 4 months old, and she was a stray so I don't really know if she had been around any dogs or not before. But, my dogs had lived with a cat before, and I often take them to my mom's house (she has a large cat who hates them) so they were sort of used to it, but had never really gotten very close to either of them.

The first day we brought Seine home she was scared of every noise they made, but very soon she was beating the dogs into submission! We have a spare room where we let her be alone, and we put up a baby gate with a hole cut out so she could go in and out as she pleased but the dogs couldn't get in. I have to admit the first week was a bit stressful, wondering whether or not there would be harmony, but it worked out once the pets adjusted to one another.

My advice is to make sure you let the new addition have some space of his or her own and let them make the decision of when to explore and make friends with the other pets. Also, it might help if you chose a cat with an outgoing personality- we chose Seine for her fearless personality so she could take on Marta, who just loves to "herd" her. Whew- sorry that was so long winded, hopefully you found it somewhat helpful!