cat killers

[Karen]

You need to keep the cat and pup away from each other, sadly. Prey instinct is very difficult to train away. Only let the two of them be together when someone is there to supervise. Make sure you do obedience training with the pup, too, a class would be great, so that he knows to always respond to simple commands like "drop it" "leave it" and "No!"

In fact, can you do that now with the older dog as well? Would the cat be okay with being shut in one room (with a litterbox) whenever you are not present to supervise interaction? If the older dog is mostly healthy, it seems a shame to have it put down over this incident.

[critter crazy]

Unfortunately their prey instinct seems to increase when they are in a pack! i had a dog for years that never had a problem with my cat, when i brought a new dog in, all heck roke loose. It was like we had gotten two new dogs instead of one! but with work and training it can be resolved, but like Karen said, contant supervision is a must! The dogs must learn that the cats are a no no! I am sorry for the loss of your cat!