I understand what you are all talking about. Now my husband wants to buy a cat. We now have a yellow lab three years old and I'm afraid of them not accepting each other. We can't try it without purchasing the cat first. So if it doesn't work out, we're basicaly screwed. I"m so afraid that one is going to hurt the other. He really wants this cat for christmas and I hate to say no, but I'm just not seeing any signs that it will work out. Since Chester (our lab) has been there for three years already, he may think of the cat as a threat. Any suggestions would be appreciated....