? for all dog owners with kittens/cats

[Roxyluvsme13]

Lily was scared of Skye at first. It was funny . Lily wasnt raised near any cats, and Skye only knew Tink. Luckily in their situation they got along great, and are now the best of friends. Of course they are about the same size, too

[BitsyNaceyDog]

keeping the new cat in a crate for a day would be pretty stressful for the cat. I'd keep him (or her) in a bathroom for a day or so. Zoe will be able to sniff the new addition under the door and start to become aquatinted with the cat. The cat will be able to get to know Zoe some this way too.

I have a baby gate on my bedroom door so the cats can get away from the dogs if they want. It's usually not a big deal though, my cats and dogs often lay and sleep together. It's when the dogs are playing and roughhousing that the cats usually retreat to the bedroom.

I'd also suggest keeping the cat and Zoe separated when no one is home, at least for awhile.

Cats and dogs can be funny. Usually people worry about dogs hurting cats but it's often the cat that beats up on the dog. At Christmas we took Nacey to my in-law's house where she met my sister-in-law's cat for the first time. Nacey couldn't have cared less about the cat, but the cat hated Nacey. The cat guarded her toys and food bowl from Nacey, she even jumped on Nacey at one point when Nacey got too close to "her room".

[elizabethann]

Try separating them by a baby gate. That's what I did when I brought Fenway home to meet his new brothers, Cosmo & Maxie. I let them see eachother for about 1-2 days behind the gate. At one point I moved the cats in to where the dog was and moved the dog to where the cats were. They walked around and smelled and smelled and smelled these strange scents. Then after about 1 more day I opened the gate and they met. It was funny. Cosmo wasn't too sure about Fenway but Maxie made sure Fenway knew who wore the pants in the family.

I was actually very nervous about Maxie and wasn't sure if I would keep Fenway because my Neice once brought over her pug and Maxie freaked out (literally tried to climb the walls). It was sad to see. So I wasn't going to keep Fenway if Maxie was afraid of him.

Now Maxie beats Fenway up!

Good luck!

[DIANESDOGS]

I agree with gating idea. That way they can see and smell each other. Also it will give them time to adjust to the others presence. I also had a cat (gone now) who wasn't very fond of her brother dogs. But she certainly took care of herself. She just wasn't into all this bounding nonsense and calmly and politely (almost rolling her eyes) waited for the dogs to leave her alone. If their attempts to play with her went on too long... she would give them a hiss and jab of her paw. And they knew, party time was over.

[4theloveofzoe]

Thanks guys! I appreciate it!!!