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Post by patricia on Sept 29, 2005 14:02:13 GMT -5
I just brought my dog home yesterday. My problem is that every time she sees my cat she barks, ears stand straight up and so does she. My cat who is shy runs and hides, he does not even go near the crate. My cat has not eaten today or used the litter pan. I was told my dog is cat safe, could this be a problem or is this normal?
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Post by Trish on Sept 29, 2005 14:19:47 GMT -5
You might want to move Tobys food and litter upstairs for right now so he can eat and do his business. They booth have to get used to each other so there will be a little stress on both sides.
When Lexi barks, tell her no cat. If she looks away then I don't see it being a problem. She's just curious what Toby is. We can work on introducing them more tonight when Tom and I are over. Don't worry. It's normal. Even when we had Milky over there she had to investigate Toby and she's VERY cat safe.
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Post by Sighthound Fan on Dec 22, 2005 17:52:57 GMT -5
The best way as far as I know is to put the cat in a cage (so the dog doesn't feel thretaned and it can't run which might cause a chase), leave the dog in the room with the cage on the floor and let it get acustomed to it for a few hours or so, don't disturb them, just let them introduce themselves
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Post by CampWhippet on Dec 27, 2005 19:54:06 GMT -5
If you left Kent in a room with a cat in a cage, when you returned you'd have Kent in the cage and no more cat! He thinks cats are food. Plain and simple.
I'm not any help for you on this one.
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Post by sibergrey on Jan 18, 2006 11:32:56 GMT -5
The best way as far as I know is to put the cat in a cage (so the dog doesn't feel thretaned and it can't run which might cause a chase), leave the dog in the room with the cage on the floor and let it get acustomed to it for a few hours or so, don't disturb them, just let them introduce themselves This method is fabulous for the welfare of the dog, but what about the cat? If your cat is shy and nervous of the dog, he'll be terrified if you put him on the floor in a room and let the dog walk right up... My dog (non-grey, so I know there's different issues with the prey-drive, but huskies can be pretty high prey-drive too) was "cat safe" too, but he did show a lot of interest in the two cats when he first came home. The cats, having never met a dog before, were afraid of him and would run from him upon sight. Here's what we did: We set up one metal baby gate in the entrance to the kitchen and dining room; this is where the dog's crate is for when we're not home, and also where we spend a lot of time after work  , eating, etc. We also put a metal baby gate on the entrance to the (finished) basement, about 6 inches ABOVE the floor. This way the cats can come up and down but the dog cannot. The catbox is down there as well as the food, and the dog was not allowed down there at all. It was a week before the cats even stopped sulking and came upstairs, and it was weeks after that before they would NOT dive for the basement as soon as they saw him. Now, 2.5 months later, we still have the baby gates up everywhere, but when we're here we leave them open and everyone is fine. Doing things this way was, I think, good for the dog AND the cats. Cats take a looooooonnnnggg time to adjust to a dog in the house. Dogs take a while to adjust to cats, too. Until that happens, I think it's best to use baby gates as everyone can see/smell each other. Also, it's important that the cats have a place they feel is "safe" from the dog. There will be times when you don't think it's EVER going to happen. Supervision, supervision, supervision! And time, lots of time! Sorry for the long post but I just went throught this a couple months ago so I know exactly where you're coming from! |
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, eating, etc. We also put a metal baby gate on the entrance to the (finished) basement, about 6 inches ABOVE the floor. This way the cats can come up and down but the dog cannot. The catbox is down there as well as the food, and the dog was not allowed down there at all. 
