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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2006Is my 2 yr old Cat going to hurt my puppy?
Help, if anyone has ANY advice here.... If anyone can help I'm really upset about this....we got a new puppy yesterday, a little black toy female weighing in at 4 lbs - 11 weeks old and loves to play. My 2 year old neutered cat Max is very bold with her, nuzzling her under her neck and underbelly. Does he see her as prey? I'm worried sick he will hurt her!! IMO if Max's tail isn't all fluffed out and he isn't growling or spitting he's probably pleased as punch with the little puppy. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. Ahhhh...what a relief to hear that! I'm just concerned that he's putting his open mouth around the back of pup's neck and then reaching down and around to get the front of his neck...? Also the underbelly...would that be grooming or disembowelling behaviour ? Worried mom! >IMO if Max's tail isn't all fluffed out and he isn't growling or spitting >he's probably pleased as punch with the little puppy. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Of course I don't look busy, >I did it right the first time. > Help, if anyone has ANY advice here.... > If anyone can help I'm really upset about this....we got a new puppy > yesterday, a little black toy female weighing in at 4 lbs - 11 weeks old and > loves to play. My 2 year old neutered cat Max is very bold with her, > nuzzling her under her neck and underbelly. Does he see her as prey? I'm > worried sick he will hurt her!! I highly recommend researching into the proper way to introduce the puppy to your cat. Remember, in your cat's mind, the puppy is an outsider. Try to introduce them in such a way that the cat sees the puppy as his. I don't think the cat will hurt him, but they should absolutely be supervised when they're together. Please try to give Max plenty of love and attention while he gets used to the puppy. Okay....so how does one suggest to the cat that the puppy is "his"???? I did the introduction thing carefully, but she is so happy and affectionate and rambunctious (all 4 lbs of her!) ...really HOW would he thinks the pup is HIS? >> Help, if anyone has ANY advice here.... >> If anyone can help I'm really upset about this....we got a new puppy [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >absolutely be supervised when they're together. Please try to give Max >plenty of love and attention while he gets used to the puppy. Check out this link on the best way to introduce your cat and puppy: http://www.homevet.com/petcare/petmeet.html Stay in the same room with them until your sure their getting along. If the cat is bothered by the dog, normally the cat will just jump on something or hide where the puppy can't get to him. It really sounds like Max just wants to play with the puppy. They can become good friends if you read and apply the suggestions above. Now this is my experience with cats and new dogs: You need to keep an eye on them the first week or so - if Max is cornered by the puppy or feels threatened he may scratch the puppy's nose. Now this isn't a big problem, the scratch is painful but usually just a minor cut - doesn't even bleed - Max is just teaching the puppy some manners. But if the puppy doesn't stop and leave the cat alone, Max could scratch at his eyes. This is one of a cats last lines of defense against an attacking dog, and it is instinctive. But if they've been together for several days with no problems, its probably safe to leave them on their own. My cats never attacked the dogs. One dog did get his nose scratched once - but he learned to leave the cats alone if they didn't want to be bothered. Eventually they would let my toy poodle join in their chase games. One cat would even sleep on the same chair as the poodle. By the way - its easier to introduce a puppy or kitten to established animals than to bring in a full grown animal. -- maryjane > Help, if anyone has ANY advice here.... > If anyone can help I'm really upset about this....we got a new puppy [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > nuzzling her under her neck and underbelly. Does he see her as prey? I'm > worried sick he will hurt her!! Thanks much, I will read on with that website suggestion. One other thing. Poor little Max (cat)was found by us when he was only a few days old, almost dead after abandonment by his mother....he's never had siblings or another other playful pets. Is there still hope? wrote: >Check out this link on the best way to introduce your cat and puppy: > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> nuzzling her under her neck and underbelly. Does he see her as prey? I'm >> worried sick he will hurt her!! Of course, just be patient and give them both time to get used to each other. Remember, Max has 'ruled the roost' in your house for a while -- so be sure to give him lots of extra loving now that he's having to adjust to a sibling. My dogs and cats were behaving well together in 2-3 weeks (I could leave them alone together earlier, but they were still pretending the other animals didn't exist.) It took a few months for playing together, sharing the chair etc. Max will 'train' your puppy how to behave around him. Its always easier to introduce a puppy/kitten to an older pet. But it sounds like Max's really interested in having a new friend. --- maryjane > Thanks much, I will read on with that website suggestion. > One other thing. Poor little Max (cat)was found by us when he was only a [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >>> I'm >>> worried sick he will hurt her!! What a difference a day makes...I'm so proud of my cat Max, I always knew he was a good boy and a great cat but he's so patient and good with her I'm amazed. She hasn't tested him too much, her little teeth are very sharp and when she uses them on him he will let her know he doesn't like it. He has been bored and I actually got this little dog for him, so it's working out well it seems, he's figured out now that he can constantly watch her from up high and she can't get there. Lots of time though he can't resist getting right in there. She's going non-stop and that could wear a cat out! Thanks! wrote: >Of course, just be patient and give them both time to get used to each >other. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>>> I'm >>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! > What a difference a day makes...I'm so proud of my cat Max, I always knew he > was a good boy and a great cat but he's so patient and good with her I'm [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > right in there. She's going non-stop and that could wear a cat out! > Thanks! Re the "going non-stop"... and older cat could lose patience and strike out when they get annoyed which could happen very quickly. Be cautious, this isn't over yet. > wrote: >> Of course, just be patient and give them both time to get used to each [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>>>> I'm >>>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! Yup...my daughter reports that they are rolling around on the floor now. The cat has his arms around it and is doing the donkey kick thing...(gently as usual). I wonder when he'll lose patience...he's having too much fun for now! >> What a difference a day makes...I'm so proud of my cat Max, I always knew he >> was a good boy and a great cat but he's so patient and good with her I'm [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! > Yup...my daughter reports that they are rolling around on the floor now. > The cat has his arms around it and is doing the donkey kick > thing...(gently > as usual). > I wonder when he'll lose patience...he's having too much fun for now! We were in a similar situation when we got a small puppy about a month ago, and our cat is just over a year and a half old... I find that if the cat gets annoyed with the dog, she simply goes away. She does play with him and he plays with her, but when she's had enough, she's still faster and able to avoid him if she needs or wants. >>> What a difference a day makes...I'm so proud of my cat Max, I always >>> knew he [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! >Yup...my daughter reports that they are rolling around on the floor now. >The cat has his arms around it and is doing the donkey kick thing...(gently >as usual). >I wonder when he'll lose patience...he's having too much fun for now! He won't seriously injure the puppy. He knows its a baby. This sounds like a situation where the cat is really, really happy to have another animal in the household. Pamper them both and they will feel secure and all will be bliss. Charlie >>> What a difference a day makes...I'm so proud of my cat Max, I always knew he >>> was a good boy and a great cat but he's so patient and good with her I'm [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! Well now we've moved to another stage it seems....they really aren't interacting much from what I've seen in the evenings. The puppy goes nuts trying to play for a minute here and there. The cat prefers to watch from afar. I'm wondering if I'm missing all the fun during the daytime when I have to be at work (family members who are home in daytime, after working at night....are lucky to see a lot more activity!).... in the evenings after 5pm puppy mostly sleeps it seems, oh well lots of time to cuddle the cat.... I'm looking forward to the weekend. >>Yup...my daughter reports that they are rolling around on the floor now. >>The cat has his arms around it and is doing the donkey kick thing...(gently [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! >Well now we've moved to another stage it seems....they really aren't >interacting much from what I've seen in the evenings. >The puppy goes nuts trying to play for a minute here and there. The cat >prefers to watch from afar. I'm wondering if I'm missing all the fun during Sure. I have two "guest dogs" and a resident cat. My cat is somewhat unusual in that he likes dogs, even strange dogs, and takes an interest in them. But, he doesn't make a fuss over them most of the time. The interaction is more subtle than the interaction between two dogs. Charlie >the daytime when I have to be at work (family members who are home in >daytime, after working at night....are lucky to see a lot more activity!).... [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>>>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! Yes I know what you mean....when kitty was 6 months old he was very interested in all the dogs, going right up to their noses to say hello. Then I took him over to the tiny kitties cage....well he hissed at them and there was no way I could convince him to change his mind! Cats are funny. >>Well now we've moved to another stage it seems....they really aren't >>interacting much from what I've seen in the evenings. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>>>>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>>>>> worried sick he will hurt her!! |
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