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05-24-2010, 10:30 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
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| Getting along with a Cat Hello Everyone. I am new to the site. I have a cat (1.5) and my Yorkie puppy will be coming in 4 weeks. What can I do when the time comes to help the two get along. What steps can I take. Your advise is really appreciated. Thank you |
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05-24-2010, 10:34 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| It will be harder because yours is a cat and not a kitten. Put the puppy in a crate when you bring him home then bring the cat around to investigate. Make sure to give the cat plenty of attention since he was there first. Another thing I do is separate the feeding areas. Good luck
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05-24-2010, 10:38 AM | #3 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Oh and just a word of warning - yorkies love to get in the litter box and eat cat p9op so you will have to make a low lying fencing around your litter box so the cat can jump in but the yorkie cant get in
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05-24-2010, 10:50 AM | #4 |
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| Also you will have to do scheduled feedings rather than free feed for both the dog and the cat. The cat cant eat the dog food be4cause they need taurine which is in cat food only and the dog cant eat the cat food because its too high in fat
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05-24-2010, 11:33 AM | #5 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | all good suggestions so far. I already had my dog when i brought my kitten home. morgan loves anything that moves so she and the kitten (now 1.5 years old) get along great. i'm not sure the cat knows its a cat. they wrestle and play all the time even tho the cat is 13lbs and morgan is less then 5 my sisters cat does come to stay with us sometimes and he's 10. he basically just stays away from the dog. when he sees her he just goes in the opposite direction most of the time. for an introduction, i had morgan in her carrier all zipped up and let bailey walk around it and smell her first, then let her out. i have the cats little box and food in a separate part of the house that morgan can't get to unless i'm there. there is a door that separates it and that door has a small kitty flap which morgan is too scared to use so that keeps her out. the cats food is also up on a big rubbermaid container so even if morgan is over there she can't get to it. Morgan's food is left out all day most of the time and the cat doesn't touch it while i'm home. if she does she gets a squirt. when i'm not home, the food gets picked up.
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05-24-2010, 11:38 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I have no advise as I just went through that in January and all of my cats reacted differently. I have 3 adult cats and was very surprised when I brought Bridget home. My oldest cat (10 years old, female, about 17lbs) who I thought would have the hardest time, was the most accepting. Bridget wants to play but Callie is just an old overweight girl who just likes to lay around, but tolerates Bridget. The largest male (maine coon about 5 years old and about 22lbs) who I thought might have an issue, was the most playful. And my smallest male (7 years old/ about 15lbs) had the worst time ever. We did everything everyone suggested - made him top priority and no change - he was just super P.O.'d!!!!! He stayed in the top level of the condo and would just hiss and spit everytime Bridget just walked past. He'd sit there and watch them all play together and eat together (she of course would not let them get near her food, but was always trying to get theirs), and just glare. That lasted about 2 months. Our cats are all indoor cats are are de-clawed so when there was a little swat (that she usually deserved - she likes to bite their ankles and go after their tail....of course she doesn't have one so shes extremely interested in that) there was no worry of scratches. Of course we watched carefully everytime they were in the same area. After about 2 months, he finally came down and would sit on the couch in the same room, and of course Bridget was IN HIS FACE the whole time - she never backed down. I think he finally accepted the fact that she was there to stay because now they sleep together on our bed! She is in a separate room during the day while I'm at work so they do get a much deserved and I'm sure appreciated break!!! Good luck to you!!!! Sorry so long - but some of these posts just bring back memories!!!
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05-24-2010, 11:42 AM | #7 |
No Longer a Member | I brought home my puppy and my cat, 5 years old, was not happy. You have to know the temperment of your cat, mine is really laid back and doesn't attack anything, so I knew that having an annoying puppy around him wouldn't cause him to get aggressive. How does your cat react to strange animals? If he is agressive then you're going to want to start off by keeping the new puppy in a completly separate room for the first couple of days. When it comes time for feeding during those first few days, place the food bowls right next to the door so they can smell eachother through the door, and will associate eachothers smell with something they enjoy (food). There are a ton of tips, and I would be prepared just in case your cat does get agressive with the puppy, you dont want to have to rush your brand new puppy to the vet with a scratched cornia (sp?) on the first day. It will take some time, it took my cat 3 weeks to finally be okay with ME after I brought home the puppy, and he has just recently decided that the puppy can be a source for entertainment. For the feeding, my cat has no interest in my puppy food, but Rizzo (the dog) will eat anything he sees, so I leave my cats food on the counter where only he can get to it, and the dog food on the floor for the puppy. Have a few different places each pet can get water from, maybe one next to each food dish. And for the litter box, I took the cover off of it and placed it in a cardboard box prior to the puppy getting here just to test out how my cat reacted. He is alright with that situation, so for a temp fix in case you dont have a nearby home supply store to build a fence up around the litter box, you can always try that. Again, your cat will probably be angry with you for a while, they are jealous and vindictive and seem to know what to do to make you feel bad, lol. I love how evil and loveable they are, so try to spend some "alone time" with just the cat. Mine still get's all of bedtime, bed is too high for the puppy, and he is so small and I roll around so much I'd be afraid of sleeping in the bed with him. Good luck! |
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