[LIL MIS' MAGIC]

Although we don't have a cat of our own, my brother has a Tabby named Cotton..and when we go visit them, our girls love to play with Cotton, although she is not always as fond of them...when Cotton was younger we would only let them play for a little bit at a time, but now when Cotton is tired of everything she knows how to get away...

My suggestion would to slowly let them have connect with them and when they start barking tell them NO...that way they know that they are going to have to get along with the cat....hope that helps...