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KathyK09 · 03-10-2008, 10:20 AM

Hello!

Our Mariah is now 16 wks old and we've had her for 8 wks. She has been kept in a 2x6 x-pen in our bathroom while we are not home or can't supervise her.

We want to move her x-pen into the kitchen. Our main concern is our male cat. He is an indoor, declawed cat but I have always been concerned that he could hurt/injure the puppy if left unsupervised.

I can't help but remember another cat we used to have that was an indoor/outdoor cat that nearly killed a baby bunny before we stopped her (we saved the bunny). I think cats just have an instinct for this type of behavior.

This cat, Cosmo, has such a huge personality. He is not afraid of anything (his nickname is Curious George). He does really goofy things, like one day he knocked our bichon's treats out of the basket they were in and dragged them to her kennel (while she was locked in) and ripped open the bag and ate some right in front of her door. I'm sure it drove her nuts seeing "the cat" eating her treats...right in front of her...and she could do nothing while locked in her kennel. He is VERY playful and goofy. Our bichon takes a mouthful of food from her dish and drops it on the floor to eat. The cat has many times plopped down right on top of her food so she couldn't eat it. He's done many, many other things like this.

While the puppy, Mariah, was in the bathroom the cat has gone in a few times but never tried to get into the pen.

While Mariah has been loose in the house the cat does go up to her and hiss/spit at her but his back doesn't go up anymore. Mariah does not seem too afraid. She will run/yipe when the cat does his his/spit thing but she turns right back around and barks and chases him. She often barks and chases him first too. The cat does "stalk" her. Sometimes I think he is playing with her. He will lay on his back and slowly drag himself across the floor to get close to her (as if to act like, "hey I'm just laying around on my back doing nothing wrong) and then will jump up and "scare" her.

Now that Mariah is 16 wks old and much bigger/stronger then she was, I think she could hold her own against him, if it came down to it.

But animals are unpredictable and I was wondering what everyone else thought.

03-10-2008, 10:20 AM	#1
KathyK09 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northeast WI Posts: 97	Could declawed, indoor cat hurt/injure 16 wk old? Hello! Our Mariah is now 16 wks old and we've had her for 8 wks. She has been kept in a 2x6 x-pen in our bathroom while we are not home or can't supervise her. We want to move her x-pen into the kitchen. Our main concern is our male cat. He is an indoor, declawed cat but I have always been concerned that he could hurt/injure the puppy if left unsupervised. I can't help but remember another cat we used to have that was an indoor/outdoor cat that nearly killed a baby bunny before we stopped her (we saved the bunny). I think cats just have an instinct for this type of behavior. This cat, Cosmo, has such a huge personality. He is not afraid of anything (his nickname is Curious George). He does really goofy things, like one day he knocked our bichon's treats out of the basket they were in and dragged them to her kennel (while she was locked in) and ripped open the bag and ate some right in front of her door. I'm sure it drove her nuts seeing "the cat" eating her treats...right in front of her...and she could do nothing while locked in her kennel. He is VERY playful and goofy. Our bichon takes a mouthful of food from her dish and drops it on the floor to eat. The cat has many times plopped down right on top of her food so she couldn't eat it. He's done many, many other things like this. While the puppy, Mariah, was in the bathroom the cat has gone in a few times but never tried to get into the pen. While Mariah has been loose in the house the cat does go up to her and hiss/spit at her but his back doesn't go up anymore. Mariah does not seem too afraid. She will run/yipe when the cat does his his/spit thing but she turns right back around and barks and chases him. She often barks and chases him first too. The cat does "stalk" her. Sometimes I think he is playing with her. He will lay on his back and slowly drag himself across the floor to get close to her (as if to act like, "hey I'm just laying around on my back doing nothing wrong) and then will jump up and "scare" her. Now that Mariah is 16 wks old and much bigger/stronger then she was, I think she could hold her own against him, if it came down to it. But animals are unpredictable and I was wondering what everyone else thought.