Oh Please Don't Hate The Cat, she/he was probably scared and that is the only defense they have. Cats and Dogs can learn to live together but it takes time and you must go slowly and it needs to be closely supervised. Remember the cat was also scared because he was in a new home with a new little dog and was scared. You also have to be very careful with a cat if it has claws as it could put a dogs eyes out. I had a friend years ago that this happened to and the dog lost one of his eyes.
I also have 2 cats with my gang but they now own the living room and dining room which I have fenced off and the dogs can't go in there. I was okay with 5 dogs and the 2 cats but once my number when up to 7 dogs they all went after the cat and had him down. I was scared to death that they thought he was a rat and they were in the pack mode and might really hurt the cat. So I immediately jumped in and from that day forward the cats have their rooms and the dogs have the rest of the house.
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