We have a 4 yr old male cat and he really is sweet, affectionate, and very social. We thought that he might do okay with the our new puppy, Chewie. So far he tolerates Chewie. He has swatted at him numerous times but never uses claws. I've tried my hardest to give my cat just as much attention but it's kind of hard when you have a puppy running around and I'm trying to make sure he goes potty in the right spot.
We changed a lot of things around in the house to accommodate the puppy and cat. We added baby gates and moved the cats food because Chewie would eat the cats food, especially the wets. So now my cat hangs out on the other side of the baby gates where the puppy can't touch him. Every now and them he'll come out, they'll chase each other. When my cat "Otis" has had enough he swats the puppy and jumps the gate or jumps on something high.
I've noticed that my cat has been acting up but not so much during the day. He starts up at night when we're asleep. He jumps on dressers, sinks, anywhere where he isn't supposed to be. He knocks things over and makes a whole lot of noise and wakes us up every night since the puppy arrived. He never did this before, I pretty much trained him to stay off counter tops, sinks, etc. Well, at least he doesn't do it when I am around lol. He also seems to be a lot more needy at night. He has always liked to cuddle but it's to the point where he is climbing all over us and "kneading" me constantly. It's sweet but I can't seem to get a good nights sleep between him and a puppy that needs potty breaks in the middle of the night.
Is anyone else in the same situation? Cat and dog house? How do you handle it? Is my cat jealous or mad at us? I try and love him up and give him lots of treats. We also started letting him go outside. This is something we never did until the puppy. Is it a mistake to let him go outside since he has been an indoor cat all his life? I feel like I am giving him some free time to get away from the puppy because it appears that he is completely annoyed by Chewie lol. Chewie seems to adore the cat, he gets so excited when he sees him, or maybe I have it all wrong?
