[JadeD]

My first question would be, is the cat friendly toward dogs? I have a cat that loves dogs! The puppies we got were smacked on the head by the cat upon meeting on her terms. The cat was loose and puppies were on leashes. The puppies were allowed to slowly approach the cat and she promptly smacked the bolder puppy on the top of the head (she is front declawed so I was not concerned about injury). The puppies respect her and come up to her slowly and she rubs against them and loves on them. This cat has loved every dog we have owned in the 9 years we have had her. When we brought home Teek I had no idea if he liked cats. He approached her very slowly and calmly and they have been buddies since day one.

I would not leave the cat alone with the puppy for the first couple months at least, until you know they are safe together. I would let the cat come to the puppy and make sure it can run away to a safe place if it is scared. Most cats will adjust to a puppy. Puppies in general will adjust to a cat because they are puppies. So, let the cat adjust on it's own terms.

My husband's big dog however does not like the cat even though the cat rubs against him and we have to watch him closely so he does not hurt her.