I have two cats and two yorkies. All interactions have been positive... up until recently. My male (Couver) attacked my 5 month old Persian kitten Winston over food. We had my mom's dog over for a week and he was guarding her food and Winston got too close. Luckily for Winston, he was able to fight back (with his claws) and both pets survived. I fear that without his claws, he would have been killed.
I do not believe in declawing either, but I understand that there are people with differing beliefs out there. Personally, I will never declaw a cat. I've had cats with claws for 8 years now and have had 0 items in my home destroyed or even scratched. I give my cats an interesting life and therefore they are not bored and do not destroy things. They have windows to look out, toys to play with, cat posts to scratch, an enclosed 'catio' where they can go dig in the dirt safely, beds to sleep on and many other things that keep them active and happy.
I definitely think that yorkies and kitties do well with each other, they just have to respect each other. |