Dog/Cat Relationships

[sheilannwfl]

Our cat who is about 8 yr old has a HIGH tolerance for little dogs (Bear weighs a little over 20lbs). He & our late Sissy would chase around once or twice a year maybe. But with Parker & Price it's almost a daily ritual. When we first got them though, Bear was a bit cautious. When he saw that they wouldn't/couldn't hurt him, he was at ease with them. My neighbors laugh when we are all in the yard as the cat will chase the dogs & then the dogs will start chasing him . When the puppies started understanding that there was another world outside their play yard they discovered "the cat". He is very patient with them & lets them sniff him and then he jumps onto the coffee table where he is free from little furballs as they have just learned who to get onto the couches They are our cat alarm....in that when they are put to bed as we turn in, if the cat comes through the dog door, 3 little yappers go off. They hush pretty quickly when they see that it's their cat. I guess I never gave much of a thought of how they would all get along. My kids say it's because I got Bear when I lived in Key West, so he is very LAID BACK.

[TishaMoon]

Help! Now I have a new BIG issue with my cat and puppy. Before I brought Bailey home I bought her this cute little bed. I opened it and put it on the floor and the cat took to it and LOVED it. After I brought Bailey home I realized she was too little to climb over the sides anyway, so I didn't try to give it to her, but one day my mom thought Bailey needed a bed and put her in it. After that the cat wouldn't use it.

Ok anyway that's all backstory. The other night I actually saw my cat go in that bed and pee in it! She is a very good cat and has never maked in the house at all. This is totally an issue with the bed. I thought it could have just been because of the scent of the dog, and I cleaned it really well, used nature's miracle and washed it in the washing machine. After that the cat starting sleeping in it again, but then last night she peed in it again! What the heck? I thought cats were so clean? Why would she pee in a bed she likes to sleep in???

I don't know what to do! I'm going to put that bed away, but if she starts finding new thinks to wet on I might have to give her back to my mom. That would make me so sad! She's my baby!