kitten and dog?

Question

ive had my new kitten for over a month and a half and she still hates our dog she growls and hisses if he so much as looks at her hes a good dog he just wants to play with her shouldnt she be used to him by now? what can i do to make her stop growling at him?

Answer 1

First you need to add some information to your question. One: is the dog male or female? Two: Is the kitten male or female? After a life time of owning pets I have always had cats and dogs. The number has been as high as 3 dogs and 5 cats. They all got a long well with out any problems.

If your dog is young and just wants to play with the kitten you must remember that the kitten dosen't know that. If your dog is a female she may just want to mother the kitten. The age of the kitten is important as an older kitten has been exposed to more than a younger one.

Try holding the kitten as much as you can after you have handled your dog. The dogs sent on you the kitten will smell. As you pet the kitten the smell of the dog will go from upset to pleasure while you pet it. The kitten will not want to run from the dog as it will be used to you petting it and the smell of the dog.

An other thing you can try is to hold the kitten and have some one hold on to the dog and as you pet the kitten slowly let the dog get closer to the kitten. However don't let the dog close enough to the kitten where the kitten react to the dog. Also let the dog know that it is being aggessive to the kitten. As long as the kitten isn't trying to claw its way through your leg let the dog get as close as the kitten will allow. Make sure you reasure the kitten that no harm will come to it while it is in you lap.

There is one more thing you can try and that is to keep the dog at a distance where the kitten doesn't feel irritated. Give the kitten space & time and as the dog is kept away from the kitten the kitten will go to the dog on its own. Good luck... Just give it time... P.S. Sorry for any miss spelled words as spell check isn't working...

Answer 2

She is a cat. There is nothing you can do with her. She will grow out of it. Just keep the dog away from her and introduce her to the dog slowly. She may have had some bad dog experiences in the past. Sometimes cats and dogs will never get along but they can learn to co-exist.

Answer 3

well, you could let the dog run awhile then put the cat in your bathroom then switch

Answer 4

make sure the cat has her own room with food water and litter.
That way she can always escape and feel safe if she needs
to

Answer 5

get rid of the kitten.