I recently moved back in with my mom and she has a female Shih-Tzu about 5 years old that despises cats. Well, while I was living with my dad I got a female tabby cat and she is almost a year old now and moved her with me. The cat acts defensive around the dog and the dog likes to chase her around. I just wish they could get along. Please help me. Thanks!
2006-12-16 07:26:20 · 6 answers · asked by ?{Kassie}? 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Your dog basically has staked ownership to the house, your cat is just trying to get along.
When the dog feels that it's position of top dog is no longer threatened, it will passively accept your cat and then become friends with it.
Just be prepared, it will take a while, but it is WAY worth the effort.
Don't get frustrated, just know that some day in the future, they will be the best of friends and it will all have been worth it.
Great blessings to you this Christmas.
2006-12-16 07:36:11 · answer #1 · answered by wildmedicsue 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the dog is your moms and the cat is yours you must work with your mom to fix the issue.
You should allow only supervised interaction between the two pets, give each pet an area where they can be at peace without the other , for the dog I suggest a kennel/crate. For the cat a room of the house where the dog is no longer allowed.
With this set up the two animal have a safe place, called home. after a while under supervised visits with each other the home will start smelling like both animals and they will have better exceptance of each other. they may never curl up together, but can limit much of the prey chasing behavior that dogs do with cats, even if they are the same size. and the fear aggression which cats can display with dogs. just keep in mind that dog and cats are social animals.
2006-12-16 07:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by reispinscher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is going to be very tough, especially for the 5 year old dog. If they were both babies, it would be easier. At this point, I can't think of any way to make them get along other than professional training for the dog. The cat will probably not get defensive if the dog didn't act offensive. Good luck with that.
2006-12-16 07:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That person is posting that every where,.. I think they are a bot (the man person).
Your cats still young,.. it's going to have to be the one to adjust it's behavior.
Anything you try to do will just make things worse because it won't be something they developed on their own towards each other. It might be fine while your working on it but then they will become worse the second your not around or the day after you stop whatever you thought was helpping.
They need a socialize, settle down, and adjust to each other.
2006-12-16 07:36:37 · answer #4 · answered by sailortinkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 22:57:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this might b kinda hard...either u must raise them at the same time, since getting them, or a pet psycholgist
2006-12-16 07:34:52 · answer #6 · answered by sexy_beast 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋