and how will the bunny react to the cats? I have two cats at home, one is 9 years old and one is 10. they are both still in great shape, and one of them goes outside a lot and hunts. I don't think they have ever seen a bunny before, but I am bringing my pet bunny home from school. He is a dwarf bunny and is only a couple years old. How do you think my cats and bunny will react?
2007-12-09 12:56:39 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Roz honey...not a good idea!!! Especially if your cat likes to hunt!!! My cat Sweetie also likes to go outside and hunt!!! One time I had been away from home while she was out...and when I came home it was dark and I almost stepped on something on the top step!!! When I got the light on so I could see what it was...I was really upset and cried!!! She had killed a baby bunny and brought it up on the steps for us to see!!! She had eaten most of the back legs off of the poor little bunny too!!! It was horrible!!! It is just in their nature to hunt and kill things...so I would be VERY Careful if you do decide to bring the bunny home!!! Keep on eye on them and don't leave them alone with the bunny until you know for sure that they won't bother it!!! Please Babe!!!
2007-12-09 13:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by F-1 says KISS IT! 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
That's a coin toss. Since they are both elderly cats, it is highly likely that they will not like a bunny at all. Any addition, even a goldfish, annoys them. They want to be in control of what's in their personal space. If you insist on bringing the bunny home, if it's just for a few weeks, it will probably be unpleasant. If it's for a long period of time, I would guess and hope that the cats will get used to the bunny, and in the best case, actually snuggle with the dwarf bunny.
2007-12-09 13:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
They are natural enemies ,Roz so you will have to train these cats to stay away from the bunny. The reason why I know is that over the years the neighborhood has had plenty of bunnies and the cats eventually found out. Needless to say no more bunny.
2007-12-09 14:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they should be ok as ling as you introduce then to it slowley. 1st) don't let the cats see the bunny. Close it off in a room away from the cats for a day or two
2nd) then next bring out a towel that the bunny has layed on into the space in the rest of the house where youre cats are so they can smell it.
3rd) next a day or two later open the door that seperates the bunny from the rest of the house so the cats can go in the room but put the bunny in a cage so the cats cant get too close.
4th) once the cats resume their normal activity in the space where the bunny is (a day or two later) take the bunny out of the cage and present the rabit to the cats rear end first so the animals won't react to one aniother (rabbit won't move because it's not afrait of cats if it can't see them and cat won't react if it can't see rabbit eyes an head moove)
eventualy allow the rabbit to wander around the house supervised untill the cats are ok with it and then they should be alright from then on
2007-12-09 13:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by flvfowler 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Well u know cats will try to discover first and explore everything they find it strange then they will decide so mostly u will face some strange habbit from the cats but within time they will be friends, but how u will control the bunny they have their own way of living and with they will deal.
Take care
2007-12-09 15:13:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only answer with my experience with cats, dogs, and horses. Horses are the biggest scardy cats I have ever seen.
Introduce the bunny to your cats using a calm voice. Let the cat sniff the rabbit, pet your cat at the same time and continue to use reassuring words. Nothing shoud be forced. If you get the feeling that all is well, so far, let go of the rabbit in your room with one of the cats and see what happens.
It is my feeling that if your cats are quite loving, they may be the same toward the bunny.
Hope that helps.
2007-12-09 13:06:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Probably kill it, cats and rodents are enemies and the cat will most likely eat it. Rare scenarios can occur that the bunny might fight back but not likely.' Cats are trainable though, so just say in a firm voice 'NO', to not touch the rabbit if she obeys give her a treat. She will most likely leave it alone after that.
2016-05-22 09:39:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a bunny and a cat, and the bunny actually wanted to play with the cat but the cat was totally scared. The bunny is not the one to be worried about ,but be sure to keep an eye on them, and don't let the cats harm your bunny. Bunnies are very sensitive to damage and need to handled with extreme care.
2007-12-09 12:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I had the same situation. The rabbit was fine. The cats never reacted to it. However, that was just my cats. You said your cats hunted, that might be a problem, it might not. It depends on your cats' personality. I would bring the rabbit in for a day or two and see how they react. That would be the best way to find out.
2007-12-09 13:01:31 · answer #9 · answered by dantean308 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Watch them carefully. My mother had cats and a rabbit and it was like they had grown up together. Watch them carefully for any aggressive behavior when you introduce the bunny. And remember, cats and rabbits are sexually compatible and they will breed. It's called a cabbit (not a joke). Some of the other answers you got, well, they don't seem to look up anything!! They should GOOGLE when trying to make up answers for a serious question.
2007-12-09 13:31:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋