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What to do2007-11-25 12:28:56

My husband and I are in a bit of a moral dillema right now. We adopted our female cat with the impression that she "tolerates" dogs. This is what our local humane society told us. We are planning on getting a dog, but after observing her behavior, it's become obvious to us that she does not tolerate dogs. She attacks without provocation. On the contrary, their mere presence seems to be provocation enough. To top things off, our male (who is normally peaceful, and will hide from anything that comes at him) has become VERY protective of her. The two of them tag-teamed our neighbor's dog last night, scratching her nose up pretty (she's a Burnese Mountain Dog, too..not exactly small). So now we don't know what to do. Should we give her back to the HS even though her chances of being adopted would be slim? (She's 3 years old). Or should we try and find a home for her ourselves? I worry about giving her to someone who would declaw her and such.

Answers:

I had a 1 year old cat and my sister has a small adult dog. She and her dog stayed with us for a few months. My cat, Emma, was not too happy and she scratched him once. After a while she accepted he was there. She did not play with him but she did not runaway when he came near. Sometimes she humped up her back and hissed at him. She has her house which is off the ground and he sat on the floor.

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Your pets sound territorial.

If you bring home a puppy, both cats will be like parents to it.

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Get a young dog. Someone who doesn't want to be King of the house. Make sure he's calm or peaceful. DON'T give her back. That would be terrible because your male cat probably is in love with your female and if she left he would be depressed and might not eat.