Can I safely introduce my new puppy to my cat
Which are you worried about, the cat or the dog? I would directly disagree with the above statement about the cat having claws. I would be careful if the cat DOES have claws. How young of a puppy is it? How big is the cat and the puppy. If it is a good sized cat and a small/young puppy. be careful. Cats often do not put up with new things well. That puppy could just be curious and come up to the cat, and it swipe with its claws. If it is a declawed cat, I think it will be ok just monitor their contact. If the cat has its claws, introduce them slowly so that it does not hurt the baby. Hopefully you have a big enough place that the cat can avoid the puppy until it is ready. Try and set up its food and litter box in areas the puppy cannot go. This way the cat can get away, but they can still meet and get to know each other.
Does your kitty have claws? If so, She will be fine, She may get irritated and the dog may get a little scratch, but mostly cats just want to be left alone and the dog will learn that quickly!
You'll need to keep the pup in a new room for a while. I would say in the bedroom,or keep your cat in the bedroom because a cat can be more comfortable in a small room then a puppy or dog would be. I say keep them in a room apart for a couple of days so that the cat can get used to the smells of the new puppy,and then after a couple of days,put puppy on a leash and introduce the two. Keep puppy on the leash incase your cat decides he doesnt like it,which is most likely going to be the case. The cat will show the puppy whos boss first,he'll smack at it,hiss,chase it,not to hurt him,but to show him that he's the boss and it demands respect. After a couple weeks,they should be fine in eachothers presense. Maybe not be bestfriends,but they'll give eachother space! That's exactly what we did a couple of months ago when we brought our pup home to a spoiled rotten cat! They still dont like eachother,but my cat doesnt mess with pup anymore,and pup knows to leave her alone.
Sure! Just don't force them into doing "kissy-face" or something like that. They will both need their time to get used to the other.
Good luck.
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