jackdav1973
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A little animal chaos here, hoping someone can help.
We have a cat in our apartment. My close friend brought her 2 Cavaliers, Annie and Maddie, over to my apartment (for the first time) for a gathering, and they went berserk when they smelled the cat. When my roommate brought out the cat the dogs started growling, and I think there would have been a nasty fight if we didn't have them on a leash. Nela, the cat, is temperamental and does scratch when he's mad. He looked like he might scratch them if they got closer. We ended up putting him in the bedroom until left.
Is this going to happen every time the dogs come over or will they learn to adjust and get along? It would be a shame if we have to keep Nela in her room every time they come over. Some Cavalier books say that Cavs often get along well with other pets, including cats. I'm wondering if maybe this is a territorial issue, i.e. Nela wants our apartment to be his domain and peceives the dogs as a threat to his "rule".
Normally the dogs are well-behaved around other animals; they react fairly mildly to other dogs' presence. Cats seem to trigger a strong reaction. Any suggestions?
We have a cat in our apartment. My close friend brought her 2 Cavaliers, Annie and Maddie, over to my apartment (for the first time) for a gathering, and they went berserk when they smelled the cat. When my roommate brought out the cat the dogs started growling, and I think there would have been a nasty fight if we didn't have them on a leash. Nela, the cat, is temperamental and does scratch when he's mad. He looked like he might scratch them if they got closer. We ended up putting him in the bedroom until left.
Is this going to happen every time the dogs come over or will they learn to adjust and get along? It would be a shame if we have to keep Nela in her room every time they come over. Some Cavalier books say that Cavs often get along well with other pets, including cats. I'm wondering if maybe this is a territorial issue, i.e. Nela wants our apartment to be his domain and peceives the dogs as a threat to his "rule".
Normally the dogs are well-behaved around other animals; they react fairly mildly to other dogs' presence. Cats seem to trigger a strong reaction. Any suggestions?