The dog came from 4 houses away and my cat (who was resting in my flower bed on my property) tried to run away as best he can, but he's 20 years old. Fax: 1-888-398-1378 Needless to say we are no longer on neighborly terms with them and while I probably didnt to the best job at explaining as I am sure I missed a lot of details, really goes to show that the owner of a dog is responsible for a dogs action. I'm afraid for not only my cats life, but others in the neighborhood as well. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on this matter? Initially the neighbor offered to pay for the vet bills, but as soon as we returned and showed them the vet bills they decided that maybe it wasnt their dogs fault. Each dog (and each cat) is an individual and will learn at his or her own pace. Even your cat and dog may be best friends. The muzzle could increase her suffering rather than calm her down. our cat ran under the bed and hid when it all happend as the other 2 surrounded her and were cleaning her up our dog is now just sitting alone looking sad as if he knows what he did i just would like to no why he is acting this way and if we should be worried we love all our animals and raised all of them together they even sleep with the dog..so someone please let me no if you have heard of anything like thisour cat seems to be fine but has a limp when she walks. I feel the difference between euthanizing a You see, Ive had soooo many problems with these neighbors loose dogs for 10 years now. You can always go to training for your animals to get along. she just about had one up the tree when she was just a year. She is always on a leash when walked and i do keep my eye on her and punish her in case she does chase a cat or even looks like she is going to. He has done nothing. any dog that attacks a cat should be put down. If your cat is always hissing at you, then you need to understand that you are annoying it. We did get her to go in the litter box once. I know he has helped me in training my boston terriers quite a bit, just watching his show !!! It's more likely for the bobcat to run away when they sense a human's or dog's presence. I have had three black labs in the past 40 years and they NEVER showed any aggression towards another animal. In every single case, a low-functioning dog-owner, ranging from the unhinged and deranged to dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks with a good dose of criminally super-sized egos, was the culprit. It may seem cruel to some people (denying food and water for 24 hours) but it doesnt seem to do any real harm. If dogs and cats are to get along, it seems to be a necessity of having them learn as puppies and kittens about coexistence. We have just experienced a tragedy greater than most written here. left the Bengal young cat with a first vertebrae separation. She knew the word, baby. The boy got upset, saying Im not a baby. She wasnt used to children, but she was very good around anything helpless, sick, or a baby animal. My cat was doing fine on iv fluids and was about to be discharged from the veterinarian hospital the following morning - her temperature stabilized after being hypothermic from . [12] Make sure to use a covering that the stray cat cannot easily scratch or tear through, such as tarp. The the cat chased him a little, the dog lay down and the cat started patting the dogs face until it AGAIN put its mouth on the cats head. It was so out of character for this dog and the older dog growled back, but was submissive. The people who gave me the puppy said they were good with animals, good with children and had the potential to be good guard dogs. When Puppy (my puppy) had a litter of pups, one of my cats which was very friendly was right with the little puppies and the mother and the mother didnt mind. CAt is in house now of course! A Coyote Attacks- tries to attack my Cat -3 times-but my dogs run to the rescue- Caught on tape. Instead, throw a blanket between them. If you wish to comment, please post on my blog here. Dilating pupils. Who cleans it up not you. Now I may be wrong, but I feel that an animal that would attack another (dog If the dog is always trying to dominate the cat, then it will take a long time. Cat swatting dog is very possible. I had a friend whos dog (a Yellow Lab) killed one of her cats. Maybe your dog stares at you while enjoying a chew toy or bone. Even though a cat is not prey for a dog, sometimes it can view it like that. As long as the cat remains gentle, let her nibble and hold your hand. Boys take a cat from its owners porch and set it on fire, apparently for their amusement. I went out to check for her, but her colon was out of her body. They are dirty animals that sniff everything in their path and we do not want to have contact with them. Hissing, swatting at your dog, and biting your dog are all signs that show that your cat is jealous of your dog. Theres my two cents. They cant not do it. Your child? Our property is ours and we do not want dogs on it. Cats view your dog as a target at this point. Stop behaving in such a way, so that it feels safe. Be sure you fully understand the at-home care instructions before taking the cat home. And people love theie animals, and wouldnt kill them becuase they killed another animal!! An Easy Escape By nature, dogs were made to roam. Educate yourself on your animals thinking. Basically, they may see a trigger outdoors, get highly excited and then re-direct on poor Fido, and sometimes, even the owner. I work as an animal assisted therapist and find many aggressive dogs. The retroperitoneal space. You need to think How to get my cat to stop attacking my dog. I also know for a FACT they have trained their dog to pull cats (mine) off the wall. My out-of-pocket expenses thus far for just this attack? The 6 Reasons Why Dogs Run Away 1. Its late on Saturday night and I get a panicked call from one of my clients their cat was attacked. Cats in shock may have depressed mentation, weak femoral pulses and cool extremities. They would wait for her to walk through a doorway, each of them crouched down on either side of it. It happended so quickly but I ended up in the middle of the two and the GSD got my wrist and I sustained and very deep puncture wound tendon exposed etc. there with them. righting this I realized that the word negligent must have its root words in Some even got attacked while walking with their owners. Tank (pitbull) and BooBoo(cat)! I have never seen anything so vicious and hope I never do again. How To Stop The Fight Between Your Cat And Dog? If your dog has a strong prey drive (the inclination to seek out, chase and potentially capture animals seen as prey usually smaller animals such as cats or rabbits), she might become very focused on the cat. You just need to go get it. Dogs have to be contained to your property. That is so unacceptable, this is why these things happen. Not seeing or hearing disturbing activity could help calm the cat's nerves and prevent her from reacting aggressively. The dogs have been punished and are not allowed indoors. My girlfriend feels if only she had listened to her and see what was wrong he wouldnt have been scared and jumped out the window. They all have a prey drive. I also have always had cats. I have many times been almost attacked, AND attacked by dogs. So, it feels fearful out of insecurity. I stop her. Daisy is part of my family not my yard. The below table provides the reasons why? ALL animals, cats included must be resrticted to their own property for their own protection as well as the protection of others. The cat was traumatized I picked him up and gave him a quick check over he ran under the bed and would not come out. If your dog did enough damage to the cat to require a vet visit, I would say that the dog has poor bite inhibition a. It also depends upon how you treat your cat after owning a dog. About TheCatSite.com. Some cats may get used to new dogs within a few days. Hi, my friends cat was brutally attacked by a German Shepherd another friend brought from a rescue to see if he was cat friendly. Even though my cat is on a cord in our own yard i still look at her every couple of minutes to see that she is ok. she is terrified of the crows. There are billions of low functioning humans on this planet;Id trade a few of them for a dog any day. Not once has he ever apologized for his dog repeatedly trying to kill my cat, instead he calls my family awful names, threatens charges, and plays the victim. Last Wednesday, my cat of 15 years was attacked and left paralyzed and wounded by my neighbors black lab. My dog has never shown any type of aggression before and even lets you take bones off her, also has previously lived with a cat when my mum had her, although the cat and dog never liked each other much, it had never attacked it or anything. She killed a few cats but it was because her guarding, protective nature kicked in. Its more then training it leadership and lifestyle. I so agree with you, all of the neighbors really watch there animals and children, when outside~~a shame she doesnt seem to care! Instead, observe your cat. I sadly have a story very similar to this. away), and found the Animal Control Officer (my poor mom called them) getting ready to speak to my scum bag neighbors across the street. And youre a doctor? To euthanize the dog is not the answer. Tomorrow I will be euthanizing her, because my husband and I would like to eventually have a child and we cannot guarantee that she would not hurt a kid nor our little Boston terrier or the cat when she gets home from surgery tomorrow. My dogs were inside but I though one might have gotten left in the basement which is near the back door so I looked there first. There are plenty of products out there now where dogs can be kept inside 24/7. should be euthanized (and the owners given a MAX penalty, community I ran outside and threw my dogs off of her. It differs for every cat. My two current dogs are secure in my garden, but any cat that comes into my garden they would give chase & I am sure the pack element would kick in if they caught it. Just like you cant get upset about a cat killing birds or mice; its what they do. Then somebody left a pail on the floor in the barn. My cat was so afraid that she peed on herself! There is an intense determined look she gets when she is in attack mode (opossums and frogs mostly). Out of 4 dogs that the neighbors neglectfully let loose out of thier yard. Im also blessed to have my neighbor because im friends with there daughter, paying for all the vet bills. To top it off she couldnt not see any problem with leaving out to run all night. And this isnt the first time I have seen this. If your cat has suffered extensive physical injury, the use of anesthetics in addition to surgery may be required. This is such a sad situation. Even though some might be trained , they usually go back if training isnt reinforced all the time. the dog should be confined to its own yard or leashed. I am a cat lover but it is unfair to euthanize a dog for doing something nature programmed him to do. I would absolutely kill a dog attacking a cat. If you think Why is my cat suddenly attacking my dog? 8. A wild bobcat's first instinct when they spot a dog wouldn't necessarily be to attack them. My husband pulled him out and checked him again and it looked like he was shaken and there was 1 tooth mark and slobber all over him. And it happened that we were not aware and my little girl let dogs off their leash for the usual run. Would I think best is to put such a dog down? But, its not true. That way, the dog can get used to the cats smell and the cat can get used to the dogs smell, without overstimulating either of them. If your cat attacks dog unprovoked, then your cat grew up in such a condition that it rarely saw a dog or lived in the same house. It is MY responsibility to keep them under control. They were PLAYINGweird game of play, but pretty darn funny!just picture this beagle, ears flapping, walking backwards with a cats body coming out of its mouth walking forwards. I have always had cats and dogs, raised together! I should mention that this is a tough mouse, having survived being neutered against the odds. ??!!?!?!?! I see every day at least 6 dogs that are let out at 5 am when I am up to run loose and I worry about my outdoor cat as he stays within my yard or the field across the street from me. We also had two cats (both are deceased now, but not because of the dogs! Cats do not travel in packs and they will strike (at a human) only enough to get awayshould they knock the human over, they fleethey dont stand there and continue biting them like a giant chew toy. . Cats are cats..You have birds crap in your yards..you have dogs hiking their legs on your cars..big deal..oh yeah, and I have dog dung in my yard constantly & Im not trying to shoot them (altho, legally I can carry a gun)..Im not trying to poison them, beat thembut they DO it..of course, so do the coyotes, the bunniesthe hawks, owlsand no, I dont live in the woods! Stress, mental health issues, feeling insecure, and stress can also be some of the reasons why your. I had to have her euthanized on Friday. I have a couple in our street with 2 of the most aggressive street dogs i have ever seen. In the middle of the night I was letting both of our dogs out and our very old boy was innocently walking near that darn bowl and the GSD lunged and became extremely violent toward our old dog. Ever see a nature video of what happens though when the prey stops running away and turns to face the wolf? Half the time, your cat's aggression might not even be anything to do with the dog! Cat, missing for 2 years, found nearly 1,600 miles away . And many dog owners spend a great deal of time wondering why. I dont feel Ike I want my dogs anymore. They all got along fine. She has been a great dog for the past 5 years, but over the past year we have had to stop her from hurting our cat 4 times (who we had before she came into our lives). 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