Introducing Cats to Dogs

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Part of the video series: Introducing Cats to New Homes

Summary: Introducing cats to dogs takes a calm pet owner and a way to keep the dog, which has a powerful chase instinct, from pursuing a cat that runs away or gets scared. Learn to introduce cats to dogs from an animal shelter worker in this free video on introducing cats to new homes.

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By Tracy Carreiro
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Tracy Carreiro is a graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She has been a practicing veterinarian for nearly 20 years. Growing up on a dairy farm, she grew to...read more

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on 10/9/2008 Dr. Carreiro's series of videos on introducing new pets to their new homes and home environments covers a number of very important issues in a clear concise manner. The videos provide valuable information to new pet owners and can be an excellent tool for veterinarians.
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Video Transcript

"When you introduce a dog to other cats you want to make sure you have good control of at least one of them so that you can keep the situation from getting out of control. So this is Po, and as you can see Po isn't very interested in cats, but Ace is pretty interested in Po. And you can see how they're a little bit tentative, but they're sniffing each other and that's great. You can also notice that I have a leash on Po and I've got him in my arms, so in case he decides that he wants to chase the cat, he's unable to do that. Now Ace has had enough, and he backs away, and that's great. One of the problems with dogs and cats, is that dogs have sort of a chase instinct, so if the cat runs, the dog is going to chase it. So your job with supervising cats and dogs getting use to each other, is to make sure that the dog is unable to chase the cat. Eventually when they're both use to each other, the cats will stand their ground and they will get along just fine with the dogs, if the dog is able to tolerate cats."