Will my Senior Cats ever forgive me for bringing home a puppy?

[EndersDame]

Shortly before I moved back in with my mom (i am helping out since she has had hip problems) I decided to take in a little puppy that was abandoned. I love this little pup but have had my kitties since I was 10 (iam now 23)They have always been indoor cats and have not really had contact with other animals. Is their any way for some peace and is there any other force as destructive as a puppy?

[sarge43]

1. "...is there any other force as destructive as a puppy?"

Yes -- vindictive cats.

Good on you for taking in the abandoned pup.:hug:

[EndersDame]

3. I ever see my neighbor's roommate again I will take a baseball bat to his nuts

Seriously he had a six week old puppy for two weeks and decided to leave her on the porch when they moved(they could only take one dog). I found her curled up under junk they were leaving behind :grr::grr::grr:
Anyway I have a great puppy now she is cute , has loads of personality and lots of energy a little too much energy for my geriatric cats . I just wish I knew a way for them just to tolerate the pup and for their stress levels to go down

[applegrove]

6. My brother introduced an energetic adult dog to his two cats. It took about a month

for them to accept each other.

[EndersDame]

7. well that is good news

[Cannikin]

2. I was in the same situation. My cat simply established her dominance

while the pup was still small. Even though he's a 70 lbs Lab now, he still treats the cat like the big sister.

[EndersDame]

4. Awwwe that gives me hope

The pup is learning to defer to the cats (they have claws and use them!) She will remain small I think

[grace0418]

5. OMG, what a cute photo! I was thinking it would be better to introduce a puppy

to an older cat. The cat can "train" the puppy better.

[texanwitch]

8. That is right.

The puppy will learn not to bother the cats.

[MineralMan]

9. We used to have a neighbor's dog as a frequent visitor to our

house in California. She was an old black lab. Our house was home to three cats, all indoor-outdoor cats.

The dog would come and scratch on the front door, and we'd let her in to sit by the Franklin stove. She must have lived with cats at some point, and simply would not look at a cat. The cats recognized that she wasn't a threat. The kitten would go up and curl up against her belly.

The dog had learned how to co-exist with kitties. She just never looked at them or noticed their presence in any way. Smart doggy.

A puppy will learn very quickly to ignore all kitties. It will be a painful lesson.