My boyfriend has a pitbull who grew up around cats for years. He lost his dog when he was 6 & recently got him back so now he is 9. He killed my friends cat even when I was telling him no & hitting his nose to get him to let go. He wasn't growling or making any noises. My boyfriend & I are moving in together soon & I have a cat. I brought her over to introduce them & all he wants to do is attack her. He whines & shakes & goes crazy when he gets a little close. He's not aggressive towards humans at all, but he doesn't listen once he finds his prey. We put her in a small crate so he won't be able to attack her, but he barks & growls & does whatever he can to attack her. Please help!! I dont know why he does this. I'm scared even if they get comfortable that he'll attack her out of no where. Because of my experience with my friends cat.
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You would be making a huge mistake to bring that dog into the house.
1. It is cat reactive and aggressive and has proven so by already killing and being unresponsive to obedience commands such as stop, drop it or leave it.
2. It has a high prey drive and ANYTHING that runs from it will be looked at as prey to be brought down and killed.
3. You cannot crate that cat and leave that dog loose to attack the cage and traumatize the living hell out of the cat or rip open the wires and kill the trapped cat!
4. Some pit bulls can be the sweetest dogs ever to their humans but simply go berserk over smaller animals especially dogs and cats.
5. That was not the way to introduce a dog and a cat and there is no point going through the steps. Based on previous behavior that dog cannot be in the same house as that cat. They cannot be obedience trained to be non-reactive.
I volunteer at a shelter walking pit bulls and helping socialize to get them adopted. I love them. But reactive animals are not adopted into homes with other pets. Its not fair for the dogs or the animals already in the home.
The dog or the cat has to go. I'm sorry but my commitment is to my cats and is for life. They were here first and they can count on me for their lives. I would never give them up for a boyfriend. Rehome the dog!
You have to convince your boyfriend to get rid of the dog, or you have to get rid of the cat. You can't have your cat trapped all because of the dog, and all the dog is going to do is scare your cat or somehow, find a way to kill her. If you decide to get rid of your cat, you can give it to someone who is close to you, they will take care of her and still visit her. If you get your boyfriend to get rid of his dog, he may be able to give him to someone close to him. You don't have to completely get rid of the cat or dog.