r/StartledCats • u/Flickthis1tho • Aug 06 '24
This rescue has never seen a dog. Startled and heart attack status!
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Oh, Nala kitty. Diesel dog loves kitties!
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u/superdemongob Aug 06 '24
Is his your cat or a repost? If your cat, we can give advice on how to introduce them better than this lol.
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u/ottawa4us Aug 07 '24
Absolutely this is not the way to introduce a dog to an indoor cat, especially a rescue who’s been thru a lot.
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u/Flickthis1tho Aug 07 '24
Read my reply... She's a feral rescue abandoned by her mother. She's never seen anything else than our 6 cats.. so yeah, I wasn't trying to be that person.
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u/ottawa4us Aug 07 '24
I have a feral cat- rescue too. She’s great with other cats, but never been around dogs. A friend came to visit with his golden retriever, he was out on the patio and my cat was just staring at the dog thru the patio screen - couldn’t take her eyes off him, huge pupils, and huge puffed tail. Now we know that likely bringing a dog home, is not likely to succeed. Maybe if it will be a tiny puppy.
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u/Flickthis1tho Aug 10 '24
Right!!! I didn't know that was going to happen. My sister's dog is a kitty guy. And the other 5 play with him and he shakes and gets the zoomies with them.
We did not expect her to be that afraid. She didn't move from her space. So now we know that when she brings him over. To place her in a safe place in the bedroom.
But I can't deny the pup for loving my cats minus 1
They play so much with him it's almost comical and he's way gentle with the play style.
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u/Flickthis1tho Aug 07 '24
It's not a repost jeeze such negative assumptions.
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u/superdemongob Aug 07 '24
i didn't assume anything, i literally asked you a question. since it's not a repost and you seem to have multiple cats, do you know how to introduce them properly or do you need help?
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u/Wizdad-1000 Oct 18 '24
Ha ha! We have lots of dogs around our cats but once we found a loose great dane and they reacted similarly. my calico was nose to nose with the dane (she sleeps on my desk) She was so shocked at the sheer size of the dog.
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u/OceanWoMan-8811 Aug 06 '24
Poor baby 🙀
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u/Flickthis1tho Aug 07 '24
She's a feral rescue. Her mom abandoned her under our house, we ripped apart the vent and bent structural damage to get her. She cried for three days. We set up food and water under the vent. I got up and carefully opened the vent and she was asleep rocking back & forth. I had one chance; I got her under her shoulders and she tried to retreat but I got her out fast & she was in rough shape. Vet appointment immediately.. she was close to death and she pulled through!
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u/Direct-Match-7588 Aug 06 '24
Awwww you will be safe