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Topic: Re:Re:Looking for a kitten
Posted by: Charlotte Kasner
Date/Time: 19/01/15 14:20:00

Your dog needs to be "chilled" in the specific situation of having a kitten in the home. The kitten is highly likely to jump on your dog with claws out, maybe from a height, chew its tail, swat its face etc etc.

As Claire says, there is a world of difference between a dog that has been brought up with cats and vice versa and a kitten will behave very differently to an adult cat. It may be some time before you can risk leaving them unattended and you have to be certain that, during the introductory period, no one will ever leave a door or gate open and accidentally enable them to meet when you are not supervising.

From your dog's point of view, it will now be competing for resources with the kitten, including your time and attention.

This is a situation that needs mucgh careful thought and preparation on all sides. There are very good, downloadable advice sheets available from the Feline Advisory Bureau if you do decide to go ahead:

www.fabcats.org

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Looking for a kitten18/01/15 16:49:00 Sam Reardon Smith
   Re:Looking for a kitten18/01/15 17:09:00 Elizabeth Ross
      Re:Re:Looking for a kitten18/01/15 17:34:00 Claire Moran
         Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten18/01/15 18:53:00 S Powell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten18/01/15 20:15:00 Sam Reardon Smith
   Re:Looking for a kitten19/01/15 14:02:00 Caroline Webster
      Re:Re:Looking for a kitten19/01/15 14:20:00 Charlotte Kasner
         Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten19/01/15 14:55:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten19/01/15 17:39:00 Claire Moran
      Re:Re:Looking for a kitten19/01/15 18:59:00 Louise Cole
         Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 14:54:00 Caroline Webster
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 15:43:00 Claire Moran
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 15:47:00 Claire Moran
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 16:18:00 Caroline Webster
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 16:39:00 Claire Moran
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 17:26:00 Caroline Webster
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 17:51:00 Claire Moran
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 18:53:00 Caroline MacMillan
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 19:09:00 Caroline Webster
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten23/01/15 13:33:00 Anne Pennington
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten22/01/15 19:11:00 Sam Reardon Smith
   Re:Looking for a kitten23/01/15 09:14:00 Dan Alexander
      Re:Re:Looking for a kitten23/01/15 10:40:00 Claire Moran
         Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten23/01/15 10:41:00 Claire Moran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Looking for a kitten23/01/15 10:48:00 Caroline MacMillan

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