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3 dogs and 2 cats in the same home?

  • 2 of my dogs (both females) and cat friendly and my other dog (male) is not cat friendly, at least I don't think so (never introduced to one before). I may have to move into a family members home that has 2 cats. They (cats) like to act like a pack and gang up on other animals they don't like. My question is..How can 2 cats and 3 dogs live in a home peacefully? I don't want the dogs getting hurt by them or the cats getting hurt by the dogs. Any suggestions on how to make them like each other? My mom told me she was thinking of getting the cats declawed on several different occasions but I'm not sure if she's going to do that. Either way I would need some help on this. If you were in a similar situation where you had to get dogs and cats like each other or at least tolerate, please share your story!! Thanks

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    To begin with, please don't get your cats de-clawed. Most vets will suggest against this procedure. It can have a psychological effect on the cats. The claws are there for a reason: to hunt with and for defense against other cats/predators. I don't know that theres really any way to make them live peacefully, it's more like a 50/50 chance if they will. If the cats tend to gang up on other animals, even the cat friendly dogs might be a target for them. Really though, I don't think they cats will actually go out of their way to make conflict. Cats don't like to fight. They puff up and hiss and spit at the enemy in an attempt to drive them off. As long as the dogs don't just come right up into the cats face, there might not be a problem.

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House sitting for a friend one mellow dog a cat plus my two cats, fun to watch the animal train as they chased each other through the house. We used the Feliway plug in and it helped, I thought it was a bunch of bs till I used it. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=feliway+plug+in&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=3562815325&ref=pd_sl_92ne254ag9_b

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My German Sheppard and my cats never got along, but I was adamant that they had to live together as a unit. Anyways, I took my dog to get her fixed, she did not recover and passed away. I guess for me it was OK, because the cats were by themselves. I guess, if you leave therm alone, they will eventually have no other choice but to get along. Just give them time. Do not get your cats de-clawed. A cat's body is very well designed. The skeleton is more elastic and better jointed than that of a dog. In the shoulder there is so much play that the shoulder blade may touch the jaw or slide back as far as the eighth or tenth rib. All muscles governing this lithe, little body are highly developed. This naturally gives the cat great climbing power (if he is not deliberately handicapped by a human.) A part of this wonderous mechanism are his ingeniously designed retractable claws. His claws allow him to establish footing for walking, running, springing, climbing and stretching. Scratching is a normal characteristic of a healthy cat. Not only does it exercises the foot muscles but it removes dead tissue from the nails. Maybe you should use calming products. read more @ http://www.calmingcollars.com/results.html

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