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Tom and Jerry are just a myth. Cats and dogs CAN get along, especially if they grow up together.  I got my calico kitten , Sassy , a week after my brother’s cat died. No one was quite ready to move on but the kitten was there. A little ball of black, white and orange fur.

We got neela , our black puppy, a week later. From the start, Sassy adored neela.  At first, they were the same size or at least closer to eachother’s size and played constantly. The amount of mischief those two got into was insane.

Sassy used to go on top of the refrigerator and grab a bag of bread with her mouth and drop it on the floor below so neela could grab it.  Neela would open the refrigerator and grab her heart’s desire and sometimes would share the spoils with Sassy.

Sassy adored Neela in a way a younger sister lover her older sister.  There was never any rivalry, fighting or anything of the sort.  When Sassy had her first batch of kittens, it was Neela who took care of the kittens and not Sassy. She even tried to breastfeed the kittens!  Whenever the kittens whimpered Neela would fuss over them. It was quite strange…

However Neela could not stand other cats. If any cats were prowling around the roof she would bark loudly. For Neela,  Sassy was a dog.  The same thing happened with our previous pets Freddy the Cocker spaniel and Snowball the cat… although Freddy would try to rape Snowball and that was just, well, wrong.  ( Shudder)

The point is,  pets will tend to be loyal to other species as long as they live together. If you introduce a new pet to the bunch, make sure you give your older pet enough attention so that they don’t feel neglected. As long as you keep a good balance even birds will be safe from cats.

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