I just adopted my first kitten (Iroh) last week who I hope will get along pretty well with my little Netherland Dwarf, Toby. I've heard a lot of positive experiences when it comes to introducing a new cat to a resident bunny, and that cats are usually one of the more successful pets you can friend to a rabbit.
When I brought Iroh home, I put one of Toby's much-used blankets in the kitten safe-room so he could get used to the bunny's smell. Last night was the first day they got a glimpse of each other (on opposite sides of a baby gate.) Toby seemed pretty relaxed about the cat (when he was just a baby he lived in a house with cats with his former owner.) The kitten was checking the bunny out and they both got right up to the fence and then Iroh went and darted his paw through the gate and made Toby run away a bit. Not sure whether the kitten meant it as play, simple curiosity, or what.
Does anyone here have any experience (positive or negative) with rabbits and cats together? I got a young kitten since Toby is very small and pretty timid, so that way the cat isn't any bigger than Toby and doesn't intimidate him too much. I'm hoping even that the lack in size difference will toughen Toby up enough to the challenge where he'll assert his territory a bit with the kitten, which I've heard many rabbits do in the beginning and helps establish the boundaries with the new cat.
Any opinions? What were some good methods others have used to smooth the cat-rabbit introduction? Any one have some good links to articles or sites other than the one rabbit.org article?
When I brought Iroh home, I put one of Toby's much-used blankets in the kitten safe-room so he could get used to the bunny's smell. Last night was the first day they got a glimpse of each other (on opposite sides of a baby gate.) Toby seemed pretty relaxed about the cat (when he was just a baby he lived in a house with cats with his former owner.) The kitten was checking the bunny out and they both got right up to the fence and then Iroh went and darted his paw through the gate and made Toby run away a bit. Not sure whether the kitten meant it as play, simple curiosity, or what.
Does anyone here have any experience (positive or negative) with rabbits and cats together? I got a young kitten since Toby is very small and pretty timid, so that way the cat isn't any bigger than Toby and doesn't intimidate him too much. I'm hoping even that the lack in size difference will toughen Toby up enough to the challenge where he'll assert his territory a bit with the kitten, which I've heard many rabbits do in the beginning and helps establish the boundaries with the new cat.
Any opinions? What were some good methods others have used to smooth the cat-rabbit introduction? Any one have some good links to articles or sites other than the one rabbit.org article?
