Dog jealous of new cat?

[MisssAshby]

Hello.

We have had our 2 dachshunds since they were little and we got our male when our female was about 8 months old.

Since that time we haven't really added any new animals to the house other than reptiles.

Well......about 2 months ago we got a Bengal kitten and she has recently started to have free roam of the house.

Brawt (our male) has in the past few weeks (about the time she got free roam of the house) has started urinating on things --- and it seems like he is doing it to cover her marks and out of jealousy.

EXAMPLE --- ZhaZha (the cat) was laying in my husbands lap asleep on evening and both of the dogs were laying on the couch next to him and everything was going fine. The next morning when the dogs woke up the first thing Brawt did was jump in my husbands lap and urinate all over him (he was outside about 15 minute prior) and then jump down and run to his crate because he knew he was in trouble.

Just last night he jumped on the couch after just coming in from being outside looked at me and urinated on the couch (thank god for leather) and then ran and jumped in his crate.

Is this jealousy? If so, how to we stop this now?

The cat isn't getting any special treatment over the dogs. When I buy something for her I always buy something for Brawt (Kai doesn't really play with toys) so he doesn't feel left out.

HELP!

Between a cat that is urinating out of where she should because of being sick and this dog I'm about ready to open the door and send them packing. :yikes:

 

[Louise_H]

Yeah it does sound like a jealousy issue. I'm not exactly sure of how you can combat it...does he get on well with ZhaZha? He probably just wants to make it known that it's his territory...

 

[MisssAshby]

Looking from the outside in it seems that they are doing okay. This morning they were laying next to each other and she even let Brawt groom her around her ears/face until she had enough and slapped at him. They were both laying in my husbands lap while this was going on.

But....you never know what they are thinking on the inside.

 

[ToscasMom]

Ok I didn't see this post Msss Ashby. I sent you another PM this morning before I saw this. I had no idea the dog was urinating as you and I were only focusing on the cat and her issues. Looks like a marking war. Holly Cannoli! Sometimes pets are worse than kids!

 

[eddieman3]

I have the same problem but the other way around except they don't urinate everywhere (well at least I hope they don't). We have three cats and just got a puppy. All three of the cats strongly dislike him but one cat (otto) Is very aggressive towards him. He's actually made the puppy bleed. How can i slowly get them to know each other positively? If anyone else has gone through this could you tell me what you did or if they even get along now.

 

[ToscasMom]

eddieman, you kind of came up with the answer yourself. The keyword is SLOWLY. Give the cats a place where they can see the dog and watch the dog but not be forced to go near the dog. The cats will have to take some time to get used to the sight and sounds and smell of the puppy. One at a time, introduce the cats in small time increments, supervised. Increase the increments, always supervised, one cat at a time. Then move to two cats at a time and so on. The one cat who is most aggressive has decided to be the dominant. This is ok considering cats are prey for dogs and in the cat's mind, he must garner respect in order to survive. This cat may take longer to adapt to the dog, but once it sees the other two cats eventually assimilated with the dog, he/she will come around in his/her own time. The important thing is this is not a plug and play situation. It takes time and patience, but it will be worth it.

Also, it is ideal to have a safe place in the home where cats can go to that is off limits to the dog until such time as it doesn't seem necessary anymore.