[Jethro]

Help us keep him! Our foster boy, Jethro, has been with us for a week and our normally very mellow, confident cat runs when the dog barks which thereby propagating a vicious cycle of incompatibility. Cat stays hidden. Keeping the dog rests partially on whether the cat can coexist with him in some semblance of normal life. Looking for advice, tips and anecdotal encouragement or discouragement. Thank you all.

 

[Jethro]

Thanks

Thanks to all who have written. We'll put up a gate and hope for the best here. The cat was stunned in a spot by Jethro and instead of bolting, hissed a few times which I found promising. Of course, Jethro barks ad whines nice and loud. Even his sniffing around for the cat is loud. I can almost hear him "hear, Kitty, Kitty" Will also get some piping or a box the cat can get into and show him some high spots he hasn't noticed yet in the house where he could escape to when necessary.