Hello, everyone. My mother recently adopted a 2-year old Siberian Husky that we named Chloe. She is adorable and very mild mannered, and we all love having her around.
Except for my two cats, Neptune and Cosmo. They are both terrified of Chloe and it's really starting to upset me. Neptune is an outdoor cat and Cosmo goes outside too, but rarely.
Since we got Chloe about two months ago, Neptune almost never comes home. There is an opening in one of our basement windows that he sneaks into to eat and use the litter box, but I never see him anymore. Neptune and I were very close and it really hurts to see him once or twice a week, and he probably feels like I've abandoned him.
Cosmo spends a lot more time outside, but isn't comfortable enough to basically live out there like Neptune. He avoids the dog at all costs and spends all of his time in the basement or on the top bunk of my brothers bed.
Whenever Chloe encounters one of the cats, the cat gets very afraid and starts hissing, and Chloe gets very excited as a result. She usually chases them until they got out of her reach.
I don't know what to do. I thought about forcing them to be together but I'm reall worried that Chloe might attack one of them. One day she broke her leashe and chased down a squirrel and then killed it and brought it home. I would be horrified if this happened to one of my cats. At the same time, at this rate something terrible is bound to happen to Neptune because I don't take care of him.
What do I do? My mom made it clear that if it comes down to it, we'll keep the dog over the cats. Can I make them live together in peace?
Except for my two cats, Neptune and Cosmo. They are both terrified of Chloe and it's really starting to upset me. Neptune is an outdoor cat and Cosmo goes outside too, but rarely.
Since we got Chloe about two months ago, Neptune almost never comes home. There is an opening in one of our basement windows that he sneaks into to eat and use the litter box, but I never see him anymore. Neptune and I were very close and it really hurts to see him once or twice a week, and he probably feels like I've abandoned him.
Cosmo spends a lot more time outside, but isn't comfortable enough to basically live out there like Neptune. He avoids the dog at all costs and spends all of his time in the basement or on the top bunk of my brothers bed.
Whenever Chloe encounters one of the cats, the cat gets very afraid and starts hissing, and Chloe gets very excited as a result. She usually chases them until they got out of her reach.
I don't know what to do. I thought about forcing them to be together but I'm reall worried that Chloe might attack one of them. One day she broke her leashe and chased down a squirrel and then killed it and brought it home. I would be horrified if this happened to one of my cats. At the same time, at this rate something terrible is bound to happen to Neptune because I don't take care of him.
What do I do? My mom made it clear that if it comes down to it, we'll keep the dog over the cats. Can I make them live together in peace?