I think Kittens Mom has a good point re not letting your cat get too hungry.Outside cats here take down jackrabbits bigger than them. The difference here is you cat is well fed, indoors and likely doesn't associate the rabbit as being a potential meal. I agree about having the rabbit S/N. Contrary to what people think bunnies can be quite vicious and will kick the poo out of your dog or cat if cornered. Rabbits are very playful and can indeed learn to walk on leads and use a litter box. I think with careful supervision your pets have the chance of developing a great friendship and enjoying each other's company.
Probably will work with indoor cat, those cats that have got taste of hunting as a kitten or some other part of life will not necessarily need to be hungry, most of the catch presented to me seems to be left and forgotten, they are bit too well fed with food readily available and still they go out and catch prey.I think Kittens Mom has a good point re not letting your cat get too hungry.
I look at rats and hedgehogs and think how nice it would be to have them again and then watch my cats kill a bug one piece at a time.Probably will work with indoor cat, those cats that have got taste of hunting as a kitten or some other part of life will not necessarily need to be hungry, most of the catch presented to me seems to be left and forgotten, they are bit too well fed with food readily available and still they go out and catch prey.
Primal instinct of carnivore, movement within attack range makes them drop low and go into hunt mode, some sound and perhaps smells tend to cause that.
Hunger might get cat more curious about new foods around, so there well fed cat is of course less likely to explore new culinary experiences, so it is very good tactic which might work well in this case, but it really depends from the cat and background of the cat, how much hunter there is.
Our gracie ignored us last night - didnt even sleep on the bed with us because hubby 'rescued' a spider from her playing with it last night . However if the individual has had house rabbits before they know about them ! Apparently they get quite aggressive themselves when older ! Someone put on a thread a neighbours dog killed a cat whilst playing so that put me off getting a dog... I think there is always going to be worry with mixed species!it's not about the cat not being hungry most house cats idea of hungry is much different than a stray/feral or the hunting instinct an outdoor cat might develop. I am watching my 9 month olds hunt bugs at the door and the natural instinct to catch , play, kill is fully present.
Young enough and with the right cat and a diligent human it's possible for them to become supervised friends though there would never be a guarantee that your cat would not resort to natural predation.
I'm sure you're correct, and I had evidence of that the other day. Maxine is a 6 year old, well fed, indoor only spayed female. She did, however, follow me out onto the porch the other day, spotted a squirrel in the distance, and was on it in a flash. Fortunately the squirrel only lost part of it's tail.Probably will work with indoor cat, those cats that have got taste of hunting as a kitten or some other part of life will not necessarily need to be hungry, most of the catch presented to me seems to be left and forgotten, they are bit too well fed with food readily available and still they go out and catch prey.
Primal instinct of carnivore, movement within attack range makes them drop low and go into hunt mode, some sound and perhaps smells tend to cause that.
Hunger might get cat more curious about new foods around, so there well fed cat is of course less likely to explore new culinary experiences, so it is very good tactic which might work well in this case, but it really depends from the cat and background of the cat, how much hunter there is.
He's still trying to locate the jugular, waiting for you to put the camera down so there won't be any evidence.Also, as soon as Ben bites Loki's neck, he lets go. Which I find strange...
I have seen it with friends. Things are fine for years and then the prey species ends up to put it nicely. Toast.Our gracie ignored us last night - didnt even sleep on the bed with us because hubby 'rescued' a spider from her playing with it last night . However if the individual has had house rabbits before they know about them ! Apparently they get quite aggressive themselves when older ! Someone put on a thread a neighbours dog killed a cat whilst playing so that put me off getting a dog... I think there is always going to be worry with mixed species!
I agree. My rabbits were not what I expected in fact one of them had an intense dislike of my husband and would attack him when I was not in the house. Before cats my rats had free range for several hours and would come when called. You get out of an animal what you're willing to put in. Of course this goes right back to training your cat doesn't it.We had indoor/outdoor cats for years with outdoor rabbits (the rabbits had free range during the day and in hutches at night). Rabbits are very trainable and ours would even go back in their hutches during the day to use their potty dishes. The also were really good about going in their hutches at dark. The few times we got home late we would often find them waiting for dinner treats and hunkered down as if the hutches were closed up for the night. We usually kept them indoors as babies and they will chew on everything. One of ours electrocuted himself a few times finding cords we thought we covered. The lop ear rabbits and males tended to be more docile and relaxed around the cats.
One of our cats was a big time hunter bringing me many rats and birds frequently and he never messed with the rabbits. In our home though the rabbits were frequently adults when the cats came in and we usually had a bossy female rabbit who would take charge of teaching the cats their place. One of our female rabbits took to chasing the cat around the yard and that cat rarely relaxed at ground level in the back yard.
As long as proper supervision is maintained there isn't a problem with cats and rabbits (as adults). The cat though should be discouraged from biting the rabbit especially since it doesn't seem like the rabbit in this case is objecting.
Not necessarily. I have a young male (cat not rabbit) who bites the girl kitties like that. He doesn't try to mount them so idk what that's about. But he isn't trying to kill them either. So it might just be a way of establishing dominance or trying to elicit a play response.That neck biting is going to end badly.