Who has cats?

[Tagtastic]

I guess my substitution for MBS (because my house is too small for another cage) was to get a kitten. We got a sweet little med/long haired Tortie who is 7 weeks old. I know cats saliva can kill birds and I am not planning on letting them mingle but I am curious if the kitten grows up with Lollie will she think Lollie is part of the family? Is there a way to curb bad behavior from the get go? Anyone else have cats that co-exist just fine? Is your cat declawed? Did you have the bird or the cat first? Did your grow up as a kitten with birds or came in as an adult? Any advice would be appreciated.

[Shelly Yokum]

I had my cats first, then I got the Macaws. My cats were afraid of the birds because they were so loud. I use to have smaller birds, and then got cats, no they were not de-clawed, but they grew up with the birds and never bothered them. Yet while the birds were loose in the house I kept an eye on the cats at all time just to be safe.

[Zoom]

I got the cat first, then the lovebirds, then the Amazon, then the Grey. Duncan (the cat) was nine years old when the birds started coming. He is not declawed. I supervised very, very closely as each new bird moved in, because Duncan was definitely curious and he couldn't always curb his instincts in time.

 

It has been about a year now since the first bird arrived, and I trust him now. Not completely - I still supervise. But the only bird he still takes swipes at is Oboe, the lovebird, and Oboe is fast and smart. Duncan usually doesn't bother to even try to get him.

 

Yesterday Simon (the Grey) flew from the boing to the couch to be with me, which he does many times each day, but he didn't realize that Duncan was lying on the back of the couch, which is Simon's preferred landing pad. Simon landed right on top of Duncan, who woke from a sound sleep, opened his eyes, and waited for me to remove Simon. Then he hopped down and went and slept in his basket.

 

They coexist quite peacefully, now that they've had some time to get used to one another. I think it would be even easier for a kitten to learn to respect birds.

[Ray P]

We have three cats and they show no intrest in the birds, but when the birds are out the cats are not up in the main part of the house.

Corky our grey is a control freak and will not let the dogs on the furniture and will chase them off. The dogs will not mess with Corky

[Tagtastic]

I had Lollie on her playstand which is next to my bed(too high for kitten and too far from the bed) but she kept staring and seeming a little too interested in Lollie. Whenever I saw her do this I would hiss and gently bat her away. She seemed to get the message, I hope! I need to get a squirt bottle! Kinda worried, I was hoping she would not have a reaction!

[Malikah]

First I had a budgie and a conure and then I acquired a kitten. One day kitten tried to climb the conure's cage and got bitten. Maxine cringes when Kito looks at her. I still never leave Kito unsupervised outside of her cage or bird room. She can't be trusted not to start trouble either.