My wife and I are thinking about adopting a "mean" 10 year old cat. Right now we have a dog (doberman / shepherd mix) and a cat, both are 3 years old. They get along ok but our dog is very playful and we can't let her play with the cat very much because she's too rough.
The potential new cat does not like people very much and has been living indoors in the same apartment her whole life. Once in a while she'll go up to people and rub on their leg but she hates being pet and hisses almost immediately after one or two touches, and won't hesitate to defend herself (clawing etc) if she wants to. Not light clawing either - serious "get the **** away from me or I'll kill you" clawing.
So obviously there's a lot to worry about here. Anyone have any thoughts? Is there a possibility the mean cat gets nicer once it's in a new, bigger, friendlier environment? This could all be moot if our dog and cat hate the new cat, too.
thanks in advance
The potential new cat does not like people very much and has been living indoors in the same apartment her whole life. Once in a while she'll go up to people and rub on their leg but she hates being pet and hisses almost immediately after one or two touches, and won't hesitate to defend herself (clawing etc) if she wants to. Not light clawing either - serious "get the **** away from me or I'll kill you" clawing.
So obviously there's a lot to worry about here. Anyone have any thoughts? Is there a possibility the mean cat gets nicer once it's in a new, bigger, friendlier environment? This could all be moot if our dog and cat hate the new cat, too.
thanks in advance