I have a pet Bird and i am thinking about getting a Cat, Is that a good idea?
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at
9:43 pm
I have a pet bird which i love dearl y but now i want to adopt this one adorable baby kitten but i am afraid it will eat my bird… For bird and cat owners is it a good idea to buy a cat when u have a bird? Can birds and cats get along? If so how do i make them get along?
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I have seven cats I also have two cockatiels. The cats go outside so inside birds hold little interest to them. They do sometimes show an un-healthy interest but thats nothing a ‘oi’ can’t sort out. They have access to each other all day(birds in cage) but they don’t spend the night alone. The birds never come out to play with the cats in the room, they get kicked out. I have a pretty successful household which also includes a mouse and rabbits. Yes these are pray animals for cats but if you have ground rules things will be fine.
Hi! Well, first, what type of bird do you have? I’ve seen many cats interested in small birds, but I’ve also seen many cats run the other direction when they see a large bird (ie – cockatoo or macaw). With that said, I’ve seen cats and birds get along great (both large and small species), but I’ve also seen birds and cats fight – sometimes the cat being the instegator, but in my case, my large cockatoo relentlessly chases the cat under the bed! It depends on the animal’s personalities, not the species you put together! Good luck… just be careful, keep an eye on both and remember to give them time!
Cats and birds can get along – it just depends on the animals themselves, and how you go about introducing them to each other. If your bird is small (like a parakeet or finch), chances are the cat will see it as a toy or prey if the bird gets loose. But if it’s a bigger bird, size for size the cat MAY have second thoughts about trying to attack it. It also depends on the personalities.
For starters, keep the cage out of the kitten’s reach. If you let the birds play or sit outside the cage from time to time, make sure their play areas are out of reach, or at least supervise the animals closely. By all means let the critters see each other, if not just to get familiar with each other’s presence. Kittens are playful and curious, so take this time to teach him or her that the birds are not prey or toys.
hi, i currently have 3 cats, 3 dogs, fish, 2 rabbits and two cages of birds….. canaries, quails and diamond doves. all have been introduced to each other at different stages. we have cats that are 10 years plus and a 1 year old. ours have been no trouble to us but if there has ever been a time when the birds were stressed they usually dobbed on the cats for sitting on or near their cage especially the canaries.
my cats have always been told off for being too close to the cage… another thing that always works is a water pistol… straight in the head (not the ears), especially when they are starting to stalk the bird that has stopped our cats from thinking about being interested.