Introducing Your Cat and Dog
You need to be careful on how you approach this. If you aren’t then your cat or dog could end up getting hurt, but most likely your cat as they are much smaller than your dog in most cases.
Don’t ever just leave it up to chance and throw them in a room together with out any preparation. This could turn out very bad for all of you. Letting them sniff each other through the door for a day or two is great to start with. If you put your cat in a room with food, water and a litter box they should be pretty comfortable and they will begin to get used to the new smells of the house and the dog on the other side of the door.
When you are actually ready for them to meet face to face, keep your dog on a leash so you can correct them quickly if need be. You don’t want them lunging at your cat or kitten and if they do, you will have the control and you will be able to pull them back before anything bad happens. It’s best to let the cat approach the dog as they lay or sit there with you. This will be less intimidating for the cat. You should do this over and over again until you feel comfortable with them being around each other with out any foul play. Just because it’s ok the first time you approach this, doesn’t mean it will be the second time so don’t get ahead of yourself. Just take your time and they should adjust to each other.