All that feline predatory instinct!

[salana]

I heard Einstein crying, so I ran to the bedroom to check on him, fearing Jackie was humping him mercilessly (it wasn't a cry of hunger). Instead, when I looked in, I saw that the cat was in the pig cage. Fearing the worst, even though she's never done more to the pigs than bop them playfully on the head, I shooed her out and picked up the pigloo she'd been sitting in front of. Einstein was sitting in there, perfecly unharmed, but rather annoyed. I figure she'd been blocking his exit and infuriating him to no end.

We're planning to get another cat, and I will reinforce the top before then, (putting stuff on it has bent one of the closetmaid shelves, making a big enough opening for the cat) but Owen obviously has all the predatory instinct of a dust bunny.

Owen doesn't sneak into Suzi's cage, though, which has the same problem with the top. Either she likes the boars more or she knows Suzi will beat her up.

[WritingLife]

I've seen photos of placid cats with Guinea pigs wallowing all over them, and I've heard stories of cats and piggies getting along just fine. But our two young kitties, when allowed to sniff our piggie, thought that I was being a mama cat and bringing them a wounded rodent to finish off. Both tried to bite, so no kitties in the cage! I made sure the new cage had a good lid, and is elevated to keep curious paws out.

[Ly&Pigs]

Poor Einy. I bet he was very annoyed that he couldn't get out of the pigloo.

[enchantingcavy]

Just a thought,

We have two cats and I have a couple of c@c grid cages without lids and our rotten buggers were trying to use my pigs cage as KITTY LITTER! . The situation is now under control but yeah that was the reason they were getting up close and personal here.

We've had one of our cats since a kitten age and the other is acutally a stray that came to live with us about a year ago. Both cats don't really give two hoots about the piggies infact I feel sometimes they are thier guardians as they'll sleep beside the cages alot. ( the cages arn't enclosed ). I think some animals get jealous of the pigs and some do have more of a natural instinct with guinea pigs there are definitely some cats out their that would pounce and try to catch a guinea pig if given the chance but there are also some cats that will get along just fine with pigs and really enjoy their company if they get the same amount of attention as the piggies I believe jealousy is one of the biggest issues between dogs/cats and piggies....

Anyhow yeah our cats are great with the pigs, they just share the space and sleep/sit around them like they would another cat so they see them as quals I guess and I feel in a way they protect them.
Really depends on the nature of the individual cat i believe. When I was little we had a ginger cat and sadly he was a very outdoors cat that would catch birds and really follow those natural instincts and one time I was sitting by my piggies cage showing mum my new baby guinea and quick as a flash he jumped in and grabbed the bub in his mouth and made a run for it. Sadly we caught him but the baby died soon after from a severe puncture wound. I'll never forget this experience it was when i was very little and I've never liked cats since until this year when my dad bought our cat and the stray moved in...they've really changed my opinion just so much I used to recommend to people to always never let a dog or a cat near the pigs but going on my recent experience nowdays all I can suggest is to check out the personality/nature of the individual animal. If it's an animal that loves to play rough with toys and loves to catch things and has caught other small insects/animals and killed them then I wouldn't risk it around the piggies...

Just mah thoughts...
*~jess~*

[Rachy1412]

Our cat is a good hunter and always brings us back mice so at first I was worried about him. However when he did go up to them to say hello he was chased off and bitten on the face. Ever since then he refuses to go near the pigs. When they are running about he is terrified, he goes off and hides under the bed. He is the same with my rabbits. My female rabbit likes to go for his throat so he keeps out of their way aswell!

[maimeegal]

We have a cat and I was a bit afraid at first of how he would feel about the piggies, but havent had a problem as of yet. I dont think he really cares about the guineas, but their running and jumping gets his attention: his ears perk up and he watches intently. I know he is jealous, though! The other day I was holding Lucy and the cat jumped up on my lap, and proceeded to kneed and purr and drool and finally curled up and slept on my lap. All of this while piggie was on my shoulder purring in my ear. Wish someone had taken a photo!
Maimee

[annaamber200510]

I have a cat and like 12 hrs of the day he is sitting next to the pig cage waiting to open it and kill them.

ps. I dont let him two feet of them when on flowr time

[WBLBW]

My dog Prissy loves my Piggies. She sleeps outside their cage and loves to chill with them at playtime. Since I've brought them home she has also adopted a love of carrots and nibbles on lettuce.( We think she might be a taddddd jealous.) I call her my 10-pound cavvy. The worst she has done is nearly-sit on poor Wookie and tap them on the head. I didn't know cats could semi-get along with them too. That's funny!

[2pigs4rats]

My cat and piggies get on really well! She thinks she is one of them!



Honey and Harvey

[laura220]

My cats are good with the pig too. They normally run off when I bring Ginny out. She's always attempting to barber them.

[salana]

Our cat likes to bop the pigs on the head too. I think she likes to make them run around the cage.

[nonamian_girl]

I have a cat at my mom's house and when I'm at home I don't even cat-proof the cage because the cat is just not interested in the pigs at all. He's a big, fat, lazy cat but is also very smart, so he knows that they're not toys. My old pig Punker used to attempt to play with the cat, and would groom him until his fur came out. That's the only time the cat got mad and bopped a pig. Needless to say Punker was not very happy, the poor guy was just trying to be friendly :P.

The cat's really odd though; he does catch mice, so he's very interested in our hamster, but when we actually take the hamster out and show it to him he's scared of it. (The hamster cage is definitely cat-proof).

[Chloë-Jasmine]

I'm glad your cat didn't try anything! My pig Eddie, that I gave to my brother, is friends with my grandma's dog! Teddy(the dog) waited all day by the cage watching him and then while my brother was taking Eddie out *sluurrrrp* a big lick from Teddy! Obviously, it isn't wise to let Eddie on the floor around him but they love to sniff each other through the bars. My brother's cat, couldn't care less. With all the guinea pigs and rats I've had when I lived at my mom's house, he doesn't care anymore. My bunny Atticus loves to visit and harass the piggies.