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CorgiPrincess,

I have three cats and all I can say is "time" for adjustment between the cat and the dog. I had another previous pem prior to Cody, but that did not matter to my cats, because this was a "brand new addition" and they did not like him and his high activity level. When you bring Panda
home, I would leave her in her crate and let the cat smell the dog - expect some hissing and other noises. I know you are going to want to let Panda run around, so put your cat in another room with a litter box so she can feel safe. Cody loved their tails, but in your case, your cat
has none.

I think that Panda will find your cat fascinating and the cat may not appreciate it, but it will work out. Make sure your cat has a place of her own to get away from Panda. We have a two story house and my cats decided to stay up there for almost a month(only venturing down when they saw him in his crate) - I never thought they would join the family again, but they did. I even had to put another litter box upstairs for them to use. Evenutally my cats, on their own, decided to come down and be around him more and it all just worked itself out.

Of course, I had to train Cody not to chase the cats, which was not easy, but it has worked out and they now sit side by side with no problems; one cat even taunts him now and encourages him to chase him which they both seem to enjoy, but he has never shown any aggression towards the cats whatsoever, however, one of my cats showed major aggression to Cody at first and I had to watch that very carefully - now they go nose to nose with no problems.

So with time and patience it will work out, maybe sooner than you think, but I think Panda will see your cat as a big toy at first. Panda will soon learn where his boundries are in regards to your cat. As my vet said, when I asked him Why Cody always wanted to chase the cats, his response was "it has fur and it moves".

Linda