create_destiny | Moving Hell

Moving is hell, folks. Especially when strange dogs and cats are forced to live together just because their owners wanna hook-up. One of my cats, Snickers is presently stuck in a wall. Apparently there is a hole in the wall behind the water heater. At 5:00 this morning my boyfriend tried to remove her from this hole in the wall and was promptly hissed at and scratched on the hand, which caused him to call her a bitch, which in turn caused me to cry.

It's not just him calling her a bitch, it's the stress of moving and seeing my cats traumatized and my whole life being turned upside down and I'm not even sure yet if it's for the better. We don't know how to get his dog and my cats to live in peace together so at the moment we are just keeping them separated. I feel like I'm losing my personal space to his dog. I feel trapped, cramped and just as traumatized as my cats.

During one of my emotional meltdowns, the bf offered to give up his dog, but this is not something I could live in peace with. No man should have to give up his dog for a woman.

Any cat & dog co-habitation advise would be appreciated.

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get a spray bottle so you can break apart and squablles painlessly. Train the dog not to eat the cats. However, if the dog is just curious about them and sticking his nose in their business, let them work it out - and they will - even if there are scratches and such. They will either be friends or simply move around each other. The dog will earn scars on his nose like mine did. The biggest thing is to relax and not let the atmosphere become or remain tense, the animals pick up on it and reflect it.

I'm thinking that maybe we should just let them have an all-out confrontation so the dog can get his nose scarred and learn what cats are all about. I just don't want to witness this confrontation because I'll have a nervous breakdown.

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