cats and guinea pigs

[algernon]

i posted this message in the guinea pig forum too, but thought you might be able to help. i have 5 guinea pigs, all caged except for playtime. i want to get a kitten, but am a little scred since rodents are the prey of cats. any experiences or information would be appreciated.

[Garfield]

Hello algernon,

You can train your cat that it is not supposed to attack those guinea pigs. It will take lots of time to train a cat, but it is not impossible. You need lots of patience.

I have seen cats and little rodents (guinea pigs and rabbits) together in a petshop. They seem to get along well and fine, each minding their own business.

Since your cat is still a kitten, it will most likely be successful that your kitten get trained and can get along with your little guinea pigs.

All the best of luck. Keep us all posted. http://petshub.com/ubb/cool.gif

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[scarie_one]

I've never had any problems with my cat and guinea pigs interacting. At first the cat was fascinated by my guinea pigs and watched them constantly, now she ignores them. I definately wouldn't advise leaving your pigs out of their cage and alone with the cat. It depends on the personalities of the critters too. In general though, its usually not a problematic situation because guinea pigs aren't really the natural prey of cats, they've never occured together in the wild, and cats tend to hunt smaller animals.