Talk to me about Siamese

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Do they cope with dogs?

Had Siamese growing up. We didn't have a dog then. I'm desperate to plan for a Siamese when I've moved house. We have a cocker spaniel now. I'm desperate for the quirkily yowling weirdness of a Siamese.

My friend has two Siamese and a dog and they're fine
Stable cat is half Siamese and just batters the dog every so often when she gets pissed off with it. Dog mainly steers clear

Ha this is what I'm hoping. Going to look for rescue Siamese as I don't want ddog terrorising a kitten

Our Siamese used to ignore our two dogs completely in the house, but would chase them whenever she saw them in the garden. The dogs quickly learned to treat her with respect at all times!

Growing up, our rescue dog joined the family when our fierce Siamese was about 5. Within a few months, the dog's nose was strafed with scars from being raked by the cat's claws. He soon learned to keep his nose (literally) out of the cat's business. Once the cat had asserted the pecking order & the dog assumed his subordinate place in the pack, all was well.

There are a couple of rescue organisations that specialise in Siamese and oriental.

Siamesecatrescue and oriental cat welfare trust

As long as your dog knows their place I think the Siamese will be just fine.

Badbad - yes yes this is what I envision. Ddog is a cat chaser but he has no bravado whatsoever. When we are out he chases cats (on the lead) and they hiss and run away. Im pretty sure as soon as one squares up to him and gives him a swipe he will be terrified - he is a big baby and won't know what to do if he caught anything

Oh thank you child I will look them up.

If you're interested in the Siamese you may also like to consider the Snowshoe. Snowshoes are similar to Siamese but less highly strung and more compatible with other animals and a family rather than just bonding to one person. They are very vocal too but have a softer, more melodic voice than the Siamese.

If you're keen on sticking with a Siamese the GCCF show is coming up in November. A good place to meet breeders and the noise in the Siamese/ Oriental section is highly amusing

Mine lived with 2 dogs, one after the other...

The first we already had when she arrived as a kitten, she was still hiding in the carrier when it was his dinner time, she strolled out and hissed at him then proceeded to eat his dinner...that pretty much set the tone tbh, I have lots of photos of her in a giant dog bed and a lonely looking dog on the floor beside it, lol, they did play together occasionally and seemed pretty fond of each other, but she was very much the boss.

The puppy we got after he died she wasn't as keen on, she tolerated him at best, and occasionally swiped at him just for daring to exist.

She was better with the dogs than she was with other cats though.

I've had Siamese living with two big scary police dogs. They all used to wash each other and snuggle up together. The cats were definitely boss.

my siamese was great mates with my lab :)

We had Siamese as children (3 plus a litter ) and had dogs too. We had a big house though so they had room to escape . It was never a problem .. I love Siamese but in my experience they are not really family cats and tend to latch on to one person . For us that was fine as we sort of had one each but if you want a family cat I’m not sure it would work .

If your dog chases cats I'm not sure getting a cat is a great idea. You will have to keep them separate. You won't be able to let a new cat out for weeks. If it gets out the dog chases it then you may not get it back. Unless you're home to supervise them all the time and keep the dog on a longline etc I really wouldn't.

Tabula - my dog has already been bitch slipped and kicked out of his bed by a Tiny chihuahua.
My dog has a very strong primary attachment to me then dd1 then dd2 so I imagine the cat will be the same.

I've told the kid no more pets until we move house next year so what we end up going for may depend on the layout of the new house. Ddog is shut out of half the house when I go out now so separation when I go out would be entirely possible. The other pet choice is a parrot.

I had a Siamese growing up a seal point rescue very much a family cat

Parrots can be even more "one person" bonded pets e.g. African Grays tend to bond 100% with one person and can be completely emotionally dependent on them. They also live a great deal longer than a cat, typically around 50 years!

I don’t get parrots / rabbits / guinea pigs etc . Anything that lives in a cage but as above parrots can live forever !! The sort of animal that has to go in a will!!... our Siamese were lilac and choc point . My mum and Dad had seal points before us and they were super friendly . Not sure if that is luck or that seal points were friendlier .

Oh I missed the chasing part...

Chasing cats means it might not work out that well.

Can you introduce him to a cat before going ahead? If there's any chance at all that he's chasing out of prey drive, it could be a complete disaster.

Our dogs always chased strange cats but not their own . These were Dalmatians though so maybe breed specific .

Also depends on whether the cats were there first and established. (So less likely to run and initiate a chase.)

"Our dogs always chased strange cats but not their own"

My current one is like that, but he came in as a puppy to established cats, I'd not let him anywhere near cats now if he hadn't already lived with them.

The previous dog would run if cats ran, but only because he liked to say hello.

That's why I was asking if the dog could meet cats, most dogs will run after cats, but they do different things up close.

We had both as there was a constant flow of animals but as I said there was a lot of room so no one was really sharing the same space . I wouldn’t do it in a ‘normal’ house

I lost a parrot 2 years ago - as in to arms of Jesus. I am fully aware of length of commitment and that it will outlive the furry pets by decades!

My friend at work has a spaniel and two bruiser cats she's well up for letting ddog come over to see what happens so I will be doing that before we make the decision.

My parrot bullied the dog so no worries there but I think It's either parrot or cat not both.

My parrot was loose in the house not caged except when we had work men in because she couldn't leave them alone! I fully plan for this in the future I couldn't cage a bird all the time.

I am the only adult at home so the bonding thing is no issue the dog is securely attached to me!