Myth: Cats and Dogs cannot get along

Cats and dogs can get along, have gotten along, and will get along. Many families have both cats and dogs that not only tolerate, but also enjoy one another’s company.

Proper introduction, and a little time and patience, is required to introduce older cats and dogs. Puppies and kittens are much easier and get used to each other’s company much more quickly.

Myth: Cats always land on their feet

The athletic and agile cat has a natural twisting instinct to enable her to try to land on her feet. She can do so from many different heights.

One unfortunate consequence of this myth is children dropping cats in order to try to determine if it is true. Even if a cat does land her feet she can most certainly break bones in her paw, legs, shoulder, etc., especially if dropped from a considerable height.

A cat’s twisting instinct will not work every time, particularly if she is injured, surprised, sick, or disoriented for some reason.

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