We currently have a moggie & a whippet (both about eight months old) who've been brought up together & get on brilliantly - they're best mates. We're thinking of getting another kitten (mainly to keep our cat company when the whippet's off with us) but are slightly concerned that he might think that something so small has to be for his supper. He's very keen on the baby rabbits that the cat brings in at the moment & we're worried that a kitten might confuse him ....... has anyone had a similar experience & did it all end okay?! By the way, he's VERY friendly & laidback (lazy in fact) so that has to help doesn't it?

Many thanks for any tips.

well my deerhound (who is best friends with the cat by the way) certainly thinks kittens are tasty!......you will just have to be very careful!!

I have a Whippet who was brought up with cats (6 of them!) and was never remotely interested in chasing them- though he would chase any 'strange' cat given the chance!
When I got 2 new Birman kittens, I was very careful when introducing, since kittens are much smaller and move quicker than adult cats, and can trigger the chase instinct in sighthounds.
I put my 2 kittens in a carrying cage on the floor to start with, so all the dogs could have a good sniff of them, without the kittens feeling too exposed.
I then moved them into a dog crate, so the dogs could watch them moving around, and I could judge their reaction to my Whippet and his to them.
When one of the kittens put her paw out of the cage, Alfie snapped at her, and got seriously told off. He is now just a bit wary of them, especially the one he snapped at, as she has disliked him ever since, and can sometimes actually be quite spiteful to him when he walks past, although she loves the other dogs.
Alfie never chases the Birmans now, and is very tolerant of the one that doesn't hate him, she can walk underneath him when he's eating etc.
Hope this helps, Liz

I shouldn't have been so flippant, sorry! My hounds all ok with my own cat, but when she had her kittens a couple ended up sort of "licked" to death by the dh. No teeth marks, neck in tact, she just quietly picked them up, took them away (no sign of aggression or excitement) and licked them to death. (so quiet & sneaky in fact that we didnt realise what she was doing until it was too late!)
Just be careful that they cant get unsupervised access to each other until they are big enough to really fend for themselves. I should add that the dh is not a cat hater & she and kittens mother are the best of friends...eating out of same bowl, sleeping in same bed etc.