New kitten - should it join the rabbit or the 2 cats?

Question

The other day I saw a VERY cute kitten in a cage at the pet shop and I decided I HAD to have her. My parents are very pro-pets so they said okay when I told them about it. We're going to take her in about a month, cause we don't want to rush things. But I don't know whether she should live in my dads house with the rabbit or my mums house with my 2 cats. I am worried that the 2 cats wont like the new addition, I mean, for a long time they hated eachother. And the kitten is about the same size as my bunny (bunny is not fully grown yet tho) but I am worried that as the cat gets older she will kill the rabbit? I like the idea of the rabbit and cat together, cos they will both get run of the house (I’ll probably keep the kitten an indoor cat because the rabbit might go through the cat flap). But if the kittens going to eat the rabbit then she should be with the cats??

Answer 1

if your rabbit and kitten are brought up together there shouldnt be a problem, of course you would need alot of care to analyse both the kitten and rabbit but alot of people keep the two in harmony.

Answer 2

The kitten and the rabbit would work well together as long as they are both young.  Don't worry about the cat killing the rabbit, it would be the other way around if there was trouble between them.  A rabbit's back feet will disembowel a cat in a heartbeat.  But if they are raised together, they should be best of friends.

Answer 3

if you bring up the kitten with your bunny

i cant see the kitten eating the bunny

my rotty and my chicken used to live in his kennel together

until the neighbors cat got my choock

but there is such a thing as Carma my rotty got the cat

so yep bunny and kitty will do fine

x x x

Answer 4

Naturally cats are predators to rabbits. Never trust rabbits with cats or dogs no matter how placid they seem. It is in a cats nature to stalk and prey on rabbits and rodents.

Yes rabbits do have a good kick and pairs of rabbits will sometimes stand up to a cat, but the cat has the advantage with teeth and claws. You also should not put the rabbit under that sort of possible stress of being attacked by the cat. The attack alone could shock and kill the rabbit.

I have personally seen this happen to someone elses rabbit.

As far as keeping your cat as a house cat and never seeing the out doors this is cruel if the cat is healthy and able to care for itself. cats are natural wanders.