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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 355968" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>My daughter had a cat and a cockatiel together in the same small apartment for years, with the bird out whenever she was home, and they did fine together, but I wouldn't recommend it. She got her cat as a tiny kitten and he was kind of a lazy sort (still is!) and he had never been outside, never had a chance to learn to hunt or chase a bird. He was more curious about the cockatiel than anything. The birds' wings were clipped so he was always on the floor or perched on the furniture. One time when the cat tried to sniff the bird, the bird latched on to the cats' nostril, clamped down hard with his beak, and refused to let go! He was just swinging back and forth, suspended from the cats' nose! After that, the cat was scared to death of him and left him strictly alone! </p><p> </p><p>I think their situation worked because her cat didn't have any hunting instinct, had always been strictly an indoor cat. Not to discourage you from getting a shelter cat, but if you do, you may not know it's background, may not know if it was ever outside and learned to hunt. I would be very, very careful if you try it ... better I think to keep the bird in the cage, or maybe put the cat in a carrier if you let the bird out. Getting a small kitten may work out better than getting a grown cat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 355968, member: 1883"] My daughter had a cat and a cockatiel together in the same small apartment for years, with the bird out whenever she was home, and they did fine together, but I wouldn't recommend it. She got her cat as a tiny kitten and he was kind of a lazy sort (still is!) and he had never been outside, never had a chance to learn to hunt or chase a bird. He was more curious about the cockatiel than anything. The birds' wings were clipped so he was always on the floor or perched on the furniture. One time when the cat tried to sniff the bird, the bird latched on to the cats' nostril, clamped down hard with his beak, and refused to let go! He was just swinging back and forth, suspended from the cats' nose! After that, the cat was scared to death of him and left him strictly alone! I think their situation worked because her cat didn't have any hunting instinct, had always been strictly an indoor cat. Not to discourage you from getting a shelter cat, but if you do, you may not know it's background, may not know if it was ever outside and learned to hunt. I would be very, very careful if you try it ... better I think to keep the bird in the cage, or maybe put the cat in a carrier if you let the bird out. Getting a small kitten may work out better than getting a grown cat. [/QUOTE]
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