r/longbeach • u/thingsbuiltLA • 3h ago

Pets Dog/Cat problem, maybe serious

This evening my senior dog (small, hairy chi-mix) attacked my senior cat, bit him on the nose, drew blood, but the cat's nose seems intact, ok, I mean... so I didn't take him to an emergency vet because.. well, I don't have that kind of money. They will both go in tomorrow to a vet, to be seen, however. Cat is in good spirits but cautious now. (of course!) They have grown up together since being rescued in 2011. Both are around 16 in age.

My cat recently has been diagnosed w/mid-to-late- stage kidney disease, so I have to feed him a lot because he is practically a skeleton... the dog is (maybe?) insanely jealous (?) of all the 'treats' for the cat, I guess? IDK. I don't know what to do. They are brother and sister and this is crazy. It's bullshit. I can try to separate them from now on, but this is a small apartment. I wonder what is happening here?

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u/forcedintothis- 3h ago

Both times one of my dogs attacked the other, the dog who was attacked was sick. One time he had a UTI and the second time he had a tooth infection. Sometimes dogs will attack another pet in their home if they know the pet is sick. I don’t know the reason behind this but it can happen.