cat attacking dog

Question
I have a 2 year old neutered male cat. My girlfriend has an almost 2 year old female beagle. We recently moved in together and the cat has been attacking the dog. He has never shown aggression in the past but also has never been around a dog. He doesn't jus swipe at her, he jumps on her like he wants to kill her. She is terrified of him and hides whenever we bring him downstairs. They are ok if I am holding the cat, but whenever they are on the floor together it gets ugly. How can I make my cat realize the dog is not a threat to him? The dog has been around cats and is not aggressive towards the cat at all. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks

Answer
Hi Cade,

Your cat is just showing her beagle who is the top animal in the household. There really isn't anything that you can do to stop your cat from doing this unless you want to tranquilize him. He will eventually settle this out with the dog. I have this same problem with one cat and our 2 dogs. The dogs stay out of the cats way now. As time goes on they will learn to live with each other. Good luck.

Ciao, Karen