Are there any recorded cases of dogs ripping cats apart?

Or does it only happen in cartoons?

Any other questions?

yes, seeing as you ask. If I introduce my cat to a Big Dog, will it be ripped apart?

Most cats can see dogs off.

That depends on the dog, a cat generally won't hang about to find out.

So why does my cat hang around big dogs then?

Ask mummy and leave the internet for big people.

sorry pal, but I have a pet question. If you don't like it, BUTT OUT, and leave it to the worthwhile FMs.

See Ya

Can't wait for the sequel,
Do cats really go for mice?
See Ya,
Wouldn't want to be Ya!

says it all, doesn't it

Dont forget its the school summer holidays coming up. Wont we have fun

Aye they can indeed.

I used to have a dog (Cross Collie) who would act all tough, bark and chase cats whenever he saw em. Then one day I was in a friends garden, turned round only to find a cat chasing my dog around the garden.
Not so tough after all.

Maisey moo is realy tiny she has had a go at a labrador and a poodle and a rotweiller she can take anything on.

I was mocking your comment but that probably didn't register since basic animal behavioural instinct is beyond your comprehension.

My cat used to fight dogs, he was smaller and faster so he used to jump on the top of their heads and claw their faces.

They were usually so scared that they'd run away and he'd jump off. He's old and ill now so he just leaves them alone, but he can still take one on if he has to!.

We got a Male (neutered) cat in 1998 and enjoyed the rule of the house , then in 2005 we got a female Choccy lab who was 5 years old when we got here

She chased him playfully,he kept his distance , but gradually as the Lab as aged she stopped chasing him,now they don't mind or bother each other,in fact there are times when the cat has his head in the dog food bowl side by side

I guess as others have said,it depends on the Dog

My fathers dog Toby use to chase cats and in one case when a cat did stand it's ground deliveryed a flying head but to the cats side sending it fleeing never to be seen again.

However when our neighbours got a cat they allowed to run wild, my father decide that if it came in the house he would make a fuss of the cat - even though he hated cats, and my father dog never touched it or chased it.

However one day Toby was fast asleep on the sofa, snoring his head off when the neighbours cat wandered in. My father called Toby's name out to wake him at which point he jumped off the sofa, flattened the startled cat and looked around eagerly as to say "where is it?"

Another dog though we got from my Aunt and Uncle hated cats with a passion after being attacked as a pup. One day she chased after a cat - despite being no bigger than one herself then came back wagging her tail with a large lump of cat fur in her mouth.

Really though if you already have a dog and want a cat, then if you make a fuss of the cat, you can possibly train a dog to accept that cat - even if it still chases other cats. Whether it will work the other way around of introducing a dog to a pet cat I don't know.

My dog's brought in a dead rabbit , but thankfully never a cat. But she tries.

Sheesh, can't we have 'age appropriate' forums for the summer hols

My cats are kept indoors for the safety of neighbourhood dogs

Thanks for those.
Long live your pets

My cat is Moo and tiny too, but rules the roost in this house. We have a terrier, a breed bred to chase small furry things, but is terrified of Moo, who even nudges the dog out of her bed if she fancies a sleep in there.

Sadly Toby had to be put to sleep as he developed epilepsy which got worse leaving him distressed,

As for the one who chased a cat and caught it that was many years ago and she ago went to doggy heaven.

Most cats can see off dogs, because when a cat is really cornered, they will do incredible damage with their claws. We have all received scratches from our cats at times, but that is usually during play, when a cat really means to use them, those claws will shred you. Most dogs are very wary of cats when it actually comes to blows, but if the dog is large enough and can get the cat by the throat, then the cat is probably done for.

Cats go straight for the eyes with blinding intent, they also twist about and run sharpish. It gives them a good chance to escape but they've had it if the dog gets his jaws round.

A dog down my road got out and chased a cat into my front garden I will never forget the noises the dog and cat were making the dog ripped it to bits