A Brown Tabby Gave a Bunny a Ride Across the Backyard
The yard is quiet, and a brown tabby American Shorthair walks across the grass with a very small passenger. A gray lop-eared bunny sits on his back with her ears drooping and her eyes bright, balancing like a tiny rider. The cat keeps his head high and his steps even, looking toward something in the distance. Garden pots, a wooden fence and a house with a window frame the scene.
American Shorthairs are sturdy, friendly cats with a long history as working companions and mousers. They tend to be easygoing and adaptable. It is a fun picture to imagine, but in real life a rabbit should never ride on a cat, because a rabbit's spine and legs are delicate and a fall could cause serious injury. Rabbits are also prey animals, and a sudden jump or fright could hurt her. The safest way to enjoy time between a cat and a rabbit is with calm, supervised sniffing and sitting. If you have questions about how to help two pets get along, your vet can give you good tips.
The tabby walks like a chauffeur with a very important client. The bunny holds on and looks pleased. It is a charming little parade, and the afternoon is calm enough to let them have all the time they need. Somewhere behind them the garden pots and the old fence watch the little parade go by, as steady and quiet as the afternoon itself.
