# Do cats and bunnies get along?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 17, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cats-and-bunnies-get-along/596594 "2011-09-17T03:41:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cats-and-bunnies-get-along/596594/21 "2011-09-18T23:15:10Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Huh. I would’ve assumed that any cat of average temperament would try to kill and chew on any bunny the same size or smaller.

The first time I let our first rabbit out to play with the cats, a cat crept up cautiously, and the rabbit kicked him in the face. The cat jumped about four feet in the air and fled to the back of the couch. If you don’t trim the bunny’s claws, those kicks can draw blood and leave scars.

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