How to help newly adopted stay feel less on edge around my dog?
This week (after taking him to the vet for vaccines and to check for a chip that wasn't there) I adopted this stray that's been hanging around my house for a couple months. He is incredibly sweet, but very nervous around my 25 lbs dog. My dog has never met a cat, but he has been mainly uninterested. The cat however is very nervous around the dog so I've been keeping my dog in the gated off kitchen and my new cat in the living room. Cat will occasionally walk by the gate to hiss but keeps on going. I don't force any interaction. Any advice on how to help the cat feel as comfortable and safe as possible in this transition/introduction? This is my first cat so idk what I'm doing here.