A raccoon can easily kill a small cat or dog, and larger pets may come away severely injured. * Since you didn't mention a breed or size for your dog, there are several scenarios that may play out * If your dog ⦠Generally, coyotes are known for being scavengers, but they are also skilled predators that attack smaller prey â if push comes to shove, they can even attack larger prey. My free ranging game rooster engaged a Coopers hawk twice this year that I witnessed although no contact involved, just bluff. One of the multitude inhabitants of that swamp is raccoons. The liver metabolizes ethylene glycol into glycolate and oxalate, which ⦠Sick or injured raccoons, cornered mothers protecting their young and orphaned baby raccoons are most likely to be victims of dog attacks. However, if one of your dogs were to corner one, or come between a mother raccoon and it's children, it would most definately kill your dog. He also ran a brief diversion in front of a red fox until dog ⦠Being wild animals, raccoons can carry ⦠Lots of raccoons. A raccoon's personal preference is to be left alone. Other than the multiple injuries that a dog can sustain in a fight with a raccoon, our beloved pets are also exposed to other types of health risks. If caught by a dog, a raccoon may fight back to defend herself, and both the dog and raccoon can ⦠Donât underestimate the danger of raccoon ⦠Despite its name, a raccoon dog, a.k.a. Whether your pet triggers the attack or the raccoon (both is usually unlikely), here's what you should do before, ⦠If they start a fight, make no mistake â the raccoon will be the winner. Raccoon Predators 1. While there is little evidence that raccoon dogs have a negative effect on game birds and other native fauna [1], it must be assumed that such a prolific species can ⦠Coyote. The best thing you can do for your dogs is to not attract raccoons ⦠But, a coon CAN kill a dog of ANY size. They act alone or in groups; however, it only takes a single coyote to kill a raccoon⦠I live near the Great Dismal Swamp. Antifreeze - Ethylene glycol: Yeah, you've probably heard that you can leave out a bowl of antifreeze and kill dogs or cats or raccoons. Nyctereutes procyonoides, is neither a raccoon nor a dog, but it does belong to the canid family, which is a lineage that includes dogs, wolves, and foxes. Dogs & cats can be very territorial animals, and raccoons may disturb this sense of ownership. I'm not talking about rabies, that's one reason why you need to have your pets up-to-date on their vaccinations. In order to make this exclusive list, there must be sufficient evidence that the species can become invasive, and plenty exists for the raccoon dog. Healthy raccoons are unlikely to pick a fight with a dog, but dogs sometimes chase raccoons. Anyways, if the coon gets the dog in water somehow, then the coon will/can drown the dog⦠A raccoon visiting your yard may have an encounter with your pet sooner or later.