How do cats and birds mix in a house?

[Grey_Moon]

Theorectically it *can* be done, but never without a lot of stress and one of the animals being deprived of their right to have your attention and love to the degree they would like.
One pet will always be your 'baby' the other will be the 'issue' the 'i could give/do so much more to the parrot/cat if X wasn't here' pet. Also, there will be the constant stress of keeping the parrot safe or feeling guilty because either the parrot or the cat will need to be locked up while the other is out.

I live in a house with my partner's family and collectively in the house there is Jacko my TAG, Chakra my leopard gecko, two older cats Sam and Belle and a hell-on-wheels golden retriever named Milo (I say that because his owner, my partner's sister, neglects him and doesn't train him---so he's pent-up and frustrated and unruly). In this arrangement I feel guilty and angry, not to mention frustrated as Jacko is used to being with me and being part of my daily routines, but with the predators in the house (dog mostly, the cats are easily to handle) either I stay locked up in the basement with her or she stays in the basement in her cage in our suite alone. This is not an ideal arrangement for either of us.

Add this to the fact that any parrot could become almost homicidal in their jealousy (Jacko is an example, any animal or small child is fair game--she even beak-bangs and threatens my leopard gecko who comes out for a grand total of ten minutes to be cleaned and fed every few days!) and you've got a recipe for problems. I really feel that a parrot should be the only companion you have unless they are known to like other birds etc, but if they've come into your life first and you've been all theirs for years....one-bird only households are my vote. These birds want from you such a level of commitment and love that any other arrangement seems cruel and stressful for everyone involved. Believe me, I am seriously reconsidering my involvement in reptiles and may or may not be rehoming Chakra. I considered her as I (falsely) believed seeing as she lives in her terrarium and is nocturnal Jacko would not take offense to her and I could make them work.

Savannah cats, especially as others have said, will be more 'wild' than your average domestic housecay. There is already a significant risk to your bird with your regular cat (don't forget the deadly bacteria on their teeh and claws) now you are adding an animal who's ancestors are specfically known for leaping many feet into the air to catch and kill birds it has flushed out of the bush.

In other words, please, reconsider if you are so set on a cat to at least get a purely domestic housecat. Neither of your proposed companions will be domesticated easy pets, but my vote would be a bird (easier to travel with and longer-lived) and the bond with a bird who has chosen you as their person is like nothing else.