My cat, Tuulikki and the raccoons that visited had a good relationship. I even took her outside, sitting on my lap (with a firm grip just in case), and we'd watch the mamas and their kits close up. She'd happily sniff noses through the screen with kits who were fascinated with her. She was even able to tell the difference between the rest of the kits and the one single little bully (he WAS mean). When he'd try to sniff noses, she'd pull back and let out the nastiest hiss I've heard in a cat! How she could tell was beyond me!