every time i've had a dog and cat they would play it up when I was around and be totally cool with each other when I left the house. I caught them napping on each other when I got home so many times, I started ignoring them when they "fought" and eventually they gave up the ploy for attention.

Not our cat. She hates play of any sort with anyone. This video is her extent of rough housing. If you want to watch a rodeo, wait for a ferret to climb on top of her.

omg, that must be chaos