Nostalrius Begins - Quality wow vanilla realm (1.12)

Ok im contemplating cat vs wolf.

The cat has Claw, Bite and Dash which means it has a focus dump and stays on target

Wolf has Bite, Furious Howl and Dash which means it doesn't have a focus dump.

Does the Furious Howl in pvp/pve outweight the Claw damage? My buddies want me to min max but Im not sure which is better

For PvP I would definitely recommend a cat with a fast attack speed, like Broken Tooth at 1,0. This is very strong against casters since it will interrupt their casts a lot, and cats also have higher dps than wolves. If you're still BM specced, a good kitty will destroy mages :^)

In dungeons it would probably depend on your group. If there are 2 melee dps for example, furious howl would probably be more helpful than having a cat purely for your own damage output. If not, a cat might bring more overall damage to the group. I use a wolf for everything except PvP, but it probably doesn't make a huge difference in most dungeons.

In raids however, you should definitely go with a wolf over cat. If your raid leader is setting up groups correctly, you should have at least 3, maybe 4 melee dps in your group which makes furious howl very useful (along with Trueshot Aura). And in fights where your wolf would die instantly to the boss, you can just keep it next to you and use furious howl to boost your own damage (macro multishot + furious howl since they have the same cooldown).

I hope this answers your questions

Broken tooth is the obvious choice for cat... The fast attack speed is great and for soloing DM it has dash. An alternative to this, though, is the wolf Deathmaw that spawns in Burning Steppes. He comes with a snare as his special ability, and can still have bite/dash/howl for dungeons/raids. Deathmaw also has a 1.2 attack speed, so you don't lose a ton there.