How did your cat react to a new baby in the home?
Nikki_10 asked:
I have one cat, and my husband and I plan to have a baby. I am wondering how should I get my cat accustomed to a baby being in the house; in regard to making sure I give the cat enough attention once we have a baby.
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I have one cat, and my husband and I plan to have a baby. I am wondering how should I get my cat accustomed to a baby being in the house; in regard to making sure I give the cat enough attention once we have a baby.
April 20th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
I have two cats and when my sister was born they seemed indifferent. They didn’t hurt her or feel threatened, they were pretty much just curious. They would come near her and then, when not given any attention, come to one of the more familiar members of the house.
Although, now that my sister is 4, they can’t stand her.
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But that is completely her fault. MeltingPoint
April 21st, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Hi may name is Laci, I am studding to be a vet asst. and ill be happy to let you know i think the baby and cat will be fine living together.
Depending on how the cat acts now is how the cat 2 times more when the baby comes. I f the cat has a bad attitude you should always watch the cat around the baby. If the cat is very loveable chances are that the cat will just become very jelouis of the baby. Becareful to pay enough attention to the cat then because he or she will try to run away to find some one who will pay attention.
The slightest thing will make your cat jeluois when the baby is home even not enough water in the bowl will change a cat. One the other hand if you have more than one cat they both will notice the baby and seek her out and go about their ways. Dont try and get another cat while having a baby because the cat you have now will think you are trying to replace her witha cat and a baby and thats never good…
my child came home to a cat and it worked out fine. just get your cat vet checked for any infections, handling the cat letter while cat is infected can cause your unborn child retardation or worst so 1st step is to go to the vet and ask is it safe to bring a baby in your home, so good luck and there is so much more you should learn before having a child. i diddnt even tell you half of info so ask a doc and vet! Pooh
April 23rd, 2010 at 8:23 am
I have 3 cats and a new baby. When we brought my son home, the cats sniffed him and then walked away. 4 months later and they still don’t care. We didn’t change anything other than not letting them sleep with us for the last 3 months of my wife’s pregnancy. The only reason we did that was because they like to run across our pillows in the morning to wake us up to feed them. We have a bassinet next to the bed and didn’t want them to run across the baby too. We also didn’t want them associating getting locked out of the room because of the baby so we locked them out before he was born. Also, the one cat I have is mean. She hisses at everyone and can bite really hard. She couldn’t care any less about the baby. Len351
April 26th, 2010 at 12:42 am
When my sister brought home her baby her cat was a bit curious,but after a sniff lost interest but when the baby cried for a feed as babies do the cat freaked and ran for cover,then peeped out of her hiding place as she was wondering what was that screeching sound coming from,her eyes were dilated and she came back to sniff again as she wanted to know what it was,as she had never seen a baby before,
but again just lost interest and walked off when the baby cried after she did look around but wasn’t bothered in the least,in her mind the baby wasn’t interesting and was not a threat,many cats will go to sleep on a baby you hear so many stories but that didn’t happen for us she kept her distance,
but still its wise not to leave any pet alone with a baby,but when my sister had a second baby she got prepared and had a recording of a baby crying on tape she played it regular throughout her pregnancy,the cat looked as if she couldn’t believe it was happening again! but made less fuss and when the baby was born and cried she didn’t even look around,
but we made sure to make a fuss of the cat after all she needed to be reassured as they say cats can get jealous especially if they are an only cat,but ours was chilled out and relaxed,and when the baby was crawling she was kind and gentle,
but when the baby was toddling she hid as he was boistress and our cat wasnt in to rough games! but she never once scrathced him,and i think the recording of a baby crying helped get her preperad for the second time as she was a lot calmer and less bothered. Blackcat