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ladies, guidance needed.... anyone got indoor cats??
in Baby
Hi,
Im nearly 8months pregnant, and at home I have four gorgeous persian cats,
that are my babies, they are all treated like my babies, and i know some of
you will know what im on about here....
I just want some advice on how / if you prepared your cats for your baby, and
when you came home and how they reacted in the first few days / weeks....
I am worried, as they are all indoor cats, so they dont have chance to get out
the house and chill out out of the way, hope someone can help me...
Ive got one cat that whilst ive been pregnant has turned into the wicked
mother role, hissing at the other cats and sometimes scratching me.
Im never going to leave baby in the care of the cats, or on her own with them,
any advice is welcome
xx
Im nearly 8months pregnant, and at home I have four gorgeous persian cats,
that are my babies, they are all treated like my babies, and i know some of
you will know what im on about here....
I just want some advice on how / if you prepared your cats for your baby, and
when you came home and how they reacted in the first few days / weeks....
I am worried, as they are all indoor cats, so they dont have chance to get out
the house and chill out out of the way, hope someone can help me...
Ive got one cat that whilst ive been pregnant has turned into the wicked
mother role, hissing at the other cats and sometimes scratching me.
Im never going to leave baby in the care of the cats, or on her own with them,
any advice is welcome
xx
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In addition all we did was make sure that she had a good sniff of bubba and that if she approached her we didn't shoo her away. The cat was scared of the baby when she first came along and wouldn't go near her anyway, now she lets bubba (who is 6 months) grab her fur, bubba finds it hilarious, the cat is her favourite toy, she laughs just watching her lie on the floor!!
Also I would le the cat in my bedroom a lot when I was pregnant and she would sleep on the bed with me, naughty me, it did take her a bit of getting used to not coming into the bedroom anymore, bit of whining at night for a while.
Although he never hopped into his moses basket, we did have a few probs later on (and still now my son is 9 months!!) where he will make himself cosy in his cot. He knows how to break into his room unless the door is securely latched and we've found him lying in his cot at his feet (also hearing my son murmur on the monitor when he does cos he is a heavy lump!!). So we make sure the door is latched properly.
We also had probs in the beginning where he would keep going and lying on the change mat. No matter what we did, he would keep going back. So we ended up buying him his own to put next to it!! (Sad, but it worked!!)
Now that my son is 9 mnths they are the best of mates. My son is a bit rough with him (pulling his fur or tail or hitting him but it's just his way of being affectionate and not realising his actions) but he is learning to be more gentle this week. My cat always goes back for more though. I sometimes have to call time out!! I never leave them alone together though as my cat will take a nip when he has had enough and I have seen him go to bite my son's head playfully but Ive been there to interfere.
Not sure if any of that helps. You can have your partner bring home a muslin or something with your baby's scent on from the hospital before you get home with the baby for your cats to get used to (same works for dogs).
Oh and your cats will know you are going in to labour before you do so watch their behaviour! They will probably give you a wide berth! (excuse the pun!)
thank you xx
They tend to stay out of her way but she loves them so much! She giggles manically and frantically waves her arms to get to them when she sees them! My older cat (3) will sit and let her clap her but my younger cat (1) will stay for a little while before running away. He is a big sook though but he would prefer cuddles from us than Emily! We did find that if we didn't pay him enough attention during the day he would get jealous and pee on anything that was left lying at night! However as long as we give him a cuddle he is fine
Lx
Also we allowed her into the nursery for a look when we were in there so that she didn't think we were hiding something from her as she has a bit of a thing about shut doors (she always wants to know whats going on in that room and why she isn't involved in it).
She has coped relatively well, pretty much ignores the baby and walks out the room in disgust when he cries!!