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Anonymous
This is an extraordinarily bad and cruel idea for a cat that had always been an indoor cat because they haven't had to protect themselves! I got toxoplasmosis from cleaning litter box of outdoor cat for friend when she was away and I have never been so sick. This is a parasite that is in the feces of outdoor cats and is extremely dangerous to both women, pregnant or not, and to men. OP, if you can't find a way to keep your cat then take it to a feline shelter but, please, do not let cat become an outdoor cat. |
Anonymous
| Only a cat-hater would tell you to bring it to a shelter. I would contact your vet to see if they have any ideas...sometimes they help re-home animals. |
Anonymous
No, a child lover would also say the same. OP, I know someone whose younger brother was suffocated by a large cat. The family never recovered, with divirce and all that. There were warning signs too. Also, my grandmother was badly injured when her aggressive cat scrachted her ams with permanent scars. |
Anonymous
| PP's there is a misperception about dogs. They'll fit right into a bag. |
Anonymous
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I'll give the same advice to those who post the same issues with dogs.
If attempts to train/reconcile the animal with the baby don't work, see if you have some trusted friends or family who are willing to take it. If not, bring it to a no-kill shelter. |
Anonymous
| I find this offensive as my grandmother was raped by Cossacks that wore cat fur trimmed coats. |
Anonymous
I really despise cats , too, but these are just yuck! |
Anonymous
| You cat-haters are a piece of work. My cat is more mothering than I am -- when my baby cries at night and I am slow getting up to get him, she comes in and wakes me up, then sits beside me while he nurses. She could care less when he accidentially pulls her hair or tail, either. Cats can be wonderful animals. |
Anonymous
People like you make me sick to my stomach. What a sorry excuse for a human being. |
Anonymous
| OP, when I was born (yes Im an adult now) my mom had a cat that kept peeing in my crib. She loved the cat but it had to go for that reason. She re-homed it and I think it was through help with the vet. Call your vet and see if they have some options or the local Humane society. Goodluck! |
Anonymous
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My first reaction was for you to give your cat a little more time to adjust. If you *really* love your cat, that is what I'd do (as a mother of 3 young kids and 2 cats).
I also would call the vet and ask for advice. I personally think it is our responsibility (as pet owners) to try to find a solution that doesn't involve leaving your cat at the shelter (which is pretty much a horrible thing to do). You should really try to exhaust all your options before the shelter thing. If you can rehome to a family that you *know* will care for the cat, fine. But otherwise, I really think you need to give the cat more time to adjust. Just keep it away from the kid. |
Anonymous
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We had 2 cats when my daughter came along. The 2 cats had never liked each other from the beginning and had been living on different floors to avoid each other. We lived through that oddness, but when my daughter was about one and the cat who had been living in our lower level showed aggression towards our child after she had been attention starved for that whole year, we finally decided it was time to find her a new home. I was able to give her to a family member who I knew would spoil her rotten. It just made the most sense to us - we still visit with her from time to time, and that cat has a better life than we do now.
In your situation, I would maybe give it a few more weeks and seek advice from a vet. If that doesn't work, then start thinking about re-homing the cat. |
Anonymous
| I'd absolutely say the same thing about a dog that bit a child (even "nipped" or "snapped at" or whatever else). I wouldn't make a joke about roadkill, but I wouldn't balk at advocating for an aggressive dog to be put down (as much as I love dogs and the people who own them). |
Anonymous
| Try Craigslist too. |
Anonymous
| Our outdoor cat is fine. We don't touch poo and if we go away we leave out extra food or have someone refill the bowl. |