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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My twins were 3, but they didn't do anything over-the-top harmful - nothing our puppy couldn't handle. It sounds like your situation was due to the cat being old, just not a good fit for younger kids.[/quote] This is OP. Part of it was older cat, part of it was personality of the cat (he was sweet to his detriment— he would allow her to do ANYTHING to him and he never hissed or walked away or scratched or bit. He had no sense of self preservation.) But part of it is the child. She’s bit gentle in general. And part of it is cats in general. Their little limbs seem fragile to me. If we were getting a Lab, I wouldn’t be worried about my daughter cuddling the dog too hard. I did worry about her squeezing the cat too hard and would be concerned about the same with a kitten. Kittens just seem fragile.[/quote]
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