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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has got to be one of the worst threads yet on this site.
 
One:  OK, Mom:  We get it, you were nursing.  But a two year old should not be pulling on a cat's tail.  We've always had cats and our kids were taught to treat them with respect.  We never had a kid get rough with one of our cats and in the course of being rough, injured.  I don't know HOW we did it but it was understood that it was never acceptable to pull on the cats' tails.

Two:  thank heavens no one mentioned de-clawing.  I stupidly did it once 20 years ago not realizing what a horrible surgery it is.  Don't go there.  Most vets won't do the procedure any more and with good reason.

Three:  the cat will scratch again and next time it will be your child's cornea.  Then you definitely will be in the hospital.

Four:  You are as much an adult in your home as your husband.  You have a problem.  Either your son's behavior has to change immediately or the cat re-homed.  I don't agree with the posters to give it time because I have seen cats scratch people's eyes.  [b]One of our cats managed to slice out - as in fully remove - the wire out of my son's braces when it was sleeping with him the dark.  The cat didn't even leave a mark on my son, anywhere, but he did manage to tear out the wire connecting the braces. [/b] You have both an infant and a two-year-old, either of whom could be slashed again and in an eye, nose or mouth.  I think your kids' health and safety trumps the cat; the cat needs to be rehomed.

Five:  if the cat is of a particular breed, you will find rescue units in most states.  Google [breed of cat] rescue.  I recently found one for Burmese cats in MD.

Six:  If the cat is a mutt (!), then it still needs to be rehomed.  Do you have a vet?  Most vets are active with groups that rehome animals.  Our vet has photos posted of cats and dogs trying to find new homes.

Seven:  Failing at that, PetSmart and PetCo often have displays of cats that need new homes.  PetSmart and PetCo don't run the displays, they just offer up space to the rescue people who make sure the cats are healthy, have all their shots and are flea free.  Just call a PetSmart or PetCo and get the phone no. of the rescue unit working in their store.  The rescue people may even come and pick up the cat.  If you have vet records on the cat, that would be good because otherwise the rescue group will have to start from scratch and they will not re-home a cat unless it has gone though a full vet workup.  If you can afford it, a donation is always nice because these groups are all volunteers, including the vets who donate their time to the cause.

Good luck.  Sorry for the meanies on this site.[/quote]

I really hope you posted in the thread about the mom wanting to let her cat sleep with her baby (or was it a toddler?). That sounds very scary![/quote]

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