Anonymous
05/02/2013 19:26
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous
05/02/2013 19:18
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Goodbye kitty! Rehome or pound.
Anonymous
05/02/2013 04:15
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
We have a mean cat and were positive we'd have to give her to my mom when we had kids. Five years later, she is still around (and so are the kids!)
Did she turn into a nice cat? No. Do the kids know to leave her alone? Yup. Have they bothered her and gotten bit or scratched -- yes. But 99.9% of the time we coexist well. Kids learned. And a scratch or two was a small price to pay for not getting rid of the cat and teaching kids to be cautious around animals.
Did she turn into a nice cat? No. Do the kids know to leave her alone? Yup. Have they bothered her and gotten bit or scratched -- yes. But 99.9% of the time we coexist well. Kids learned. And a scratch or two was a small price to pay for not getting rid of the cat and teaching kids to be cautious around animals.
Anonymous
05/02/2013 03:50
Subject: Re:Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote:The rescue people may even come pick up the cat??? Dream on, pp. You clearly know nothing about cat rescue and how difficult it is to rehome a cat. No one is going to take OP's cat except a county shelter.
Yes, they do. In fact I have the card of the woman running the "free cats" display at PetCo. I'll try to find it. They would much rather come to you, assess the home situation, get the innoc. records., and then take Kitty to a vet who will try to sort out innoculations and any other health issues. Then, when cleared, the cat goes into a large cage at Petco to lure people to take them home with them. I was standing there talking to the woman who runs, I thin, "four paws" and she was taking care of two kittens who had been left outside the door all night in a box. We provided a temporary home for the cat until they could get it adopted.
Anonymous
05/02/2013 03:31
Subject: Re:Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote:The rescue people may even come pick up the cat??? Dream on, pp. You clearly know nothing about cat rescue and how difficult it is to rehome a cat. No one is going to take OP's cat except a county shelter.
Yes, they do. In fact I have the card of the woman running the "free cats" display at PetCo. I'll try to find it. They would much rather come to you, assess the home situation, get the innoc. records., and then take Kitty to a vet who will try to sort out innoculations and any other health issues. Then, when cleared, the cat goes into a large cage at Petco to lure people to take them home with them. I was standing there talking to the woman who runs, I thin, "four paws" and she was taking care of two kittens who had been left outside the door all night in a box. We provided a temporary home for the cat until they could get it adopted.
Anonymous
05/01/2013 10:24
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote:OP, you sound like a moron. You have a cat, and yet you don't know that they don't like having their tails pulled? Okaaaaay. Furthermore, you ascribe a human emotion (so-called jealousy) to an animal. Newsflash: the cat is not "jealous" of your son. You just need to teach your kids to leave the cat alone. I am glad the cat scratched your son. Maybe now he will be more careful around the cat.
Morons. The world is populated by morons.
I totally agree with this. What bugs me more than anything about OP's post is the suggestion that the cat has been jealous all along, just waiting for the moment to attack her sweet and innocent, precious little snowflake! B*LLSH*T!
Actually, it sounds more like the cat has put up with the kid for 2 YEARS without even touching him, but no one should have to put with having an extension of their f*cking spine pulled by a bratty toddler.
It's really not that hard to separate a toddler and a cat. And the feeding the newborn think isn't a good excuse. So, would she have left a hot stove on while feeding the newborn? Oh, the 2 year old burned his hand, but it's not her fault, she was busy with the newborn!
No, before she sat down with the newborn, she should have put the 2 year old in a contained area (i.e. close the room off to the cat, put a gate up).
Her tone in the post is everything. It's like she was waiting for a reason to get rid of the cat. I hate people like that. They think animals are disposable or "practice" until they have their actual kids, and then they set the animal up for failure, because they want an excuse to get rid of them.
It's sad how many older (8-12 year old) cats there are at the pounds and shelters. It's heartbreaking to read that most of them were given up by someone after living with that person their *entire* life. And people like the OP then end up raising self-centered, bratty kids who think the world revolves around them. Instead of reprimanded her precious little 2 year old, it becomes the cats fault. So the 2 year old never learns that there are consequences (when he was told not to touch the cat and still did, he got scratched in the face, but instead of saying, well, that's what you get for pulling the cats tail and not listening, he's fussed over and the cat is discarded) but that kid will also learn that animals are disposable and become yet another j*ck*ss who has no respect for nature and think that it all exists for his pleasure.
Anonymous
05/01/2013 10:06
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
When I was a little kid we always had a cat, and occasionally I got scratched. Why is his a big deal? Wash it out and wath for infection. Cats will scratch if they are provoked.
Anonymous
05/01/2013 09:27
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
OP, you sound like a moron. You have a cat, and yet you don't know that they don't like having their tails pulled? Okaaaaay. Furthermore, you ascribe a human emotion (so-called jealousy) to an animal. Newsflash: the cat is not "jealous" of your son. You just need to teach your kids to leave the cat alone. I am glad the cat scratched your son. Maybe now he will be more careful around the cat.
Morons. The world is populated by morons.
Morons. The world is populated by morons.
Anonymous
05/01/2013 09:25
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote:Um, the cat didn't scratch the kid out of "jealousy." The cat scratched him because the kid PULLED HIS TAIL!!!!!!!!
You shouldn't get rid of the cat. You should teach the kid to leave him alone.
+1 million!!!
Anonymous
05/01/2013 08:00
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
I'm sure this was a scary incident for both you and your toddler but hopefully it taught everyone a lesson and won't happen again. I was raised with multiple cats and got my share of scratches from feisty cats when I was likely annoying them. I survived and continued to love cats, work in a vet's office and grow up to have my own cats. The thing about having animals is that you have to accept that they are animals and aren't going to behave the way you want at all times. Yes, a cat scratch could have been much worse had it been in the eye but it wasn't. So now you can use this as a lesson and work on teaching the toddler how to treat the cat. Not saying you haven't already done this by the way. I have a 19-month-old so I know how hard it is and I'm constantly monitoring my son's behavior around the animals. None of this is your fault and you don't need to give the cat away unless you decide that's absolutely what you want to do. Try working on it some more and accept that co-existing sometimes means these things happen. My 12-year-old cat tried to bite me when I was cutting his nails last night. I'm not giving him away but I'm definitely careful when I do things like that with him now. Good luck!
Anonymous
04/29/2013 22:11
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Smart ass, I was 5 feet away nursing my newborn. Maybe you shouldn't judge someone without all the facts.
Get a life.
+1 One thing that is always certain when posting on this forum - someone is going to be a jerk.
I'm sorry this happened. I'm sure you have enough going on with DS and a newborn without adding one more thing to the mix. I have no helpful guidance for your issue as I don't have a cat. I just wanted to try to offset the jerk's comment above.
If OP had enough going on with DS and newborn, maybe they shouldn't have had the newborn, or even the DS if the cat came first. Cats are not disposable, they are to be kept for life just like you would keep your kids. I hate when people suddenly decide that their human children should come first and are more important. Treat them equally. If the cat came first, they deserve to still be there too. Wait until your kids start to bite you randomly. Are you going to rehome them at that time too?
Anonymous
04/28/2013 20:54
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote:Geez OP people like you make me sick.
I am usually very polite and at least civil on this thread, but yours just made no sense to me.
What you kitty did to your DS was what any kitty out there would do. Your son probably angered him when he pulled on his tail and the kitty probably warned him prior with hissing. It is not your son's fault however due to his age. It is your responsibility to make sure he doesn't annoy your cat. I fully understand you cannot be with them at all times, however to blame an innocent kitty is just stupid. The kitty was just reacting how he is wired to react. What kitty wouldn't scratch someone who pulled his tail??!!
And if your hubby is such a hot head and will make you get rid of your precious family pet over some scratches, then I would ditch him...not the feline.
Your love for your pet is supposed to be unconditional OP. His love for you is. Pets are not novelties. They deserve stability just as much as everyone else.
I hope this gets to your head, if not and you MUST give this kitty away, let me ask you to please do so w/the utmost care and discretion.
Do NOT offer him for free on Craigslist. Many folks scour CL for free kitties. They act like they will provide a loving + forever home, then they use these kitties for scientific experiments.
This is so easy for them to do since many people offer free cats due to overpopulation. Please...I beg you, do not let your kitty be another statistic.
Also, please do not send him to the Animal Shelter in your area.
Once there, at 8 yrs old, it is highly unlikely he will find a loving and forever home.
He will most likely sit on "death row" where his days are limited and due to lack of resources, he will be euthanized.
Hope you will re-consider.
You took the words right out of my mouth. Enough said.
Anonymous
04/28/2013 20:28
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote: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. 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. 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.
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!
Anonymous
04/28/2013 20:13
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
IMO a 23-mo. old should not have a cat or dog on hand, they don't understand how to deal with them and the dog or cat will react instinctively.
Anonymous
04/28/2013 16:46
Subject: Cat attacked my DS
Anonymous wrote:Cat bites / scratches can get very infected so keep an eye on them OP for any redness / swelling around them. Clean them out well too.
i am sure you can rehome the cat. Sounds like he needs to be in a kid free home. You have a toddler and a baby - the cat's tail is going to get pulled.
Really? Because I am not sure at all. There's not a huge market out there for 8 year old cats who are being given away because they aren't good with kids.
OP, you allowed this to happen (by not disciplining your child and teaching him not to) and now your pet is going to suffer for it. I hope if you give this cat away you never get another animal. You are not pet owner material.