posted by fmoore on Nov 26
If you have small children in the house, particularly those under the age of three, a cat might not be the best pet to have around your home. This is taking into consideration both the child and the cat’s well-being.Cats love to snuggle under people for company and warmth. This can be particularly dangerous where cats have been known to get into bed with babies and smother them unintentionally.
Another problem can occur when young kittens like to play with children. There is a strong chance for the child to get scratched in the eye when playing with a kitten.
Kittens have particularly sharp teeth and claws and when they play they can get overly excited and do a lot of damage to the tender skin of children.
Now, make no mistake, cats can get a hard life from children as well. Young children often tend to be a bit heavy-handed when handling cats and this can lead to increased cases of anxiety for your cat.
If there are cats and children in your family, it is a wise decision to teach your children how to handle the cat correctly.
The children need to be told how to pick up the cat, how to handle it carefully, and how to become aware of when the cat does not want to be handled any longer and would like to be left alone in peace.
Many cats become quite stressed with loud noises and sudden actions which is something that is quite common with young children.
It is good for children to learn to be considerate towards animals at a young age.
Not only will they treat animals better, but they will also become more considerate towards other people. So having a pet in the family that your children can learn to respect can be excellent for developing children in to better people as a whole.