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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 22:05

Saw a recent ad in EW Classifieds where a woman is looking for home for her 4 yr-old cat they've had since a kitten just because a baby has arrived. What does bringing a child into the home have to do with kicking another member out? When you have a pet, you assume a certain responsibility to it, part of which means making some accommodations as you experience your own life changes. To me, that's just chicken-s**t to decide the cat has to go. People like that should not have pets to begin with. Sorry, just had to vent at one more lame excuse for not caring for your household pet....

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 22:25

I guess so. For us, having a family that includes pets is normal but for others, it's not. I just don't get why people get animals only to kick them out when a baby comes along. Sure, if you didn't plan to ever have kids it might require a bit of readjustment, but if you knew all along you'd have a human family as well as a furry one then I just don't get it.

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 15:33

different places, different people, different cultures ;)...no one ever asked if we would be turfing out 3 cats and 4 strays :)

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 13:28

So many people asked us what we were going to do with our two cats and two dogs when our baby arrived. :\:? What did they think we were going to do - boot them out?!

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 09:40

that is very sad :(. You are right, some cultures think this way and it is so unnecessary. I am sure many animals are booted out the door to fend for themselves because of this uneducated mind set :(. Pregnant woman should not clean litter boxes when pregnant because of toxoplasmosis. anyway, for any that are reading this thread and are afraid to keep the cat when pregnant, read this :) http://cats.about.com/cs/catmanagement101/a/humanpregnancy.htm

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 09:19

lol SueB.. It is a fact that having a cat in the house lessens the chances of getting stress related diseases too. I think it is quite common in some societies to get rid of the cat when the owner is pregnant:( My colleague was telling me she had 3 cats when she was single, she had to rehome them when she was pregnant.. Also my neighbor was telling me how mad he was with his vet when he asked them to take his cat because his wife was pregnant. He thinks because the cat is vaccinated, people will take him in seconds!! He actually asked me what I will do if I got married with my dogs.. I told him they are part of the package! He thought it is a joke:(

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 08:45

I also totally disagree! If you do not want a cat when you have a baby, dont get a cat in the 1st place! A cat is not a replacement child to rehome when you actually have a child. When my son was born I had 3 cats, never once did I think I should get rid of them. They slept with him for 16 years and he lived with the dust, dander, love and cuddles without allergies. I also agree about children living in a sterile environment. Those friends whose kids did not have animals, ate only the *right* things all the time, lived in a dust free house, were not exposed to normal dirt were the ones with the runny noses, missed days at school, miserable and told they had allergies by their parents...they also lived in hot houses in the winter!!! so, mine were very rarely sick, played with all animals and kids even picked up their dropped food and ate it before I could grab it....very healthy today after all that exposure to dirt lol <em>edited by SueB on 12/02/2011</em>

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 07:52

I disagree with your point of view. Of course adopting a pet entails certain responsibilities but in my opinion, child takes priority over pet. Cats and other pets are a leading cause of asthma and allergies in babies. Having said that, just removing the pet does not remove the threat; feline dander can remain in the house for up to 2 years if the house is not properly cleaned. Also, the woman is not abandoning her cat, she is actively seeking a home where her pet will continue to have loving owners. Actually you are quite wrong in many respects, there is a mountian of evidence (and medical research)that if a child lives with cats (and dogs) from a baby they are far less likely to develope these kinds of allergies. There is also a lot of research shows that many of these Allergies are developing in children b/c they are brought up in an environment that is too clean. Yes if you introduce an animal at a later age they can develope an allergy, but if they are exposed as a baby that is very rare - children aren't born with allergies. But with cats and dogs most people are actually allergic to the dust and pollen they carry in their coat. To answer you question about why people ditch the cat when they have a baby, I think people worry about the cat smothering the baby. My in laws got hysterical about the thought of our cats being in the same house as there future grandchild, and put a huge amount of pressure on us to get rid of them. In fact my cat I had ended up with b/c of exactly this situation. The "mother" refused to come home from the hospital with the nbaby until the cats had gone....even though they had had screens fitted to all the doors.

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 00:35

I disagree with your point of view. Of course adopting a pet entails certain responsibilities but in my opinion, child takes priority over pet. Cats and other pets are a leading cause of asthma and allergies in babies. Having said that, just removing the pet does not remove the threat; feline dander can remain in the house for up to 2 years if the house is not properly cleaned. Also, the woman is not abandoning her cat, she is actively seeking a home where her pet will continue to have loving owners.

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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 23:26

I saw that and wrote to ask her that exact question. Of course, I have not heard back. I asked if the cat scratched or attacked or the reason the cat had to leave and would she let people know the cat was a problem, and that is why she was afraid the cat would hurt the baby...of course not. So, I agree, to make the long story short lol

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