I have a 2 year old son, my three month onld cat and my son are best friends. They play great togather cat never scratches my son. BUT whenever my son goes to sleep, my cat trys to nibble on mine sons ear and sleep on my sons head. not over his mouth or anything, so he's not keeping my son from breathing, he just wakes him up every time he does this. If I wake up and remove the cat from the room the cat comes back several times a night and does the same thing. I don't wanta sleep with my bedroom door closed or lock the cat up and I don't wanta get rid of him b/c my son loves him, but I can't have this happen anymore as my son is't getting a good nights rest and neither am I. If this keeps up I will have no choice but to give the cat away. Has anyone had an experience like this or can tell me what to do to make this stop.
2006-08-28 15:00:58 · 28 answers · asked by Leesa C 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
i think it's awesome that your kitten has taken so well to your son. Since they are growing together and spend most of their time together, when your son takes naps and you watch him, let the kitten sleep with him, and slowly try to ween the kitten from sleeping with him to sleeping with you. bring any baby toys he's attached to and a blanket and even a monitor so he can still hear your son, even make him his own bed. that way they get to cuddle during the day, which your there to supervise, and at night they can have their own time. I just wouldn't try to completely separtate them just yet. Pets that are really close to owners are known to save their lives. he might be a great little protector for you son.
all in all, try to ween him first, it it doesn't work it will be ok to speparate them. They still have all day to play and be together.
2006-08-28 21:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by cougardame 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a kitten they do this when they are young, eventually the cat will grow out of it. You should NOT get rid of the cat because of it, you made a lifetime commitment the moment you got the cat. The best thing to do is close the kids door at night,(sorry I missed where you said you didnt want to close the door, so I say put the cat in a different room for the night and close that door instead it will not harm the cat) or squirt the cat with a water bottle every time it gets on the bed put a water bottle beside the bed and squirt the cat when you catch him in the room(give your son a kids squirt gun too and encourage him to use it only when the cat bugs him in bed). He will learn soon enough to stop it. I went through the same thing with all of my cats when they were kittens, they are just like human babies and want to be close to those they love and cuddle up..... the way I stopped it was throwing them off me when they woke me up and then squirting them with a squirt bottle filled with water only, it works and they learn to sleep on the end of the bed and not to disturb you.
PS it is unlikely that a three month old kitten is of a sufficient size to suffocate a 2 year old child, who can EASILY push it away if it lays on his face, the exageration of cats suffocating children is really annoying it is only dangerous for young babies because they dont have the strength to push a cat off thier face, so dont worry about the cat harming your son it is impossible!!!
2006-08-28 20:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's relatively easy to keep your cat away from your son. I'm assuming your son sleeps in his own bed or own crib. If it's a crib, just get a mosquito net and drape it over the crib. If it's a bed, do the same thing, but hang it from the ceiling.
However, if neither of these work, you might consider making the cat a special bed near your son, but not on him. When I was a kid, my father made a cat box -- a box about 16 inches long, about 10 inches high and 10 inches wide. The entrance to the cat box was small, only about 5 inches wide. Inside, he put a towel. Then he put the box at the foot of my bed. The cat was instantly wooed from my side into this private suite. Never had the problem again.
Hope this helps.
2006-08-28 15:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by beastmom 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You did say 3 month cat. which is a very young kitten. It is a perfect time to make a seperate space for the kitty. a used playpen with a top ,is a good place. . do you have intercom's put the cat somewhere else and let him hear the baby sleeping. or set up a bed for the kitten wiht a drop of catnip. a baby blanket from your son. and some special toys. I bred cats. and they all slept with my kids. even with the dog on the floor. but min e were adults. and I think my daughter now has allergies to cats. if they get in her face. make sure you get some wipes and wipe your son's hands offten. keeping germs at a minimum. Me myself would never get rid of the kitten. everyone there is young enough and adaptable enough to make a change for a better nights sleep.
2006-08-28 15:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by stardancer4949 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of whether you want to have your door open or not, your first priority is your son's life, if he suffocated how bad would you feel that you were not willing to close a door to keep him safe? Another option is a net or something similar over the cot to stop the cat getting in it, but to say you are not willing to close a door is a little bit silly really, after all, as I said before this is your son's life we are talking about, and nothing is worth risking that.
2006-08-28 21:26:51 · answer #5 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may sound like overkill but you can put a fly screen door on your sons bedroom so you can keep the cat out but still see and here your baby very dangerous to have your cat sleep with your baby good luck
2006-08-28 15:59:58 · answer #6 · answered by raliegh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I think you should shut your sons bedroom door. It is an easy way to keep the cat out of there and it is also a safe thing to do incase of a fire somewere else in the house. Just use a baby monitor so you can hear him at night in his room and if you dont already have a smoke alarm in his room you should put one in there also.
2006-08-28 15:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is there an area like a basement, room of any kind, porch of some sort that you can put the cat in for the night, but the best thing to do is to shut your sons bedroom door when he goes to sleep. good luck, and yes i have had plenty of cats like that, but they would normaly start doing that around the time that i would normally get up, they would be my alarm clock. because they wouldnt stop until i got up
2006-08-28 15:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by NoOneKnowsMe 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you make it sound like your only option is to get rid of the cat- They can sleep apart and you can close a door in your house. make the cat sleep in whatever room you keep its litter box in. Bathroom, utility room, wherever or close the bedroom door. The cat is attracted to the heat a head gives off and its a comforting place for them to sleep. Honestly- you are making a big deal of nothing. if it's nuisance put the cat in another room. Getting rid of the cat is only going to make your son sad! MY cat sleeps by my head every night and chews on my hair if i move my head- if it bothered me I'd make him sleep elsewhere! ITS THAT SIMPLE!!!
2006-08-28 15:49:55 · answer #9 · answered by ChrissyLicious 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i agree with carolmere with the water bottle try a lil bit of no a cat spray for cat put the cat out of the room buy him a catnip mouse to keep him busy he will forget the baby and fallasleep after playing.....by the way my lil guy has slept with my cat since he was born ..hes now 4 and there the best of friends..good luck
2006-08-28 15:32:37 · answer #10 · answered by little_outlaw_angel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋