2007-02-27 07:46:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Thanks all for the great answers ^_^
2007-02-27 11:35:36 · update #1
I don't think it's true, but I would watch cats around newborns. I have 4 cats and a 4 month old. We keep her room closed off to the cats and never leave her alone with them even for a minute. They generally leave her alone and occasionally sniff her.
That rumor comes from cats sucking the breath out because of the milk smell.
2007-02-27 08:19:05 · answer #1 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they don't suck they breath out however there were quite a few cases when cat can suffocate the baby simply placing its body over baby's face , if the baby s young and can not move itself - work it out ....
And the reason cats sneak into cots because they look for something warm to lean to ...
So babies and cats need to be at the very long distance from each other .
2007-02-27 18:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but they can lay on their head and prevent the baby from breathing. My nephew, however, loved to sleep with the cat because she would purr. Just be careful and watch them and don't let the cat stay in the room at night. If you ever catch the cat on the babies head, don't let them sleep together again.
2007-02-27 15:54:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, that's an old wives tale. How exactly would a cat suck a baby's breath out?
It could lay on the babies head and smother it I guess. But it couldn't suck the breath out of it.
2007-02-27 15:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by musicpanther67 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do not believe that is true. A more likely situation is that the cat would snuggle up to the baby and possibly could suffocate the baby that way.
2007-02-27 15:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by aredcan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That''s a wives tale....BUT they like warmth, they could cuddle up to the face and accidentally suffocate the baby....also, the baby could breath in the hairs, which are very fine and could develop asmah or allergies.
2007-02-27 16:19:50 · answer #6 · answered by kittynala 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no thats an old wives tale, but cats do like to cuddle up with the baby and they have a tendency to suffocate them (accidentally).
2007-02-27 15:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I have a newborn and my cats could care less about the baby. When he cries they run away.....
2007-02-27 16:44:57 · answer #8 · answered by Madcow4694 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that is total myth.but it is possible for the cat to smother the baby
2007-02-27 15:58:09 · answer #9 · answered by TOM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course not! The moon is made of cheese,though!
2007-02-27 15:53:32 · answer #10 · answered by dog8it 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋