Has your cat ever scratched your LO?

mkanderson85 · January 2011

Today, DH calls me and starts with, "Okay, so I don't want you to freak out, but..." and then continues to tell me how when he and Annalise were telling one of our cats "goodbye" this morning before they left the house and that the cat swatted at her and she has a big scratch on her hand.

I've been telling that ole' fool to NOT put her around that cat, but whatever-- no one listens to me! grrr.

jackieb3858 · January 2011

Not yet, but I have to be so careful. They are obsessed with my cats. All they do is stare at them and smile. When they freak out the only thing that calms them down is to look at the cats. They want to rip the cat's fur out though so I have to make sure they can't get near them. Smile

Shoshi10 · January 2011

Luckily my cat won't go anywhere near DD. He was already declawed in the front when I adopted him, but he has his back claws and when he jumps off my lap or out of my arms he scratches me sometimes. We will have to be careful of that when DD is big enough to hold him.

Ashleygoo · January 2011

Just make sure its super clean, since cats walk all over their potty and litter. Someone mentioned once about cat scratch fever. I used to have a cat, but she never messed with Annabelle. Sorry your LO got scratched!

badgergirl2003 · January 2011

I don't mean to worry you buy definitely watch the scratch closely. Cats walk around in litter boxes which are clearly not bacteria free and cat scratches can cause pretty nasty bacterial infections as well as cat scratch fever (yes, it's a real thing!). Just keep an eye on it. )

My cats are both declawed (as kittens) cuz I am a vet tech and work with unhappy cats and their nails all day long - no way I am going to deal with them at home with myself or my kids!!!

mkanderson85 · January 2011

badgergirl2003:

I don't mean to worry you buy definitely watch the scratch closely. Cats walk around in litter boxes which are clearly not bacteria free and cat scratches can cause pretty nasty bacterial infections as well as cat scratch fever (yes, it's a real thing!). Just keep an eye on it. )

My cats are both declawed (as kittens) cuz I am a vet tech and work with unhappy cats and their nails all day long - no way I am going to deal with them at home with myself or my kids!!!

The cat that I have from before DH and I met is declawed. This is his cat that he had before we met, too. Oh, and he is SOOO obsessed with this cat. So irritating. The scratch scared the crap out of him though and now he is anti Annalise/cat interation.

vanverth · January 2011

My cat is terrified of Michael. I have no worries about him getting scratched.

badgergirl2003 · January 2011

mkanderson85:
badgergirl2003:

I don't mean to worry you buy definitely watch the scratch closely. Cats walk around in litter boxes which are clearly not bacteria free and cat scratches can cause pretty nasty bacterial infections as well as cat scratch fever (yes, it's a real thing!). Just keep an eye on it. )

My cats are both declawed (as kittens) cuz I am a vet tech and work with unhappy cats and their nails all day long - no way I am going to deal with them at home with myself or my kids!!!

The cat that I have from before DH and I met is declawed. This is his cat that he had before we met, too. Oh, and he is SOOO obsessed with this cat. So irritating. The scratch scared the crap out of him though and now he is anti Annalise/cat interation.

It is probably best they don't interact for a while, esp if not declawed, just to be safe. Tell him where I work when we get scratched it is clinic protocol (to avoid infection problems with ourselves) that we scrub the wounds with surgical scrub for a couple minutes! I know we all want our pets to be friends with our kids but there is lots of time for that later... I'm guessing he gets it now!!

JillAly · January 2011

When my son was between 1-2 years old, he became obsessed with our cat. She was patient for a while but then she started swatting my son. This would happen over and over. My son got scratches on his face, his hands - pretty much everywhere. We tried to keep them apart but my son would just chase the cat around. He would swear to us he wouldn't pull the cat's tail (he thought the tail moving was funny) each time the cat hurt him, but he is a toddler- it's in his nature! We just washed the scratches with soap and water and would put neosporin on it. He was always fine...and now he's 3 and understands not to pull the tail so he and my cat are friends again.

MelonieK · January 2011

Tinker won't get close enough to Sarah for hair pulling or scratching to occur. The few times that she has been brave enough to come sniffing around, Sarah has been sitting in one of our laps, and we show her how to gently pet and immediately move her hands away if she tries to grab. I don't believe in declawing, so closely supervised interaction will be the only way until she is old enough to understand.

arishia · January 2011

Our cats aren't aggressive toward humans at all. The only time they've ever scratched is if you pick them up or try to rub their tummies. That's it. I honestly wouldn't keep a cat around my child if they were at all aggressive.

That said, I don't leave DS alone with them, just in case. But one of the cats just tries to get DS to pet him by rubbing on him (so cute), while the other just kinda ignores him.

If you're worried about future scratches, you can keep your cat's nails trimmed or get some of those soft paws. Poor baby hand!

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