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xp pet owners help!

qme09qme09 member
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Okay, i have no idea how to explain this, without sounding insane, but here it goes. For the last few days, one of our cats has been trying to attack the baby. She never really warmed up to LO, but this behavior is different. She stares at her constantly, and when she cries, the cat lunges. The cat has tried to jump on her repeatedly, and every time we try to grab the cat, she runs away and we can't find her for hours, only to have her reappear. She howls and hisses and spits at the baby. We don't know why. We haven't been able to catch her. She has never behaved like this. She was very aloof toward Alicen until now, and its downright weird. What do we do? Do we continue to try and catch her, and then take her to the vet? Should we call animal control? I have no idea what to do, because we literally can't find her until she reappears. Please help. Thanks in advance...
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  • mashedtatersmashedtaters

    In my opinion that baby is above all and most important. & that cat seems to have it out for LO. I wouldnt let it continue any more. Not even chance it. I wouldnt even take it to the vet to see if she is 'sick.' I would find a new loving home, ASAP, for the animal with a family who dont plan to have children living in the house.

    Heaven forbib you cant find the cat when its hiding out one night and its in the babys room and goes after LO when your not around. You just cant have that.

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  • qme09qme09 member

    This was my thought. I mean, I don't want to be mean to the cat, but she seems crazy. Our issue is that she got into a crawlspace in the house and can enter the crawlspace in the basement and come out upstairs. We cant watch her well enough, especially at night time. I have been staying up to watch. LO sleeps in the nursery area, which is sort of a nook off of our room, but it isn't closed off. there's no door, its just open. I am thinking about trying to move the crib, into my room, so I can close the door off.

    this is so insane, i'm scared of a cat, but i have no idea what's gotten into her. i hesitated to post this even, thats how crazy this is.

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  • mashedtatersmashedtaters
    I've seen a few posts blow up from questions like this but its not like your asking about putting it down or anything! Im not sure whats gotten into your cat eirther. And i'm sure you loved your pet alot at one point and time. But now LO takes priority. And moving the crib and going through all that just seems a bit too much for an animal. I would try to find it a loving home in the morning but just keep LO close to you tonight. Good luck.
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  • kristin2tkristin2t member

    As hard as it would be to give your cat away, the other thing to remember is that she obviously isn't happy herself. Maybe a new home would be better for her too?

    I'd call the vet to see if they have any recommendations, but ditto PP, baby's safety has gotta come first. 

    Sorry you're going through this, and good luck. 

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  • Chrissy1019Chrissy1019 member
    I think you have to at least give the cat a chance by calling and talking to the vet. Absolutely baby comes first, but you owe it to the cat to try and at least get advice from a professional. See what they say and take it from there.if you have to give her away, do it but if she has only started this recently, not as soon as baby was born, then maybe something else is up.
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  • Andreaduffy281Andreaduffy281 member
    Catch kitty and go to the vet! Put benedryl in her wet food if you have to! I'd call the vet to make sure benedryl is safe for cats first we give it to our dog for his allergies... But we have a crazy cat as well hisses bites mostly to strings and so far he's been good with lo (I think he knows he'd lose his nine lives very quickly if he did something to her!) but we have a friend who's cat acted like that after they got a dog and the vet put him on kitty Prozac and yes great now!! Good luck!
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  • Andreaduffy281Andreaduffy281 member
    Sorry autocorrect on my phone *strangers* not strings :)
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  • smm010108smm010108

    imageAndreaduffy281:
    Catch kitty and go to the vet! Put benedryl in her wet food if you have to! I'd call the vet to make sure benedryl is safe for cats first we give it to our dog for his allergies... But we have a crazy cat as well hisses bites mostly to strings and so far he's been good with lo (I think he knows he'd lose his nine lives very quickly if he did something to her!) but we have a friend who's cat acted like that after they got a dog and the vet put him on kitty Prozac and yes great now!! Good luck!

    This made me LOL, sorry! Don't get me wrong, I love my dog as part of our family, and would probably do it for him as well, but I still think it's funny. As for OP, I say take the cat to the vet - I'm sure there's something else going on. If not, however, I'm sorry to say the best thing for everyone (people and cats!) is to find it another good home.

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  • Husky1980Husky1980

    First, is your cat declawed?  Second, take the cat to the vet before you decide to re-home it.

    The main thing you want to watch out for is that the cat doesn't bite the baby.

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  • snansleysnansley

    You might want to post this on the pets board, but let me give you some tips before you go over there and get crucified.  They are a great, wise group of ladies, but they are pretty dedicated pet owners and can get a little snippy if they think someone wants permission to dump a pet (not saying you are doing this)

    As with any new behavior that you can't explain in your pet, a vet appointment is priority.  There may be a health issue going on.

    Re-homing a pet is an absolute last solution and not always a happy ending.  A pet that has aggression issues/ doesn't play well with others is a hard pet to adopt out.  So I wouldn't even mention it as an option until you have exhausted every other avenue.

    Yes, your child's safety is paramount.  The goal is to help your cat be happy in your house with the baby, keep everyone safe and keep the family together.

    Have you looked into a Feliway diffuser?

     

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