Comments on: Cats & Expecting: The Mother of All Myths http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614 understand their nature Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: WereBear http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614/comment-page-1#comment-5638 WereBear Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:07:08 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2614#comment-5638 Now research seems to point towards the conclusion that it's <strong>lack of exposure to allergens </strong>which create the problem; not the other way around. Now research seems to point towards the conclusion that it’s lack of exposure to allergens which create the problem; not the other way around.

]]> By: YamiYoukai http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614/comment-page-1#comment-5636 YamiYoukai Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:17:48 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2614#comment-5636 My aunt had a stray siamese "adopt her". Roughly a couple years afterwards, my aunt got pregnant and had her child. Sure, the cat crawled into the crib with the newborn, no matter what they did, but the interesting part was that she'd fetch my aun if the infant moved or began crying, mewing till the mother went to check... How is that detrimental? the most grave danger I see to the cat/newborn combo is the allergy possibility, even as a med student My aunt had a stray siamese “adopt her”. Roughly a couple years afterwards, my aunt got pregnant and had her child. Sure, the cat crawled into the crib with the newborn, no matter what they did, but the interesting part was that she’d fetch my aun if the infant moved or began crying, mewing till the mother went to check… How is that detrimental? the most grave danger I see to the cat/newborn combo is the allergy possibility, even as a med student

]]> By: The Way of Cats helps you understand, train, and love your pet cat … | Frontline For Pets http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614/comment-page-1#comment-4165 The Way of Cats helps you understand, train, and love your pet cat … | Frontline For Pets Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:38:02 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2614#comment-4165 [...] Someone I’ve heard of created an interesting post today on The Way of Cats helps you understand, train, and love your pet cat …Here’s a short outline [...] [...] Someone I’ve heard of created an interesting post today on The Way of Cats helps you understand, train, and love your pet cat …Here’s a short outline [...]

]]> By: Oldcat http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614/comment-page-1#comment-3279 Oldcat Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:34:14 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2614#comment-3279 Of course, the evidence for *parents* being responsible for injury and death to children is far, far more prevalent than cats. Best leave the baby with the cat, and give away mom and dad. Of course, the evidence for *parents* being responsible for injury and death to children is far, far more prevalent than cats. Best leave the baby with the cat, and give away mom and dad.

]]> By: Naamah http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614/comment-page-1#comment-3266 Naamah Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:31:18 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2614#comment-3266 What a crock of you-know-what. I realize that just as there is no "I" in "team" there is no "data" in "anecdote" but seriously, my parents had two cats when they had me. Those cats slept IN MY CRIB with me. I was around cats every day of my life from the day they brought me home from the hospital. Nothing bad happened. I grew up to love animals, and my life was richer for knowing Sam and Sarge at such a young age. They were unfailingly patient with me. This kind of thing really gets up my nose. Of course, I still hear people say "When are you getting rid of your cat/s?" to pregnant women all the time, so the BS myths are alive and well, unfortunately. What a crock of you-know-what.

I realize that just as there is no “I” in “team” there is no “data” in “anecdote” but seriously, my parents had two cats when they had me. Those cats slept IN MY CRIB with me. I was around cats every day of my life from the day they brought me home from the hospital. Nothing bad happened. I grew up to love animals, and my life was richer for knowing Sam and Sarge at such a young age. They were unfailingly patient with me.

This kind of thing really gets up my nose. Of course, I still hear people say “When are you getting rid of your cat/s?” to pregnant women all the time, so the BS myths are alive and well, unfortunately.

]]> By: WereBear http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614/comment-page-1#comment-3264 WereBear Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:09:01 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2614#comment-3264 You're absolutely right; it's a sign of affection. Our kitten likes to "be a hat." You’re absolutely right; it’s a sign of affection. Our kitten likes to “be a hat.”

]]> By: Bill the Splut http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-expecting-the-mother-of-all-myths/2614/comment-page-1#comment-3260 Bill the Splut Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:19:23 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2614#comment-3260 They seriously believed the "cats smother babies" thing? Isn't that like believing "cats steal baby's breath" as they did in the middle ages? Not that my kitten DJ doesn't try to sleep near my mouth and nose every night, just enough that I'm uncomfortable...but he's just trying to be close to my face. I pull back or rearrange him and then we both go back to sleep. They seriously believed the “cats smother babies” thing? Isn’t that like believing “cats steal baby’s breath” as they did in the middle ages?

Not that my kitten DJ doesn’t try to sleep near my mouth and nose every night, just enough that I’m uncomfortable…but he’s just trying to be close to my face. I pull back or rearrange him and then we both go back to sleep.

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