I'm concerned about my sister and her cat, and wondered if anyone had experienced anything similar and what the outcome was.
My sister has a huge cat (he weighs 9kg apparently!) with by all accounts a distinctly bolshy temperament. I have never met him as she lives abroad but he regularly brings back all kinds of exotic beasties to them and on one occasion they were called by new neighbours to remove him from their house, where he had waltzed in, chased their cat up a tree, and was attacking anyone who tried to make him leave.
She is currently in hospital having had her first child, and due home tomorrow (baby is only 3kg!). Apparently disgruntled at his mistress's absence the cat has been in a more than usually filthy mood and today attacked another neighbour's three-year-old child with the result that said neighbour came round to complain. From the description I get the distinct impression this was more than just a quick side-swipe for having pulled his tail.
My sister is devoted to her cat and says he's a "big softee really" and "oh, he's just in a bad mood because he's hungry", etc., but I am really worried about how this animal might react when she brings the baby home. Although I am a cat-lover myself and have always have cats, I would have reservations about my children sharing a house with this one.
Anyone have any experience of angry cat + new-baby? How can I broach the subject, or perhaps I should just butt out?
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bediscalling · 05/01/2013 22:56
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