My two year old son is terrorising the cat on a daily basis. In front of me, away from me, it doesn't matter where we are really as he doesn't understand what he is doing is wrong.
He has speech delay so I can't explain what he is doing is cruel, although I obviously say that to him ( I know they can't feel empathy at a young age). But he gets told off every time I see him be unkind and he will get a Time Out in his room, I will shout and generally act extremely cross, he cries etc etc. but there is no comprehension that the behaviour isn't to be repeated as he will do exactly the same thing moments later.
He gets praised for 'being kind'. We do brushing and stroking, he kisses her, but then 5 minutes later he will hold her off the ground by her throat or throttle her whilst sitting on her
She is a rescue cat and we've had her just under a year. She is the most passive creature I have ever known. She will not retaliate, she doesn't hide, she just takes it from him. We have stairgates so she can get away, a cat flap that she has constant access to, but she chooses to put herself in his path constantly. I find myself trying to keep them separate and then minutes later she has jumped the stair gate, cried (she is very vocal) so of course he knows where she is, and it all starts all over again.
Do you think the kindest thing would be to rehome her? She is the kindest cat that ever was and I'm so scared he will break her neck one day and that will be that basically
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We are at a total loss, scared he will kill her.
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sebsmummy1 · 05/04/2015 13:56
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