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do i worry about next doors cats and my ds's?

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mad4myboys · 09/06/2009 20:33

i have almost 3 and 6 month old ds's and our garden is very safe and enclosed and we have a big kitchen/diner and i let ds1 come and go as he pleases and leave the back door open. Lately i have been putting ds2 outside by the door and the 2 of them have a great time. Next door have 2 kittens which are just old enough to go outside. Now, i know they are skitty but i dont know how much i should worry?First of all they were trying to get inside which i dont want and second, i was cooking tea and ds2 was with me and ds1 was at the top of his wooden climbing frame and i knew both cats were in and out ofour garden as ds1 was talking to them. anyway one was on top of the shed next to the climbing frame then ds1 was screaming. went out and he said he bumped his head and that it was the cats fault (who was then next to him) couldnt see how but when he was in the bath he showed me his 'baddy' where he said the cat scrathed him and how the cats paws were on his leg and it pushed him backwards (i guess making him bump his head)

obviously i dont trust the cats, but obviously next door cant leave them indoors and im not going to keep him indoors but does this mean i cant let ds1 play out side as he pleases?? I never go far, our downstairs is open plan and im always in the kitchen/diner...Now realise i cant leave ds2 out there without me even if it is by the door

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MoominMymbleandMy · 16/06/2009 22:45

As in look like adult cats but can still be very kitten-ish in behaviour.

They do not have strops, lie in bed all day or hog the bathroom.

catinthehat2 · 16/06/2009 22:57

hehehehehehe

seeker · 17/06/2009 10:50

"A tiger on the other hand,
Is kittenish and mild.
And males a pretty playfellow
For any little child.

And mothers of large families
Who claim to common sense,
Will find a tiger much repays
The trouble and expense."

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seeker · 17/06/2009 10:50

Makes, not males - seeker you are an idiot!

Stayingsunnygirl · 17/06/2009 13:43

I like that poem a lot, seeker. I would love to have a baby tiger, but dh says I can't.

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mad4myboys · 17/06/2009 19:34

i cant believe some people can be so nasty about something that i was generally worried about. Im glad, moomin, that this has happened to your LO (not for her obviously) but at least someone can understand how a cat CAN knock a toddler over particulary when caught off gaurd. Did your parents never tell you 'if you cant say something nice, then dont say anything at all'?? Thanks to those of you who did take me seriously though.

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AnyFucker · 17/06/2009 21:40

don't be so touchy mad4

lets hope those nasty puddy-tats stay away from you and yours in future....

MoominMymbleandMy · 17/06/2009 22:10

Oh dear, mad4myboys, I really had no intention of sounding unkind but if you had seen my cat/DS collision you would honestly have been hard put to it not to laugh, especially as they were both fine.

What I worried about when I first got the kittens was that the DS might manage to corner them somewhere and they would lash out in terror, and kittens have sharp claws.

But, as I said, they are friendly, sensible animals. They potter round the garden with him, rub round his legs and when they think he's too boisterous they go elsewhere.

I don't worry about them in the least, even after the collision, which was pure fluke. They are less likely to damage him than another toddler. After all, they can't hit him on the head with a plastic toy.

If you're not happy with the kittens in your garden they will get the message if you clap your hands and stamp when you see them.

But I think your LOs might grow to like the company. Kittens and toddlers do have a lot in common, and it isn't difficult to teach a toddler how to treat a cat. Mine knows to stroke them the right way, is delighted to see all cats and has even registered tails are off-limits.

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mad4myboys · 18/06/2009 10:35

no moomin, i wasnt talking about you at all, you were one of the people who understood what i was talking about. I meant people such as anyf*cker who should stear clear of any thread she thinks is a piss take

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OrmIrian · 18/06/2009 10:37

Wow! MNer is savage kitten attack! Stop press!

arf (just a little bit).

OrmIrian · 18/06/2009 10:38

It isn't a tiger kitten is it?

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mad4myboys · 18/06/2009 10:43

fine, take the piss, but i have never had cats, and after seeing what the cat did and knowing how cats are supposed to be with babies, please forgive me for making sure my yound ds's are going to be safe and coming on here and asking advice from supposed kind and caring MNers

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OrmIrian · 18/06/2009 10:53

Sorry mad.

Couldn't resist

seeker · 18/06/2009 11:53

To be serious. There is no way a cat could push over a 3 year old. A 3 year old may be startled by a cat appearing suddenly and fall over, but the cat did not push him over. A cat could scratch - but it is very unusual for cats to scratch or bite unless they have been touched first. So tell your dss not to touch the cats, or show them how to stroke them gently,but remind them to only to stroke them a few times.

If you don't want them in your garden then get a plant sprayer and give them a squirt every time they come near. But if I were you I would encourage them. That way your dss will have all the fun of having a pet with none of the hassle.

Peachy · 18/06/2009 16:26

Seekers right you know, cats only attack usually if they'rescared- hurt, cornered, etc.

Inotherwise they simpkly can't be bothered.

Don't worry about the ribbing mad4, it's not intended nastily.

AnyFucker · 18/06/2009 18:04

get over yourself mad4

or go and find yourself a reality check (and a sense of humour)

and don't tell me to steer clear, I will post where I like

for the record, I didn't think this thread was a piss-take, I was the one taking the piss, and deservedly-so

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mad4myboys · 18/06/2009 19:13

anyfu*cker, what is it with you being nasty to people on here? Ive read threads before where you think you're being funny yet you are just being out of order or insensitive. Yes you do have a right to post where you like but if i was saying this in a manner or laughing at the situation then fair enough but i wasnt. As i said before i was concerned about the welfare of my ds's therefor to tell me to 'get over myself' or to 'get a sense of humour' i think isnt called for. Fair enough people making silly jokes but for you to say 'find something else to worry about', well at the time it was what i WAS worried about.

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AnyFucker · 18/06/2009 19:19

I'm glad we have come to this understanding mad4

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