Cat biting my little girl

[Mammaaof]

I went out into our garden this morning and my little girl followed me out (enclosed garden no way she can get out) she started playing in her sand pit so I went back into the kitchen and left the door open, I was back and fore to the garden and back inside just pottering around. When I heard a scream, I ran out and my little girl was holding her hand saying the cat bite her, I asked her where the cat was and it was sitting on our garden chair but it was tucked under the table so I didn't see it when I was in the garden.
Now this car is known to be nasty, always hisses and shows its teeth at any neighbors who shoos it out of their gardens. This cat is constantly coming into our garden and sitting on our furniture.
Now I'm assuming my little girl has gone and tried to stroke the cat so not trying to make out she didn't do anything.
But aibu if I went and told the neighbour what had happened? Just to add we don't get along with these neighbours, neither does anyone in the street
Sorry for long post thank you x

When people joke about animal cruelty I struggle to find it funny. I will believe you that your dad was joking - it didn’t seem like it be honest from your post.

It is a shame you daughter was bitten - scare off the cat when it comes into the garden. It’s clearly already an abused animal - joking about harming it (and dumping it miles away from familiar territory is harming it) isn’t funny.

To be honest a two year old shouldn’t be unsupervised in the garden.

If you’re getting a puppy you’re going to be constantly bitten for weeks until he/she fully learns bit inhibition. So if one cat bite is this traumatic you’re going to find it hard coping with a puppy.

They need to keep the cat in their house, imagine if a dog had done this everyone would be calling for it to be PTS. It’s their cat, it is their responsibility for it to be under control.

Short term id keep open bottles of water by the door and throw them at the cat whenever you see him.
I’d also match any show of aggression from it and do my best to scare it so it hopefully it wouldn’t consider my garden a friendly place anymore.

Long term you need cat proof fencing so it can’t get in.

Don’t rely on a dog.
Unless it’s adult known for attacking cats most likely it will yelp and run at any cat who lunges at it and attacks.
In my experience, the majority of dogs want to chase but won’t follow through and attack, especially if the cat stands it’s ground.

Cavonwhatnow? A mixed breed? A mongrel? A cross? How much did he set you back?!

As an aside, both myself and my DS are sensitive to those cat deterrent machines. We can’t exactly hear it, more sense the vibrations. My FIL was convinced we were lying so we had to do a blindfold test! DS has a diagnosis of SPD so we think it might be something to do with that.

I can hear the cat noise machine, as can my children, but we just turn it off when we’re out there as I can use a water gun or just make a loud noise and shoo them away when I’m there. I’ve had to experiment a bit because something was setting it off very regularly and I could hear it inside the house but it seems to have settled down now. Not sure I’d bother with one if I had a dog though. It’ll be in and out a lot and won’t learn to turn it off itself, obviously!

@SimonJT I don't think a puppy is going to cause a bite that needs glue to stick the skin back together? Or am I being thick?

@LST he is one of my mum's pups so nothing but the others sold for £4,500 x

@SimonJT sorry I must have missed the part in my post where I asked for parenting advice!? She is often outside and inside, outside and inside. She constantly likes to be in her sandpit. 6ft walls locker back gate, no way out. All flat, I potter around inside and out. Don't really care what your opinion is.

[quote Mammaaof]@SimonJT I don't think a puppy is going to cause a bite that needs glue to stick the skin back together? Or am I being thick?[/quote]
Puppy teeth are like needles, they’re really sharp and puppies bite hard. Its common for puppies to bite up to a year old.

We all look like we’ve been climbing barbed wire fencing, one bite sliced the bit of skin between my thumb and index finger, now that hurt. Our feet haven’t escaped biting either, he has just turned 15 weeks and he is just starting to improve on the biting front.

I don't think a puppy is going to cause a bite that needs glue to stick the skin back together? Or am I being thick?

Puppies bite - a lot. And it hurts. Their teeth are like needles and I can guarantee you'll all be covered in cuts, bruises and scratches for a good few months.

@vanillandhoney yes I have had 2 previous dogs

I’m scarred by my latest puppy.
Get a water pistol for the cat.
If you don’t supervise your young child in the garden then a puppy is going to do more damage than a cat.
I’m assuming this pup comes from unhealthtested parents. Bred for cash as people want pups in lockdown.

@Wolfiefan absolutely not, both tested and the dad had a contraceptive implant which failed. My mum didn't want pups.

Good story OP. Health tested but not being bred from. Implant failed and they sold the puppies for over £4000 each.

@Wolfiefan they were health tested by the people my mum had the dogs off as she passed away my mum said she would take them in. I don't have to explain myself to you.

Sorry - you don’t think a dog will bite worse than a cat??

[quote Mammaaof]@Wolfiefan they were health tested by the people my mum had the dogs off as she passed away my mum said she would take them in. I don't have to explain myself to you.[/quote]
Certain health tests need to be carried out on a yearly basis.

No your right because I'm getting a puppy, I should let my child get bitten by a cat and just think hmm it's ok because I'm getting a puppy

It bit so yes it should be kept in or in a cat proof garden , why is it ok to let cats go around biting people , if someones let there dog just nip everyone would be calling for pts etc , yet cats seem ok
If you know you have a vicious cat then yes you should take measures to keep it in your own garden. , if it hisses at people just randomly it doesnt sound much like a pet
Cant wait for laws to be passed on cat owners being responsible as well , if said cat attacks a dog and comes off worse it will be dog in trouble .
Most responsible cat owners would not let a cat out that goes around attacking people , most cats run or are friendly around humans , if you know yours is neither then yes you should be responsible

Sorry I'm not sure where I asked for advice on my puppy or my mum's dogs

OP, try not to listen to the hysteria re puppy biting.

It is true the puppy will bite and yes it will hurt but managed properly it is highly, highly unlikely to cause a injury that requires glue.

It may not be clear from the comment but wolfiefan has Irish wolfhounds..
An Irish wolfhound puppy bite vs a cavapoochon puppy bite.
The two just aren’t comparable!
The wolfhound must be at least 4, if not more times the size!!

I have a collie and yes she bit as a puppy, she put holes in all my clothing but she never drew blood!
Not once.

None of the people I know with dogs ever had puppy bites that broke the skin.
Though I imagine bigger breed puppies may do so accidentally but even then, a wound that requires glue to close?
I dont think that’s likely.

Unless you are literally standing there letting the pup chomble on you

@Borderstotheleftofme thank you so much for your comment! The puppy is only the size of a rabbit and will only grow to a size of a bichon 🙈 I don't know why some people started commenting about the puppy as I only mentioned it as someone asked. I mean there is a massive difference between my own pup nipping the children, than a random (not looked after) cat. I think some people just think I should just shrug it off and not even be concerned. If it was the other way around and my dog bit another child the dog would be put to sleep x

@Borderstotheleftofme my lovely soft idiot of a dog broke the skin of my cleaner as a puppy when she unexpectedly bent down to pet him and he turned very fast and broke the skin. I wouldn't characterise it as a 'bite' it was more that his open mouth meant the teeth hit her hand hard. She had to have antibiotics and a tetanus injection. I paid for the antibiotics. Poor woman she has her own dogs and our dog adored her, he was just shocked. She was mortified she scared him. Unfortunately you cannot ever be 100% certain with any dog even though I would hand in heart say I couldn't believe any of the dogs we've ever had would deliberately hurt anyone