Are cats scared of babies?

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After all the worrying when I was PG about keeping our 2 cats away from the baby she is now 3 months and I don't think the cats have so much sniffed her. They will walk round the other side of the room to avoid her. Also when our nephew comes round (now 11 months) they are just terrified of him. Wondering if this is gonna carry on cos we'll have two permenantly scared cats when DD gets a bit older?

our exceptionally friendly cat didn't go near my DS until he learnt to walk (then cat had no choice). he would sleep in DSs cot when DS wasn;t in it but would never go near the cot when DS was sleeping in it. He also slept in Dss car seat and on the bay gym, but again never when DS was near by. The only time he'd come near was when i was breast feeding DS. Cat would curl up on my lap leaning against DS (super cute).

We had two kittens (6months old or so) when DD was born. They were terrified of her. It was amusing to watch them approach her, look at her and then scarper if she moved or cried.

Cat was scared of DS for a few weeks until she realized he couldn't move.

Brief months of happy coexistence.

Now DS can move (rather fast) she is scared of him again.

I am trying to teach him to be slow and gentle (he is desperate to stroke her whenever he sees her) but she is not really up for it! I try and make sure there are clear escape routes if we are all in the same place and this has meant no scratching so far (she just runs away)

Hoping that as he gets older they will chum up eventually!

Usually

My mum has 3 cats and my nan has three cats. I have a 12 month old baby. They are terrified of her. She shrieks at the sight of them and then chases them. They don't know what it is that is coming for them and spend the time we are at the houses out of the way. I think in time they will get used to her.

Our cat loves the baby. He is an huge, hairy Siberian beast and my 3 year old is a bit scared of him. But he sits next to the 7 month old having his whiskers pulled and chunks of hair yanked out (obviously I try to stop this) purring away.

He is a strange cat though. Very loyal and loving like a dog in many ways.

My cats are shit scared of my 20 month old niece, but that's because she yells "Cat! Meow!" before making a bee line very quickly towards them. But they're wonderful with my 5 month old DS. When he came home they were so inquisitive but gentle around him. One of them curls up on my lap next to DS when he's feeding and tries to 'groom' him! But she too is more like a dog than a cat.

But now they know he's a new member of the 'pride' they're used to him and don't take too much notice. No doubt they will when he's chasing them around the house!

My cat was basically bored by DS then when he walked she just put up with him but on a couple of occasions she when for him, claws in his face near his eyes .

I couldn't blame her as he was annoying her ( i couldn't see, she was on diningroom chair). She died last year aged 20 and to be honest, im relieved as my DD would have been much much worse.

Just don't get too relaxed when the cat seems ok, they are animals after all.

Yes, my cat did the whole bottlebrush tail thing when I brought home my DC as newborns, then kept out the way, then ran in terror when as toddlers they chased her. She is now OK with my DS1 who is 5, and actually getting used to DS2 (20 months) because every time I let him near her I repeat the word 'Gentle' and show him how to stroke her. it is definitely a case of training each to learn how to respect the other!

DD is 3.8. We have 2 cats. At first they were scared, after a few weeks they were curious, but mostly about her carrycot, and places where she'd been... they'd avoid her unless I was holding her... and even that was rare.
Then DD started moving! When we came downstairs in the morning I'd hear the cat flap click and that was the last we'd see of the cats until she'd gone to bed, unless it was absolutely chucking it down or snowing.

On the odd occasion they did come in she'd chase them, we did everything we could to stop her chasing them and show her how to be nice to them but there were 2 occasions where she backed them into a corner, we didn't get there in time and she got a scratch. By then she was old enough to know better so it taught her a valuable lesson.

Now things are beginning to get better. One of them will let her stroke him, and we've taught her to play "stick game" under close supervision... for the safety of the cats, not her... The other cat has always been more wary of people, but he does at least come in the house now and he will let her stroke him if he's in the mood.

My older cat is a siamese (don't know if that's what makes the difference or just being her) and is really nosy about new stuff, including people and babies and has to go investigate, she's learnt that babies and toddlers are noisy, leak fluid (she doesn't like wet) and grab at you so she stays well clear of under 5s

The little cat, freaks at new things, she stops dead, does her wee halloween cat impression then gradually works herself up into investigating over a period of a few days, the new cat scratcher got that reaction, new living room furniture almost made her apoplectic and yep visiting babies also ARE NEW, LOOK NEW i TELL YOU and so completely terrifying and suspicious even though I have children, lol

My friend's toddler had a tantrum last week, I genuinely don't know who was more upset, the toddler or the little cat, rofl

They'll get used to her, notice she drops food which is good, and grabs which is bad - and accept her later as a little person