I dont want to lose my cat

[asteri]

Ok so this may sound a bit bizarre, but since agreeing to TTC our first child, I have become a little worried about what will happen to our cat. I have heard lots of stories about cats not liking the noise/disruption that comes with having a baby and just wandering off. Also our neighbours cast disappeared a few weeks after they had their first baby. is there anything I can do to try and help my cat adjust to the situation if it(hopefully it does)arises.
I know I probably sound bonkers but I do love her dearly.

This isn't something I've heard of before but I'd suggest giving the cat lots of attention and maybe some extra treats (Salmon & nice ham) while it adjusts to a new baby in the home.

I would try not to worry too much.

My cat (sadly now in kitty heaven) absolutely doted on my dd when she was first born.

He was very protective of her. Never let my dd out of his sight. Did cause a small problem when I moved my dd into her cot bed, as he wanted to sleep with her! In the end we had to put his bed in her bedroom. I know they (the experts!) do not recommend this, but at least i knew he would not smother her out of love!

The only problem we had was when my dd started to become more aware of her surroundings and grabbing the cats tail. We stopped this gently by taking her hand off and saying no, that hurts him. Now she loves animals to pieces and already at the age of 4.5 says she wants to be an animal doctor (best start saving!)

If your cat is very protective of you,then make sure you give her plenty of love too when your baby goes to sleep, for some special time. Just like kids some cats I think!

oh I meant to say, if you cat does not seem to be coping with the change, get her to the vets. Its amazing what they can do to help animals with stress

Relax.

No baby on the way yet.

Your cat might be fine, they might not. Not a lot you can do at the moment.

Let them meet after the cat has smelled something with the baby's aroma on.

Cats can be stressed by new arrivals but Feliway is an excellent treatment for them. It is a plug-in device which emits cat pheromones which make them happy

Don't fret about it. Cats do get upset sometimes at being displaced, so you'll have to give her lots of attention and baby-free cuddles, but she should be ok eventually.

Mine wasn't best pleased at DS's arrival, but ignored him until he pretty much forced himself on her attention and then she just kept out of his way. They even played together, after a fashion - he'd yank a ribbon or something so she could chase it (he was about 18 months). She'd annoy him by running off with the string of his birthday helium balloon in her mouth!

The nicest thing was that DS really liked her, and although he could be a bit jealous, I think it was good for him to have a cat living in the house. Sadly, she had a stroke two weeks ago and we had to have her put down. DS isn't upset really, because he can't know about death (he's 2) but is talking about her quite a lot, so she's obviously on his mind.