Those with cats and newborn children: have you ever used a proximity sensor?
Hi, I've got a male black and white domestic shorthair, 5 years old named Max. Our first child arrives soon and I'm concerned about Max getting jealous and doing something stupid.
I've read a lot about how to prepare, including barring him from the baby's room, not leaving him alone etc but then I thought it might be a good idea to put some kind of tag around Max's neck and another in the baby's bassinet or as a small anklet or attached in someway, with an alert sounding if they get too close.
I've done some googling and can't find anything suitable. Anyone had an experience with a product like this or have another suggestion?
Posted Aug 24, 2020, 11:35 PM UTC
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The only issue I had with bringing my baby home with my cats was that my one cat did get jealous and would pee on the baby things. I just tried to make sure I still gave him attention and after the first few months he was fine. My cats generally just ignored baby or would run away from him when he started moving around. My friend who just had a baby hasn't had any issues with her cats at all. Unless you're cat tends to be aggressive I wouldn't be worried about it.
Thanks! I've never had any experience with this subject and some of the stuff I hear is pretty frightening.
Even my sister has 2 large breed dogs and they love her baby. They're super gentle and protective. I think it's just the bad stories you always hear about but none of the good ones which makes it stressful. I really think the bad stories are not the normal, they're just the ones that make the news and get lots of publicity so it seems like they happen a lot more than they really do.