5 tips on bringing a new cat into a child’s home (infographic)

I realise that a lot of this is common sense. I also realise that to many experienced cat caregivers these tips won’t be that useful. However, there are many young mums with young kids who decide to adopt a cat companion to make their family complete and add that little bit of extra soul to a home that a companion animal brings. For them these tips may be useful.

Infographic on 5 tips on bringing a new cat into a child's home
Two useful tags. Click either to see the articles: Toxic to cats | Dangers to cats

Infographic on 5 tips on bringing a new cat into a child’s home. Infographic by MikeB at PoC.

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One advantage of bringing a new cat to a home where the residents are all human is that there is no resident cat who regards the family home as his or her territory. When you introduce a new cat into that kind of home there is a greater likelihood of friction between the cats. Most humans don’t have the same possessive attitude towards territory. ‘Most’ is the operative word ?.

And one point which I don’t make it in the infographic which is also common sense is that mums and dads really should learn a bit about cat behaviour and impart it onto their kids together with instructions on how to interact gently with a new cat to ensure that they settle in as smoothly as possible.

Useful links
Anxiety - reduce it
FULL Maine Coon guide - lots of pages
Children and cats - important

All the videos and photographs that I have seen of children interacting with cats tell me that the children benefit enormously from it. They often love their cats. It’s just a question of ensuring that the cat gets the message that the child loves them and doesn’t perceive the little human as a hostile creature!

My experience tells me that domestic cats are probably more sensitive and more unhappy than people think about rough handling. When they are kittens, they play rough but when they are adults people need to respect their desire for a gentle approach, an approach which is designed to please the cat primarily and then secondarily please the human. In this way you avoid scratches and bites and the relationship will be forever close, bonded and peaceful.

Below are some pages on children and cats.

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Useful tag. Click to see the articles: Cat behavior

Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.

Michael Broad

Hi, I'm a 74-year-old retired solicitor (attorney in the US). Before qualifying I worked in many jobs including professional photography. I love nature, cats and all animals. I am concerned about their welfare. If you want to read more click here.

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