What affects us affects cats
Cute no doubt. Super cute – yes. It is a lovely family scene. It sort of proves that humans and cats can enjoy playing the same game. That’s a thought. HERE ARE SOME ARTICLES ON CHILDREN AND CATS (THIS IS A SMALL RANDOM SELECTION FROM THIS SITE):
It has to be a good idea to encourage children to assist in taking care of the family cat. I believe that children should be directly involved in caring for the family cat but there is a caveat. Precautions have to be taken otherwise a parent is setting things up for failure, which would …
There is so much to like about this relationship. It’s very positive for both of them. I’d be delighted to see this if I was the parent of the child. The girl will learn about animals and develop a sensitivity towards them. Her resistance to allergens will be boosted. She’ll have a companion who …
The cat’s expression says it all. There is not much to say except that the girls mother took to the photo as an example of why her daughter needed training on carrying a cat. That’s how I interpret the following words: “Trying to teach my daughter to hold the cat properly and captured this …
I am not going to add a lot a words to this picture of a child grabbing the ear of a cat. Incidentally the cat appears to be an Exotic Shorthair, the shorthaired version of the flat-faced Persian. Suffice to say that it is a nice pictorial example of how a child left alone …
Introduction I have republished this page on top cat breeds for children and brought it forward so that it gets more exposure. When parents are trying to select a suitable cat breed for their children they are no doubt thinking about a cat breed which is more pliable and friendly than average and a …
This is a very sad story because it could easily happen to any of us with a family. It’s doubly heartbreaking because in the process of putting their lives back together a young boy with Asperger syndrome may never again see the cat he depended on to keep him calm. In addition to telling this …
This is very emotional. I suppose the reunion was engineered for the camera but….it is still very emotional and it emphasizes the close connection between children and their domestic cat companion. We should remember that. The 13 year-old cat had been missing for two months. The mother found her at a nearby petrol station …
