Advice needed cat being aggressive towards children
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:35 am
First time posting so please don't judge me.
Our cat has been with us for 2 years, he's been neutered and has never been treated inappropriately by us. I have a 5 year old and a new born in the house. The cat has his boundaries where he doesn't like to be touched and will only accept fuss on his terms but that didn't really seem to be a problem. However he has always had a small issue with our 5 year old from the beginning. Our child is not aggressive towards the cat even when he is attacked by him. Sometimes he only has to walk past the cat to be swiped at or the cat will randomly just attack our child even if he is sat watching tv not moving.
I understand having a newborn in the house will be stressful for our cat but the attacks on our 5 year old seemed to increase within the last few months and further more since the newborn has arrived. I have tried to introduce them but he is so spooked by the baby. I am scared to death that he is going to attack my newborn who cannot defend himself and I need advice.
Our cat has been with us for 2 years, he's been neutered and has never been treated inappropriately by us. I have a 5 year old and a new born in the house. The cat has his boundaries where he doesn't like to be touched and will only accept fuss on his terms but that didn't really seem to be a problem. However he has always had a small issue with our 5 year old from the beginning. Our child is not aggressive towards the cat even when he is attacked by him. Sometimes he only has to walk past the cat to be swiped at or the cat will randomly just attack our child even if he is sat watching tv not moving.
I understand having a newborn in the house will be stressful for our cat but the attacks on our 5 year old seemed to increase within the last few months and further more since the newborn has arrived. I have tried to introduce them but he is so spooked by the baby. I am scared to death that he is going to attack my newborn who cannot defend himself and I need advice.