24 Days till Christmas

24 Myths & Facts over 24 days
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Well that is a very scary thought.
Since 1905 felines have been blamed for laying on top of babies and causing their death.

“Cats, unlike dogs, evince a partiality for lying on the children’s chests in close proximity to their faces, and when that is the case there is a real danger of a fatal termination by suffocation.“
- British Journal of Children's Medicine 
Thanks.. you tool from 1905.

The unfortunate and very sad reality is this was the determination of what is now known as SIDS.
Though the cause of SIDS is still not fully understood - It is not the fault of cats. 


Actually these poor felines have been blamed since 1791!
Talk about a rumor that sticks.

The Annual Register wrote - “A child of eighteen months old was found dead near Plymouth; and it appeared, on the coroner's inquest, that the child died in consequence of a cat sucking its breath, thereby occasioning a strangulation."

Unless this coroner was watching a cat standing over top of a baby and literally sucking the breath from its mouth - how can he prove such a thing?

Idiot. 

Cat near the body? 
By golly it must be the work of a Witch!!
That feline did not just happen to come across this infant.. it stole its breath!
That's right! That magic feline stood over that innocent child and stole its life away by sucking the breath right out of it. 

But the only time I have ever seen a cat use a sucking motion was when it was nursing from its mother.
After that I do not believe I have seen a cat perform that action.

Granted a cat seems to like straws.. Fluffy is not known for drinking from them.

Wait.. I have seen cats sucking on blankets. 
Could this be the information needed to prove Fluffy is a baby killer?

Except the cat actually just mouths the blanket trying to mimic nursing from its mother.

The facts 

• Cats do like body heat and babies are warm, so it could curl up beside your baby. 
• Cats may sniff your baby's breath due to the smell of milk. 
• A cat could possibly lay very close to your baby.
• A cat could possibly lay on your baby.
• There is a chance that a cat may cause your baby distress by laying very close to its face, and the baby if it is too small to turn away may be in danger. 
• An older sibling could toss a stuffed animal in the crib because of some cute reason - but in turn this could land on the baby causing distress. 
• An older sibling could toss other things into the crib like a blanket or other toys causing possibly life threatening issues.
• An older sibling could climb into the crib wanting to see their baby brother or sister and accidentally cause distress. 

 An older sibling could put a huge fake spider in its younger siblings crib possibly scaring the child mentally for life.

My point is - shut the damn door!
Keep your pets and small children away from your baby if  you can not visually see them.
Nothing should be in the crib that could potentially cause the child harm. 

Bad idea - you have given the felines free reign of your babies bed.
Though it is very sweet, and you can see that none of the cats are actually on the baby.
This parent is probably very aware of her cats personalities and hopefully keeps a good eye on the meows.

Super cute but also not a very good idea.
Baby has little lungs and a tiny body.
You do not want to restrict its breathing by having any weight on its tummy.
I believe this was a temporary photo op.


A baby grows, and with that so does its ability to react to things - like Fluffy licking its face or trying to snuggle with it.











This baby has the ability to say..get the hell off me.
If this is a new kitty I would not suggest allowing Fluffy to hug baby.















Babies probably hurt cats more then cats hurt babies. 

Listen up Parents.. your child does not know any better - you need to tell them to stop!
If your tiny terror pokes or pulls at any of the cats we have for adoption - I will yell at you.
Any probably scare your kid a bit.
Sorry.. sorta. 



Another theory is that Cats are jealous of a baby usurping the attention.

I may call cats tiny little serial killers - but they are only a danger to small animals and insects. This is more of a domesticated adaptation to having the predatory drive but lacking the need for food.
A baby is not a part of the kitty diet!
They do not have the capacity to plot out a murder and follow through with plans to snuff out the life of a child.
That is a human thing.
Humans kill, Cats pee on your bed. 

I never said they didn't get jealous.. nor did I say they were not vengeful.
I am simply saying to think that a cat would purposely smother a child is ridiculous. 


Cats are not magic.
Cats are not witches, or familiars.

Trust me, if a Cat had any mystical powers they would have a very long to do list that involves centuries of payback for all the crap non-baby humans have done to them. 

I believe a never ending food bowl and continuous supply of treats would be high on the list ...

Respect is earned.








I found some beautiful pictures of children with cats on this blog