Cats and the baby's room - Page 3

armywife11 · Apr 6th, 2012, 16:01 PM

My cousin used the tot tent with her first but learned that the cat wanted nothing to do with the baby so she didn't bother pulling it out for her second.

I have not heard any complaints about it from anyone that has used it.

tinytabby · Apr 6th, 2012, 16:20 PM

I never met a cat who wanted to be in the same room as a baby!

However, we will be keeping the bedroom door closed because our cat still might want to sleep in baby's bed when baby's not in it.

I like the look of the cat net for the cot!

aegle · Apr 6th, 2012, 16:20 PM

I have a cat too, she's pretty curious and likes sitting on top of things, but she's also pretty good at listening when we say "no," so I don't think that it's going to be a problem.. The counters, the windows in the front and the closet are off limits and she knows it and respects it for the most part.

We live in a studio apartment, though, so there's no option of closing doors or putting up baby gates. Worst comes to worst, we could get a canopy, but OH doesn't like the idea.

Hopefully she'll just avoid the baby and listen when we say no. I plan on putting up the crib early and start disciplining her as soon as possible so she knows the rules ahead of time.

_Mouse_ · Apr 6th, 2012, 16:55 PM

My cats love sleeping in beds. So when we set up the pack-n-play the cats wouldn't leave it alone so we trade it in for one with a Net on top.

it keeps them out.

christinas06 · Apr 6th, 2012, 21:59 PM

We bought this gate:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dream-Baby...White/13419816
We have a cat who jumps really high and he can not jump it. I think it is from lack of horizontal bars. We put can food in there and he couldn't get it it. Also, we put his favorite toy in the room and he tried everything to get to it and he couldn't get it. If might be worth a buy. I know several people who say that cats want nothing to do with their babies.

BabyHill · Apr 7th, 2012, 07:39 AM

It sounds quite cruel but I saw on baby bump app that some girl had put double sided sticky tape inside the baby's crib and bouncer and everywhere she wanted to keep the cat away from. Apparently it worked. I'm hoping when we move next week that our cats will just ignore the closed door to the nursery! Doubtful but hopeful.

kippenhok · Apr 7th, 2012, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BabyHill

It sounds quite cruel but I saw on baby bump app that some girl had put double sided sticky tape inside the baby's crib and bouncer and everywhere she wanted to keep the cat away from. Apparently it worked. I'm hoping when we move next week that our cats will just ignore the closed door to the nursery! Doubtful but hopeful.

LOL...

That's actually pretty funny. Doesn't seem cruel though, only thing that'll happen to the cat is he'll probably be a few hairs poorer and a bruised ego richer right?

I have a very cheeky huge maine coon and he (as well as his hair) gets eveeeryyywhere. Thinking the crib tent is an excellent idea! He's already claimed the carrycot.

AngelofTroy · Apr 7th, 2012, 07:59 AM

We're just going to keep the nursery door shut! We have a curious 10 month old tom cat who loved the 'spare room' as it was, but we've already started closing the door and not letting him in.

We actually have a water pistol in the nursery, and the kitchen. He knows he shouldn't be in either but if he does then we give him a squirt of water and he soon runs to safe ground!

In fact we often only have to pick up the water pistol and he legs it!

septemberbaby · Apr 7th, 2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by teresapk

hah i find this funny. do you have cats? cuz ours certainly do not give a bleep when we say no. they think it's a fun game.

and re: the OP about tinfoil. we already have two couches wrapped in tinfoil, we need to buy stock in Reynolds wrap at this point

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Originally Posted by septemberbaby

can you not just adjust the locks on the door so the cat's won't be able to open them? or do they actually jump up on the handles and open them that way?

if you just keep telling them no they should get it after a while anyway though.

Had cats all my life, and they're all good listeners. The one I have now knows the difference between food and drink (the words) so if I ask him if he wants a drink he runs to the bathroom to drink from the tap, when I offer him food he goes to the kitchen where his bowl is.

Anyway, I know I've been lucky in a way with the cats I've had, as not all of them like to be as cooperative

tinytabby · Apr 7th, 2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by septemberbaby

Had cats all my life, and they're all good listeners. The one I have now knows the difference between food and drink (the words) so if I ask him if he wants a drink he runs to the bathroom to drink from the tap, when I offer him food he goes to the kitchen where his bowl is.

Anyway, I know I've been lucky in a way with the cats I've had, as not all of them like to be as cooperative

WOW! You're lucky. My cat understands what I say but doesn't obey!

Apr 6th, 2012, 16:01 PM	#21
armywife11 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,682	My cousin used the tot tent with her first but learned that the cat wanted nothing to do with the baby so she didn't bother pulling it out for her second. I have not heard any complaints about it from anyone that has used it.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 16:20 PM	#22
tinytabby Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,115	I never met a cat who wanted to be in the same room as a baby! However, we will be keeping the bedroom door closed because our cat still might want to sleep in baby's bed when baby's not in it. I like the look of the cat net for the cot!

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Apr 6th, 2012, 16:20 PM	#23
aegle Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 736	I have a cat too, she's pretty curious and likes sitting on top of things, but she's also pretty good at listening when we say "no," so I don't think that it's going to be a problem.. The counters, the windows in the front and the closet are off limits and she knows it and respects it for the most part. We live in a studio apartment, though, so there's no option of closing doors or putting up baby gates. Worst comes to worst, we could get a canopy, but OH doesn't like the idea. Hopefully she'll just avoid the baby and listen when we say no. I plan on putting up the crib early and start disciplining her as soon as possible so she knows the rules ahead of time.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 16:55 PM	#24
_Mouse_ Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kingston, Canada Posts: 243	My cats love sleeping in beds. So when we set up the pack-n-play the cats wouldn't leave it alone so we trade it in for one with a Net on top. it keeps them out.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 21:59 PM	#25
christinas06 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 1,084	We bought this gate: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dream-Baby...White/13419816 We have a cat who jumps really high and he can not jump it. I think it is from lack of horizontal bars. We put can food in there and he couldn't get it it. Also, we put his favorite toy in the room and he tried everything to get to it and he couldn't get it. If might be worth a buy. I know several people who say that cats want nothing to do with their babies.

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Apr 7th, 2012, 07:39 AM	#26
BabyHill Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 77	It sounds quite cruel but I saw on baby bump app that some girl had put double sided sticky tape inside the baby's crib and bouncer and everywhere she wanted to keep the cat away from. Apparently it worked. I'm hoping when we move next week that our cats will just ignore the closed door to the nursery! Doubtful but hopeful.

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Apr 7th, 2012, 07:59 AM	#28
AngelofTroy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 3,013	We're just going to keep the nursery door shut! We have a curious 10 month old tom cat who loved the 'spare room' as it was, but we've already started closing the door and not letting him in. We actually have a water pistol in the nursery, and the kitchen. He knows he shouldn't be in either but if he does then we give him a squirt of water and he soon runs to safe ground! In fact we often only have to pick up the water pistol and he legs it!

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