My children are definately involved with the cats too. One of the neatest things that has happened with the kids and cats was the relationship Papyrus (Jewel’s grandma) formed with Shayna the moment she came home from the hospital. Papyrus took an immediate position as close to Shayna as she could get and never left her unless she had to eat or use the litterpan. It was as if she felt Shayna was her “kitten”. There are so many tales about cats smothering babies, but you know, I think you just have to use common sense and monitor the situation. I don’t believe they intentionally smother babies, in fact, although I monitored the cats around Shayna, they never did anything to concern me. In fact Papyrus allowed Shayna to use her as a head rest as when Shayna was in her bouncy seat, see photo above. Now no other cat in the house would have gotten under Shayna’s head, but Papyrus climbed up and pet herself in that position under the babies head and purred. Papyrus genuinely loved Shayna from the moment they met. Papyrus’ presence and purring was a great help to me because it really calmed Shayna. In fact, to me it was simply a foretelling of what a wonderful mother Papyrus made later.
I regret not having any photos of Jessica with the cats but she always covers her face when you try to take a picture. She has been a great help to me in showing the cats and in birthing the kittens.
I believe that my cats have greatly enriched the lives of my children and that my kids have greatly helped in the socialization my kittens display in their new homes.
Does anyone else have a cat or kitten that developed a bond with their child similar to that of Papyrus with Shayna? I’d love to hear about it.
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