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Cats and Kids

Boy, if I were a parent and a cat owner, reading this would make me feel better.

There is a myth that cats will kill babies. The superstition is that they’ll “steal” the baby’s breath; the latter day explanation is that they will lie on babies and suffocate them. While cats may like the baby’s warmth and may curl up next to it, it will not often lie on the baby and in any case will move when the baby begins to flail its arms and legs.

OK.  So the cat won’t actually suffocate my kid, it’ll just deprive the kid’s brain of oxygen causing brain damage.  So much better!

Theresa Mancuso's gravatar Theresa Mancuso United States November 27, 2003

HELLO CAT FRIENDS!
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Seeking cat anecdotes for new book: : Cats Do It Better Than People, (Adams Media). You will get full credit. All countries welcome.
SYNOPSIS: There are two kinds of people in this world: Dog People and Cat People. Cats and dogs can get along marvelously well together because they share that furry wisdom. Dogs teach us how to live without realizing it; cats know they do! And they

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