thia, this sounds very similiar to my two puppies...
one in particular is very protective of Eden. noone is allowed near me when i am walking with bub and puppies, shes barks them away and when hubby is doing the vacumming Gazzy(the mini foxy) will sit right next to Eden in the bouncy, as if she is standing guard and the vacumm cleaner is the on coming enemy. it is so so sweet. Even when im booby feeding Eden, Gazzy jumps up on the chair and sits in my lap behind Eden... All the time now Eden will pull off lean back and "pat"/thump Gazzy on the head.
its lovely that ur cat is so protective, they must sense ur love and are keeping a close eye on bub as a sign of their dedication to you.
I just worry Eden will go up and give complete strangers dogs pashes, thats what i keep catching her and Gazzy doing!!!!! Ewwwwwwwww
All the cats in my house (well, most of them) have been extra affectionate with me. They've been rubbing against my belly, sitting between my legs and sniffing my belly button. Lol. It's been strange but cute.
celticmoon - i also have an indoor cat. and pretty much as soon as i go through conception ( i noticed it with this pregnancy as i planned it and i remember from last time) drives me crazy by having to sleep with me at all times. everytime i move to get comfortable and kick her out of the way she comes back and lays on me. she is constantly trying to get under the blankets. and ive got the same problem with the cat sniffing.. it does scare the ell out of you in the middle of the night.
even right not my cat is sleepiung right beside me. and everytime i walk away. she is meowing at me as if to say 'come back!"
hello all, I have a burmise cat and he just loves my tummy. Yep he knows im pregnant alright. He has to sleep on my tummy soon as he gets a chance.
When I was pregnant last time he was the same until one day he just didnt want anything to do with me. I found out a week later that I miscarried at 6 weeks about the time he went off me.
hi everyone... my cats really annoying me atm.. follows me everywhere, licks EVERYTHING in sight and is just under my feet all the time! GRR.
also he seems to be shedding fur everywhere atm.. and he has a habbit of kinda spitting on the floor and rolling in it, YUK!
HOW can i stop him doing all this yuk stuff b4 the baby comes, i dont want spit and fur all over a floor im puttin bubs on!!?
I've 2 kittycats - one is normally very affectionate and is my little shadow, the other one is only clingy to me just before and during AF. Now that I'm pregnant, they are both clingy ALL the time especially the other one. They like to sit on my belly and purr at me and they stick their whiskers and nose in my eyes if I'm sleeping. It's like they just can't get close enough to me. Very cute that my kittycats love me but sometimes annoying!
One of my cats was like that during my pregnancy, and now he is wonderful with the baby - Pip grabs his fur and twists it quite painfully, and the cat just sits there! So I'm more than happy with my cat. He also now sleeps on the chair next to the cot - he stays out of the cot (thanks to netting) but just wants to be near the baby.
Sorry, Jess, I don't have any exceptional advice for you re: the spitting and fur- maybe try squirting the cat with a water pistol every time it does that.
As for my cat, she was extremely affectionate all through my pregnancy, but now is quite stand-offish towards the baby. She is a very curious cat, but isn't taking much interest in the baby - she prefers the baby's things! I left the baby's room door open towards the end of my pregnancy when the cot, etc was all set up. That way she would be used to them, but I would always be in the room when she was in there, so that I could tell her off when she tried to go somewhere I wouldn't allow - eg cot, pram, etc. That way she knew which places were off limits.
I was interested to see everyone's experiences with pets. I've got a dog (2 years) and two cats (5 and 10 years respectively) - there's pics in my photo gallery (yup, proud furkid mummy! ).
I'm also interested to hear in other people's thoughts/experiences. My younger cat is an outdoor roamer, and to be honest, I don't think he'll bat an eyelid (he's got more front than the Empire State building I swear!). The older cat is a lap-girl, so maybe more likely to notice changes... but she won't jump up high... so again I'm not too worried about her. Even tho, my MIL loves to tell me horror stories about cats smothering babies!!!
My dog is only 2 years, so still a puppy-head, and she's very smoochy & pretty docile (you can do anything to her, and she's pretty cool with it), plus she has never had a jealous streak which I think is a good sign. However, I do think that she will be the main one to watch because she's very energetic and is used to getting a lot of attention. So saying, maybe the fact she has to respect the cats will stand her in good stead (the cats are SO boss of the dog lol!).
Anyway, I've got 6 months, so figure I should start thinking now!
when I got PG with Paige, Sheppy(border collie) really started keeping his distance for a fair amount of the PG,We did all of the pre-introduction things including have DH bring home things from the hospital with the smell, when we came home we put Paige on the floor and Shep gave her the once over wagging his tail he was fascinated he looked at me as if to say 'oh I understand now, is she really ours?', as time went on he stayed close to her and when she started kicking her legs reliably he got his puppy toys and placed them at her feet and would move them back in to place as she kicked them...VERY CUTE,
once Paige could reach out and touch her Shep became a little more wary of her and keeps his distance mostly (but takes advantage of times when her hands are full to swipe her across the face with his tongue), he pretends mostly disinterest lately when she grabs him in a bear hug saying 'love you sheppy' you can almost see him rolling his eyes but if I come home without her in the car he gets most concerned and will continue to hunt for her and continues to give me daggers until we go and collect her from where ever she is.
When Paige goes to bed at night sheppy bundles the clothes that she was wearing for the day under his chin and sleeps on them like a pillow
I think they really will be the best of friends in time.
This is an awesome thread! We have 2 very spoilt cats. Shadow is a long haired Manx cat who has just turned one. We got her from a pet shop but she has a very friendly attitude towards people but when we got our second cat Oscar who was adopted from the RsPCA she got very out out by the new family member. Oscar is bigger than Shadow he is a long hair male tortie! He is almost two now but was abandoned and left to fend for himself. He is the most affectionate cat I have ever had and super friendly to everyone. Our cats have since learned to get along and now play happily with each other, share food and water bowls and their litter tray!
I feel confident that they are aware of bubs because they have started to follow me around, sleep right next to me and I type this Oscar is sitting on the arm of my couch with his head on my tummy! I'm only 5 and a bit weeks! They started acting strange about a week and a half ago. I don't plan on changing their lifestyle because I honestly think they will be fine when we bring bubs home. They don't sleep on our bed and are now allowed in the nursery but they never have been. They have the run on the lounge room and hallway where their toys are strewn from one end to another.
We had them first and I am very protective of Oscar, due to his less than happy start to life. I told my DH that there was more chance of me getting rid of him than getting rid of the fur babies! Our cats are spoilt rotten and I don't plan to change that either. We will of course watch them with bub when she is on the floor etc but personally I think it will be good for all of them! :-)
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but if I come home without her in the car he gets most concerned and will continue to hunt for her and continues to give me daggers until we go and collect her from where ever she is.
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