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Old 12-05-2010, 05:50 PM   #36
LovinBeingMommy
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Default Re: Pets, Kids and Families

We have 3 cats and 2 dogs. Had all but one of the dogs before my ds was born. Two of the cats are in their teens so they mostly just sleep out of reach, although Thomas will come down to be petted if I'm right there. The other cat is only a couple years old, so he has wild moments, but mostly keeps them out of reach of ds. (Smart cat!) The older dog knows he can jump up on the couch and stay out of the way, so he spends a ton of time there. The other dog is under a year (he showed up on our doorstep and didn't leave for days so, soft hearted as we are, we adopted him). He thinks ds is a great playmate, but tends to be more gentle than he is with the cats and other dog. Ds pulls his ears, feeds him food, sits on the doggie bed... Doesn't matter what he does, Dusty takes it.
My parents had two cats before I was born and adopted another when I was 3 months old (she was hit by a car and my mom found her and nursed her to health). Our little rescue, Annie, was the best kids' cat ever! I used her as a pillow, dragged her around the house... She just loved all attention.
We're at the stage with ds where hitting is fun so I'm trying to convince him not to hit any of the animals. Any time he heads for a pet, I follow and help him pet them properly, saying "gentle touches, kitty/puppy likes that" the whole time. He loves it because Thomas will actually purr at him! Thomas has slept in my bed since I was 9, so he shares space pretty well and takes a lot. If I let him, he'd sleep in the crib with ds at nap time.
When I found out I was pregnant, my doctor (who knew we have a bunch of pets) told me outright the cats had to go immediately. Obviously, I ignored him. I wasn't scooping the litter so the risk during pregnancy was gone and I've done everything I can to keep things safe since ds was born. He has a screen door on his room so on the rare occasions he's actually sleeping there, the door can be closed, but I can hear him and there's plenty of air circulation to keep him warm.
Oh, and ds loves horses! He's already ridden a pony (with me walking beside holding him). He loves it. Any time I visit the friend who owns the horses, he gets all excited, looking to see if they're in the corral to pet.
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