Do Cats Smother Babies In Their Sleep

Do cats really smother babies.

Do cats smother babies in their sleep. While a cat could accidentally suffocate a sleeping baby by cozying up too close to its face experts agree its highly unlikely a cat would smother an infant on purpose. Of course its possible for a cat to smother a baby but anytime you have animals and babies together you have to use judgement and caution. Anyone whos brought a baby home knows this. Reports of cat caused infant deaths are scarce so how did this tale become so common.

Yes cats are their own masters but they are never jealous or spiteful despite what people say. A cat just doesnt rate the baby as a threat. Theyre some of the most intelligent yet machiavellian creatures on earth and we love them. Cats carry diseases and parasites.

Cats believe they rule the world. We now know babies can and do die unexpectedly in their sleep and as tragic as sids is to so many families cats are not to blame. Cats usually jump into a crib because the bed is warm high off the ground or a novel place to sleep. It is possible a cat might lie across the face of a sleeping child and thus upon extremely rare instances accidentally cause a death but that is not the old wives tale at hand wherein the cat.

Babies freak most cats out. Your bigger problem is getting your cat to relax. Its common sense not to leave a cat and a baby in the same room unsupervised schweiss said. Later this myth evolved into cats being attracted to the smell of milk on the babys face and inadvertently smothering it.