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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2005They suck your breath!!!!!
Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of sleeping children? I'm down with a bad cold (Happy New Year!), and have been spending most of my time in a reclining position, sipping tea, popping throat lozenges, and generally stinking of minty, herbal concoctions-- scents irresitible to the Stinkster. He took up meatloaf position right under my chin, happily inhaling my minty exhalations and purring thunderously. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of > sleeping children? LOL! Yes... a couple of years ago I had a neighbor who loved to watch Persia lounge on the window-sill at the front of my apartment. The neighbor was pregnant and said, "I'd love to have a cat, but I'm going to have a baby and you can't have a cat with a baby." I just shook my head and said, "Uh, okay." > I'm down with a bad cold (Happy New Year!), and have been spending > most of my time in a reclining position, sipping tea, popping throat > lozenges, and generally stinking of minty, herbal concoctions-- scents > irresitible to the Stinkster. > He took up meatloaf position right under my chin, happily inhaling my > minty exhalations and purring thunderously. ;) AWWWW! He's meditating for you to get better! (me too!) Jill > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >> Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of >> sleeping children? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > and you can't have a cat with a baby." I just shook my head and said, "Uh, > okay." Depends on the cat, I'm sure. I'd be extremely hesitant about a baby anywhere near Oscar.  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* Hmph, I've been coughing and wheezing and sniffling since Xmas, and it's finally caught up with me. I have swim practice starting in a week, so I'm staying home in bed with the electric blanket cranked up and reading all the Harry Potter books again. Imp is curled up on my roomie's bed and Mischief the twit is either hindering my reading by curling up under my bedside lamp or choosing a spot on the bed that's warm and curling up tight with an upside down head. And when I wake up in the middle of the night, coughing, Mischief takes it as a sign for me to feed her. *sigh* *coughcough* Well, at least she's not meatloafing her 13 pound butt on my chest while I'm trying to sleep. :) Kristi > Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of > sleeping children? Yes. My maternal grandmother knew every hill country superstition there was a believed most of them. Had the itchiest nose on earth. My mother, who didn't particularly like cats told me this one and that it wasn't true. That cats are fascinated by newborns and the curiosity will extend to lying on top of them and licking there mouths, starting the story. Of course it isn't a good idea to leave a cat alone with a newborn, but once a baby is big enough to roll over I don't see a problem A used to just think Grandma was a crazy old lady. Now I wish I remember some of the things she used to say. Jo >> Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the >> breath of sleeping children? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >remember some of the things she used to say. >Jo Here's a cartoon that addresses the subject: http://www.w00t-comic.net/20030329.html SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >Here's a cartoon that addresses the subject: >http://www.w00t-comic.net/20030329.html meeeh? eeeeh? hehehehehehe! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Here's a cartoon that addresses the subject: > http://www.w00t-comic.net/20030329.html My Daisy made the comic strips! ;o) Katz > Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of > sleeping children? Yeah - that's why people used to get rid of the household cat, if they had an infant! (Never mind that cats are usually afraid of small children.) However, I think you're safe - you left infancy behind you quite a while ago, didn't you? > > Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of > > sleeping children? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > safe - you left infancy behind you quite a while ago, didn't > you? Mr. Clark adores babies, but they have always been in a carrier when around him -- he's never seen a crib. When one arrives, he jumps up next to it, and usually decides it is in need of a bath that he will administer. While his tongue is usually quite sandpapery -- and he is definitely a kisser -- he doesn't seem to bother the babies. Now, if they let some milk drip from their bottles, that's fine. It doesn't seem to occur to him to climb on them, which would not be a good idea with a 17 pound cat. > Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of > sleeping children? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Yes, that is an old story. But it was the smell of milk they were attracted to -- babies do smell of milk. I can also remember tales of cats sleeping on top of a baby and smothering it. That could happen if the cat was seeking a warm place to sleep and the baby quite small. > He took up meatloaf position right under my chin, happily inhaling my > minty exhalations and purring thunderously. ;) Awww... what a good nurse kitty!!! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> He took up meatloaf position right under my chin, happily inhaling my >> minty exhalations and purring thunderously. ;) > >Awww... what a good nurse kitty!!! No argument, he's a sweetie pie. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com So glad to hear you have such a good nurse kitty! I'm sure you'll be back to normal in no time at all! Purrs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Anyone ever hear that old wives tale about cats stealing the breath of > sleeping children? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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