We’re beginning to wonder aloud: how
will our cats cope with the baby? We’ve put a net on the crib, and are secretly
planning to kick them out of the bedroom altogether… this will definitely
disrupt Zen’s hard-set cuddling routine. We’re not sure how she’ll react. We
have friends whose cat became so depressed upon the arrival of a baby that it
lost enough weight to land itself in the hospital with an IV drip. Another rebelled
by pooping all over its owners’ rugs. This leads to our other lurking question,
as-yet-unspoken but undoubtedly there: once the baby’s born, as much as we love
our cats, how will we cope with them?
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Communication with Natasha has pretty much been nonexistent for the last couple of weeks. I've emailed and called, but she often doesn't respond to messages, and we haven't spoken directly or seen each other since our first meeting more than a month ago. I want to help -- but unless we talk, I don't think I can.
