Ned the cat has been a big part of the Jones family for going on 6 years. He is a playful, energetic, and loud animal who enjoys drinking running water and napping on laps, eating cream cheese and darting outdoors when we go in and out. He received all sorts of love and attention prior to Jerex being born... However since Jerex has been born, Ned no longer is feeling the love (he isn't the cutest creature in the house anymore). Parent-bots Renae and Jesse no longer have endless hours to sit around and pet Ned. We no longer play fetch with Ned every day, or treat him to some tapioca pudding. He is turning into a spiteful, attention-seeking meow machine that I personally think sheds more now just because he is mad at us. Ned's behavior is really pretty bad now, and Jesse and I are starting to feel fed up with this cat! Any advice is welcome... We are considering starting to let Ned out of the house more so he can roam in the backyard but then again, we have been warned about mountain lions killing house pets in our neighborhood so maybe that isn't such a great idea... Jerex really doesn't mind Ned, but Jesse and I are almost at our wit's end!!
I have heard that house cats act out when babies are born b/c of the attention thing, but always thought that Ned was above that. Guess not! We'll figure out a way to deal with it and in the meantime, will try not to neglect Ned as much. Once Jerex can walk, Ned will get plenty of attention and exercise running away and hiding from an interested little baby boy!
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