Crying all the way to work

[OX Jess]

Yes, my husband also gets so annoyed with the cats fur spreading all over this clothes... What I do is: whenever I spot any of his clothes are full of furs I will remove them with those 'sticker roll' (HK$9.9 each from IKEA - good price!) His another problem with the cats is the noise. As my cats are locked in the room most of the days it is inevitable for them to 'meow meow' out of boredom and simply wanting to come out. Sometimes they make so much noise at night that I have to get up to "Shuuuuuuuh" them. For so many times my husband got woken up in the middle of night and sooooo wound up! That's why I said, We are putting up with each other!!!!!! )

 

[carang]

lol! that's what marriage is all about sometimes, i think!

 

[TheQuasimother]

Gataloca, I've spoken to my husband and he's seen the picture. But as adorable and smitten as we are, I'm afraid we can't risk infecting our other cat with a potential mite problem. I'll ask my colleague at work - three of whom are cat fanatics.

Cheer up! I hope you find a workable solution with your husband without having to give them away.

 

[ihave3cats]

Hi..
I believe there are many ways of working round the problem. How about spending more time grooming the cats so they don't shed so much fur? I believe your husband is just frustrated and trying to voice out his emotions.. He must know how much u care about the cats.
Talk to your husband.. I believe he don't really mean giving them away

gen

PS babies and cats do live together happily without much medical problem. I have 3 long hair cats (terrible sheds!) and had 2 babies, 1 with milk allergy which triggers skin allergy and slight asthma. Now they are 3 and 4 years old, healthy and loves animals. I find them very compassionate and sensitive to people and animals around them.

 

[Gataloca]

Thanks ladies for you support. My husband apologized to me the night after, telling me to forget what he said, that he also likes the cats, but was just too frustrated and stressed out with his problem at work, and our current situation at home (baby arrival, home renewal, cat furs, etc.)

My hubby has never been the kind of person that know how to handle problem very well... Mostly he likes to hide from the problem until he has to face it.

Well, I guess my dear cats will continue being with us in the mean time....

 

[starbucks2]

I am so sorry to hear this but your husband is being completely unreasonable. When you married you had cats and he accepted that. He cannot now threaten to take them away. That is being extremley cruel. If this was me I would have to put my foot down about this. We have 2 cats and 2 kids and no way the cats are going anywhere.

 

[matemate]

I am so sorry to hear this but your husband is being completely unreasonable. When you married you had cats and he accepted that. He cannot now threaten to take them away. That is being extremley cruel. If this was me I would have to put my foot down about this. We have 2 cats and 2 kids and no way the cats are going anywhere.

what if your marriage really depended only on this issue?

 

[Gataloca]

Well... I knew my cats would be an issue again sooner or later.... Probably they just have really bad luck, as my 5 month old baby has a bad case of eczema since he was 1 month old. My hubby wanted to get rid of the cats again long time ago because of that, but I kept telling him that we don't know what is causing the ezcema. He use to say that by removing the cats, we could at least remove one possible source of the ezcema.

Today this issue came back again, as my baby ezcema hasn't improved at all. His skin is rough dry, besides all the creams, and with rashes all over. Actually he looks like a lobster.

I probably should let the cats go. And telling the truth, I don't have time for them as taking care of the baby does keep me busy all day. Probably will be the best for all of us. At the end, the cats also deserve to be with someone who can give them attention and love....
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[FutureHKmom]

Quite honestly with bad skin issues an animal would have been the first thing I took out of my household as there is a large possibility that allergy attacks are caused by pet hairs.
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[Gataloca]

Yes, I know... It is probably just me being stubborn. My dad has gotten rid of our family pets when we were kids, and I promised myself that I would not let that happen when I grow up. So when I got this cats I really made a commitment about taking care of them.... Of course, that was before we even considered having a baby.

Now I am a situation that is really bad for all of us... My baby with bad skin, and I being blame for not getting rid of the cats. My Scottish fold cries every night for the attention that I cannot him him. ... But I really feel sad for my black cat, cause she has made me company since I was working and living alone in the US. It has been 10 years already. I always tell my hubby that she is old and should be retiring... Getting rid of he now make me feel like a very bad person...
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