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Pets and babies: A volatile mix? Or part of a healthy home?

Is it safe to have pets with small kids in the house? What precautions did you take? Did things change between you and your pet after baby came?

Tell us your stories!

Comments (2)

Anonymous

In my opinion, when a pet is brought into a household it is a household it is a forever committment. 

September 2, 2011 - 10:44am
Tracy

I love my cats and can't imagine anything changing if kids came into the picture.  However, a friend who works in animal science begged me to do my research on toxoplasmosis, and I can see why -- this is nasty, scary stuff for babies-to-be.  Fortunately, prevention is typically just a matter of avoiding the litter box while expecting and frequently washing hands.

Actually, this could be an upside for me, since my husband would take on full-time litter box duty. :)

August 11, 2011 - 3:06pm