You may have already seen many baby/pet videos online.
Maybe you’ve even shared some of them on Facebook with baby and pet owners asking for a baby animal video compilation?
But what if I tell you that baby/pet videos are not worth your time or baby, pets or the baby pets from those videos?
What people (mostly mothers) don’t know is that baby pets are dangerous for baby.
For example, baby cats can scratch baby while baby dogs can get over excited and bite baby’s head in a few seconds.
My goal here is to help you introduce your pet to your newborn and safely keep both baby and baby pets out of harm’s way.
1. Pets are great for babies because they provide unconditional love and companionship.
We all want baby to have a happy childhood. Making baby pets and baby friends is one of the ways that can make baby enjoy her early years.
Pets are also good for baby development.
They can teach baby how to care about animals and develop by watching them grow up from baby stage until pets timing out/dying.
Babies can also learn valuable life lessons from baby pets and pet owners, such as how to be responsible for baby pets.
But baby needs baby pets to live longer than just a few months/years.
You’ll want baby pets like dogs to grow up with baby in her childhood years so baby can experience the joy of watching baby pets change over baby’s life time.
Baby pets are a good companion for baby, too.
They’ll follow baby around the house and sleep with baby at baby’s bed time.
1. Unconditional love
Pets can be baby’s best friends but they can also be baby enemies.
The first thing you should do is baby proof your home so baby will have a safe place while both baby and baby pets grow up together through the years to comepets provide unconditional love to baby.
2. Companionship
Baby pets will be there all the time for baby.
They’ll take care of baby when you’re not around to do so like at night or when baby’s parents are at work.
2. If you have a pet, make sure to clean up after them so your baby can’t get sick from germs.
Baby pets can be sick with contagious diseases.
If the baby pets are not properly cared for by pet owners, then baby soon becomes an indirect victim of pet owners’ negligence.
Baby pets can carry and spread germs from their fur all over the house, including baby’s favorite toys, cribs, baby strollers and baby beds.
But pet owners can easily protect their babies from all of those germs by cleaning up after pets with special pet cleaning tools.
Other than that, pet owners can use disinfectants to remove the germs from baby’s favorite toys.
Baby pet owners should also be extra careful when carrying babies around the house so their babies will stay healthy and safe.
Some common germs that can be caught by baby from dirty pets are:
1. Fleas
Fleas are one of the most common pet related diseases that spread to humans.
Once fleas get in human skin, they might need a few days to a week to start their life cycle.
The most common places for fleas are on the belly, armpits or at baby’s hairline.
2. Ticks
Ticks are very dangerous for babies because ticks can be as small as dots. It’s easy to miss them and not know that your baby is infected with a disease tick carries.
Tick bite on the head or belly of baby could become swollen and itchy if unattended during the first few days of tick bite.
If the infection doesn’t go away after a week, baby becomes very sick with fever, vomiting and continuous high temperature for up to a month or more.
3. Parasites
The most common parasites that baby pets can carry are fleas and ticks.
But there are many types of parasites that can infect baby pets.
Some typical parasites are worms and ticks.
Baby is at most risk when there’s no adult supervision of pet owners around so you must always keep an eye on your baby during the first few years of baby pets around.
4. Bacteria
The home environment is a rich place for bacteria to grow and germs to spread.
From the floor to the furniture, there are many places for baby pets to carry bacteria that can make baby sick when they walk by them or lay around in dirty paws after using their toilet area outside.
5. Viruses
The most common viruses that pet owners need to worry about is rabies (when pet bites baby), distemper (when pet drinks contaminated water and is around other infected animals).
3. When you bring home a new baby, it is important that your dog understands that he or she no longer has the same level of access to the house as before.
When your child becomes mobile, they learn how to navigate their way around the house.
This could include climbing over furniture and running between rooms, possibly into a room that is not baby-proofed or filled with dangerous objects such as sharp furniture, electrical devices, toxic cleaning products and more.
4. It’s best not to introduce your child to any pets until they’re at least one year old.
Babies are more prone to getting an allergic reaction than most adults. If your child is allergic, they may develop a fever, skin rash and can get very sick.
This is because babies are naturally more susceptible to allergic reactions than adults.
Your child may have not been vaccinated and be at risk of getting potentially serious diseases like:
1. Leptospirosis – from rat urine
2. Campylobacter – from dog or cat feces
3. Botulism – from dirty pets
4. Tetanus – from rusty nail or old garbage
5. Rabies – from infected animal bites
6. Roundworm – from dog feces (yuck!)
7. Lyme disease – from tick bites
8. Parainfluenza – from puppies or kittens (yuck!)
5. Keep in mind that cats may find babies interesting prey.
But babies cannot understand the language that the cat is trying to communicate with them.
If you keep an eye on your baby the entire time, nothing bad should happen to them and they will be able to enjoy a lifelong relationship with your pet.
Cats are the most common pet owners have because it’s easy to care for cats and they don’t need that much attention.
Some people even keep their cats inside and don’t let them go outside.
Always keep an eye on them when around children.
It’s important to develop a relationship with your veterinarian, in order to keep your pet healthy and safe.
Your baby should be kept on pet immunizations.
Be sure to always consult your veterinarian whether it is safe for the baby and pet to be around each other or not.
6. Always supervise pets when interacting with your child.
When your children are babies, they cannot be expected to know how to interact with pets.
They will need to learn and you must help them learn to know how to interact with animals and what not.
Be safe around a new pet or baby pets in the house when your child is around them.
When bringing home a new pet, there are some safety precautions you need to remember because the pets can pose risks to your child and vice-versa.
Don’t let them play unsupervised with any animals, even in another room!
What Are Some Takeaways About Pets And Babies?
For many parents, their first pet is a dog. Dogs provide unconditional love and companionship to babies in the same way that adults might get from a spouse or friend.
When you bring home your new baby it’s important for both of them if you have a dog that he understands his place in the house has changed now that there’s someone else living with him too.
It’s best not to introduce any pets until your child turns one year old because this will prevent possible allergic reactions like eczema and asthma which are common among children who grow up around cats (especially if they’re exposed before 12 months).
Keep in mind when bringing home other animals like fish, hamsters, guinea pigs etc., make sure these things.
