Personal Benefits
Volunteering benefits you, as well. Check
out these 9 benefits you can enjoy:
1. Ease back into the workplace if you've been out
of work.
2.
Experience a sense of value and constructive ways to
fill free time.
3.
Update your resume with experience that employers want.
4.
Meet people with interests similar to your own.
5. Enjoy the special unspoken status associated
with shelter volunteers. It takes extraordinary people
to donate their time and talents for animals.
6. Meet new people in a less intimidating social
situation - the primary focus is on the animals.
7.
If you schedule a family project around a shelter event,
you can enjoy quality family time.
8.
Great for singles or transfers new to an area.
9.
Being part of a helping process
is a rewarding experience.
Babies and Cats
There's a popular myth about how a cat
will smell milk on a baby's breath and, by licking the infant's
face, asphyxiate him or her. Another story is that the cat will
lie across the baby's face or chest and smother him or her. Or
someone may tell you how the cat, when hearing the infants'
cries, will think a strange cat is in the house and leap into
the crib to harm the baby. Horror stories like these continue to
circulate, all with no good reason.
"These old wives' tales are without any basis, founded in
fear," notes Steve Ettlinger, co-author of Don't Pick Up the
Baby or You'll Spoil the Child and Other Old Wives' Tales About
Pregnancy and Parenting (Chronicle Books). "No pet, including a
cat, can form a complete seal around a baby's mouth and nose and
thereby suffocate him."
Yes, your cat will be curious at first about the strange, new
creature that makes funny mewling noises, but with time and
carefully supervised meetings between the cat and the infant,
your feline friend will eventually lose interest. Most cats are
more frightened than fascinated when a baby begins to wail and
will quickly seek cover.
The sensible thing to do is to keep the baby's bedroom off
limits to your cat. You can simply shut the door, using a
nursery monitor to listen for the baby's cries. If you feel
better being able to see your infant at all times, install a
screen door to the baby's room. Be sure to keep an eye on your
cat anytime it is around the baby, even if the infant is in its
playpen, carrier or stroller.
Also, be careful not to neglect the "firstborn." Your
four-footed child is accustomed to your earlier lavish attention
and pampering. By giving Fluffy extra attention and treats (not
leftover baby food or formula!), the household should remain
harmonious. Because cats are largely creatures of habit, try to
keep your cat's routine as normal as possible within the
confines of caring for a new baby.
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