Let's put an end to this nonsense about cats killing babies. This mythology is left over folklore from the days of witch hunting. Cats do like to sleep with people, infants included, but there is no proof that any cat ever smothered a child. Cats will clean an infants face if there is spilled milk, but they won't steal the breath away as is suggested in myth. I think Barbara is right. Cats are 'taking the rap' for SIDS, or worse yet, infanticide. My daughter, who is now a healthy (and somewhat Gothic 15 yearold), has been sleeping with cats since she was in a crib. As a baby, she would sometimes even use one of our cats as a pillow. (Admittedly, this was an exceptional old gentle neutered Tom with more claws than he knew what to do with.) 'nuf said.

Dave