Whether it be an ancient pharaoh giving a royal burial to his dog, or Hagrid looking after a dragon, giant spider, or a 3-headed dog, people have been known to be crazy about their pets. I surely was in love with my pet fish who never even acknowledged me.

Even this woman considers hercatas her own kid and refuses to keep her in another room despite her getting aggressive and scratching her family. Her sister-in-law is concerned about it hurting her kids during Christmas, so she sought advice online.

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The poster’s sister-in-law has an aggressive cat who has bitten and scratched their family in the past, including the children

Aggressive cat with family at Christmas, SIL refuses to leave it alone despite hostility.

Text highlighting a cat’s habit of scratching during meals, creating a tense atmosphere at family gatherings.

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This Christmas, the poster is dreading going to her in-laws as she’s concerned the cat will harm her children

SIL insists on bringing her cat to family Christmas, despite its hostility towards others.

Text about someone refusing to separate their cat during family meals, emphasizing the cat’s importance.

Text describing a stressful Christmas due to a hostile cat scratching a toddler.

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She doesn’t know how to tell her sister-in-law about it as she gets upset if asked to keep the cat in the other room

Text detailing a husband’s experience with a hostile cat during the holiday season.

Text discussing challenges with SIL’s hostile cat during Xmas, seeking advice on ensuring safety and enjoyment for family.

The poster wants a relaxing Christmas without having to worry about the feline hurting her kids but doesn’t know what to say to her sister-in-law

Today, we dive into a story where the mom is highly concerned about hersister-in-law’saggressive cat hurting her children during Christmas. The original poster (OP) tells us that the cat scratches and bites them for the smallest of reasons and even keeps at it under the table while people eat.

Now, despite its aggressive nature, the cat’s mom refuses to keep her in the other room as she considers the feline herchild. She got upset when the poster suggested it last year and replied that the pet should be “free to roam.”

Well, this has put OP in a tight spot as she doesn’t want a stressfulChristmaswhere she has to worry about the cat hurting her or her kids. Her husband will not do anything and her mother-in-law says that her daughter is not married and doesn’t have kids, so the cat is her family and she couldn’t ask her not to bring it.

To get expert insights,Bored PandainterviewedNicole Dias, a die-hard animal lover who has been a compassionate mom and cat sitter to multiple felines for the past 15 years. She has also looked after quite a few aggressive cats and strongly believes that the owner has a great influence on the pet’s behavior.

“The owner’s emotions and reactions can directly affect the cat’s behavior. If the owner is anxious, the cat may mirror that stress and become more reactive,” Nicole explained. She further narrated that the sister-in-law’s actions sound a little insensitive as she should be aware of how the children might catch thecat scratch diseasebecause of her pet.

According to Nicole, when you are looking after apet, it’s best to be aware of such things and take precautions accordingly.

A woman sitting on the floor, comforting a child, both looking bothered.

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Many folks commented that the sister-in-law was acting quite irrationally as she was not considering the safety of the kids. They said that it was sad that OP was burdened with caring about this when the owner’s brother should be the one informing her that it might harm their children.

People online also came up with suggestions like a Pet Remedy spray or a couple of fresh catnip kick sticks to keep the animal distracted. When we asked our expert for her advice for people stuck in similar situations, she suggested leveraging the cat’s bond with the owner and highlighted these points:

If the poster is dreading talking to her sister-in-law, these insights definitely sound like something she could actually consider. However, some folks pointed out that the cat mom’s extremely emotional reaction to keeping the cat away was very manipulative and unfair.

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Christmas discussion about monitoring kids and dealing with a hostile cat during the holiday.

Comment discussing a cat’s territorial behavior and stress, suggesting it might be better left at home during Xmas.

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