If junior does manage to sample Whiskas don't panic, just make sure the food bowl is placed well out of reach next time. Children and cat litter trays do not mix. If you can put the tray in a room or closet accessed by a cat flap, this is ideal. Once your baby becomes aware of the cat, start teaching him how to interact gently with it e.g. not pull the cat about, grab its tail or disturb a sleeping cat. Provide Puss with a refuge on a bookshelf or windowsill.
Most cats retreat to a safe place rather than scratch or bite their owner's boisterous 'kitten'.
As long as junior learns to respect Puss and not to pester him, they should get along just fine. Make sure junior learns to wash hands before mealtimes. Introduced carefully and taught to respect each other, should result in a happy cat and well-adjusted youngster who will remain companions for many years. In May 2001, a new-born baby abandoned in a rubbish skip was apparently attacked by stray cats before a man saved her in Malaysia. The baby girl was still attached to the umbilical cord when she was discovered wrapped in a cloth and placed in a plastic bag in a dumpster in Kuala Lumpur.