I would like to discuss some cat related myths and find the truths behind them. I have 2 black cats, Hocus and Pocus, and my neighbors have warned me not to let them outside because others have been known to try to hurt black cats. Finding these actions to be absurd, I wanted to investigate why cats have such a stigma surrounding them.

Hocus and Pocus, my two black cats

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To wrap up our Halloween-related cat myths, I have chosen a few more popular urban legends. If you ever come across someone fearful of cats you will have logic to back your loyalty to our feline friends.

Health Myths

Perhaps you have heard that if a woman conceives with child, she has to get rid of her cat and not be around any. The reasoning behind this has mostly to do with a parasite in cat feces but also to do with a common folklore myth that cats suck the breath out of babies.

Since small children are vulnerable and cannot defend themselves, when a cat sits on their chest or rubs on a child’s face it is easy to suck out every breath and the very soul itself, right? Wrong.

What really may happen is a heavy cat might suffocate a small child if puts too much weight and pressure on a child’s chest so the legs cannot expand. A responsible parent would be observant and would not let a cat larger than the child’s torso sit on their child for several minutes at a time, but sadly this has happened before and the cat was to blame.

A reversal of roles!

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